Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 25, 2018 17:18:11 GMT 12
MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BECOME CHARACTER SCHOOLS
The Ministry of Education says a character school has a particular character which sets it apart from ordinary state schools and kura kaupapa Māori.
The six schools include Te Aratika Academy in Whakatu, both Te Kāpehu Whetū teina and tuakana schools in Whangarei, Te Kōpuku High in Hamilton, Pacific Advance Secondary School in Auckland and Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology in Rotorua.
Kapa haka tutor Tatai Henare recently told te Kāea reporter Leah Te Whata that despite a change of model, the school is determined to continue what they’ve started.
“No matter whether it'll be called a charter school or mainstream, our values remain the same. We want to merge the students within the teachings of the 28th Māori Battalion.
Only the descendants of those who served are capable of delivering that. They are the elders leading the transfer of knowledge.”.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/more-charter-schools-become-character-schools
The Ministry of Education says a character school has a particular character which sets it apart from ordinary state schools and kura kaupapa Māori.
The six schools include Te Aratika Academy in Whakatu, both Te Kāpehu Whetū teina and tuakana schools in Whangarei, Te Kōpuku High in Hamilton, Pacific Advance Secondary School in Auckland and Te Rangihakahaka Centre for Science and Technology in Rotorua.
Kapa haka tutor Tatai Henare recently told te Kāea reporter Leah Te Whata that despite a change of model, the school is determined to continue what they’ve started.
“No matter whether it'll be called a charter school or mainstream, our values remain the same. We want to merge the students within the teachings of the 28th Māori Battalion.
Only the descendants of those who served are capable of delivering that. They are the elders leading the transfer of knowledge.”.....
www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/more-charter-schools-become-character-schools