Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 25, 2018 17:09:51 GMT 12
NGĀTI WHAKAUE MEET WITH EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SELECT COMMITTEE
Ngāti Whakaue iwi members have asked education representatives to consider how the iwi can be involved in Rotorua's only partnership school if it becomes a designated character school.
"We laid down a challenge to the Government for system change that would enable iwi to participate in education as equal partners," Bennett said.
"Evidence shows that students will do better in schools where their identity, language and culture is acknowledged, embraced, embedded and reflected back to them. And that takes more than just having 'a bit of Māori' in the daily programme.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12075141
Ngāti Whakaue iwi members have asked education representatives to consider how the iwi can be involved in Rotorua's only partnership school if it becomes a designated character school.
"We laid down a challenge to the Government for system change that would enable iwi to participate in education as equal partners," Bennett said.
"Evidence shows that students will do better in schools where their identity, language and culture is acknowledged, embraced, embedded and reflected back to them. And that takes more than just having 'a bit of Māori' in the daily programme.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=12075141