At Rongomai School, we have a team of innovative, hardworking, passionate and caring teachers and support staff. We work extremely hard as a team to ensure that we provide the most culturally and academically rich, learning experiences for all our tamariki.
Rongomai School has a proud, rich heritage. Our namesake, Rongomai, was a chief on the Mahuhu canoe. His whanau settled in Kaipara around 1225. Legend has it that around 1350 his canoe came to rest near our site on the East Tamaki estuary.
WHAKATAUKIWhaia te iti kahurangi, ki tūohu koe, me he māunga teitei. |
RONGOMAITESWill have the courage to take risks; will be resilient and determined to succeed! |
VALUESR – Respect ~ Whakaute I – Integrity ~ Ngakau Pono C – Courage ~ Mātātoa H – Heritage ~ Taonga tuku iho |
Our school is made up of children from different backgrounds, and it is important to us that we create an environment that supports, enhances, and imbues pride in our students. We do our best to afford proper respect to tikanga Māori (Māori protocols) and tangata whenua (people of the land) so our students are exposed, even if in a small way, to the beautiful attributes of the Māori culture.
Rongomaitanga is significant to our curriculum design; enabling us to create a curriculum that is localised, authentic and meaningful to our community. Because of these factors, we can acquire the stories of Rongomai School – the korero about our whenua, landmarks and objects unique to Rongomai; the people of Rongomai School (past and present); the struggles and the victories endured and celebrated over time.
Rongomaitanga is an expression of our beliefs and values of what we aspire to live by and be, and therefore, determines the culture of our school – The Rongomai Way. The true essence of Rongomaitanga is providing an education that is founded on inclusion, aroha (love), whanaungatanga (sense of belonging, family, relationships), whakaute (respect), ngakau pono (integrity), mātātoa (courage) and taonga tuku iho (heritage).
STEPS TO INCORPORATE TIKANGA MĀORI
We will regularly consult with our Māori community. |
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Rongomai School will acknowledge tikanga Maori (Maori culture and protocol) into the school’s curriculum by:
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Our school shall reflect New Zealand’s cultural diversity and all stakeholders will be encouraged to value the differences in each other by: Celebrating cultural days, performances and the arts, Incorporating cultural dimensions into learning and teaching programmes, Providing resources that reflect our school’s cultures, Implementing programmes that promote partnerships between school, home and the wider community
MĀORI CULTUREThe unique place of Maori culture and customs will play an important part in the way Rongomai School operates. A vital element of our school is the success of Maori as Maori, our students’ desire for identity – their place in the world, their sense of belonging and connection, their integration, their understanding and their acceptance. |
PACIFIC CULTURESThe unique place of Pacific cultures and customs play an important part in the way Rongomai School operates. A vital element of our school is the success of Pacific Islanders as Pacific Islanders, our students’ desire for identity – their place in the world, their sense of belonging and connection, their integration, their understanding and their acceptance. We aim to embed as many aspects of the different Pacific cultures as we can. |
CULTURE GROUPSThese are times for children to have the opportunity to learn the cultures of Māori and the Pacific. This will include learning cultural values, basic language, traditions and customs, cultural performances and song. |
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