Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 23, 2017 16:28:05 GMT 12
KAUPAPA MĀORI SCHOOL'S ONGOING SEARCH FOR TE REO TEACHER PUTS OPENING DATE IN JEOPARDY
The first kaupapa Māori school in Marlborough cannot find a te reo teacher, putting its January opening date in doubt.
Te Pā Wānanga, at Omaka Marae in Blenheim, was expected to open in time for term one next year.
It has the pupils and the funding, and new buildings on the way, but no te reo Māori teacher.
The Ministry of Education announced in June it would provide $1 million in funding to create the school at Omaka Marae, as a satellite of Renwick School.
The bilingual school was expected to play an important part in integrating te reo into the playground, the home and the community.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/99124063/kaupapa-mori-schools-ongoing-search-for-te-reo-teacher-puts-opening-date-in-jeopardy
The first kaupapa Māori school in Marlborough cannot find a te reo teacher, putting its January opening date in doubt.
Te Pā Wānanga, at Omaka Marae in Blenheim, was expected to open in time for term one next year.
It has the pupils and the funding, and new buildings on the way, but no te reo Māori teacher.
The Ministry of Education announced in June it would provide $1 million in funding to create the school at Omaka Marae, as a satellite of Renwick School.
The bilingual school was expected to play an important part in integrating te reo into the playground, the home and the community.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/99124063/kaupapa-mori-schools-ongoing-search-for-te-reo-teacher-puts-opening-date-in-jeopardy