Christchurch Catholic Kāhui Ako - Te Māra Akoranga Katorika



  1. East and Central Hub Cultural Festival

    To end a busy term, Catholic Cathedral College hosted a fantastic cultural festival for the east/central hub Kahui Ako schools. Read more…
  2. Southwest - Kāhui Tonga-Mā-Uru Hub Inter-school Speech Competition

    Congratulations to all of our brave ākonga who were selected to represent their year group in our first inter-school speech competition. Read more…
  3. Year 9 Student STEM Challenges at Villa Maria

    Planned STEM challenges as part of the Year 9 Tātai arorangi unit, including numeracy and literacy activities. Read more…
  4. Hard Copy Resource Taonga

    The East/Central ASLs have visited all 15 kura to present the incredible Kete Pūrākau resources that have been made. Read more…
  5. Te Wiki o te Reo Māori

    My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul. Read more…
  6. Ranginui rāua ko Papatῡānuku in Action

    The integration of Science, Te Reo Maori, The Arts, Digital Literacy Read more…
  7. A Cultural Journey

    St. Joseph's journey to being more culturally responsive. Read more…
  8. Culture and Connection

    This term the Hillary Hub has been learning about the story of Ki-o-Rahi and its significance and connection to Ōtautahi and themselves. Read more…
  9. Pūrākau resources are going to print!

    After listening to all of your valuable feedback we heard that teachers wanted hard copies of the pūrākau resources that have been ... Read more…
  10. A Love of Learning

    Literacy, Storytelling and Te waka o Aoraki in Action. Read more…
  11. STEM at St Thomas of Canterbury College

    My focus within my Community of Learning role for 2021 has been building engagement and achievement in STEM (Years 7-9) through a ... Read more…
  12. Integrated learning through connections, culture and Catholic values.

    Here at St. Thomas our own Junior Curriculum and Pedagogy has continued to develop and grow in the space of engagement and Integration ... Read more…
  13. Thinking Like a Scientist

    Our tamariki LOVE Science! So here at OLV we have been engaged in professional learning over the last few years in order to fine-tune ... Read more…
  14. Delivering Local Curriculum

    Te Kōrero o te Whāriki Tuna, the story of the eel mat. By Nick Grant Read more…
  15. Janelle Riki-Waaka and Dallas Wichman presentations

    Also, it's time for Kī-o-rahi. Ka mau te wehi! Awesome! Read more…
  16. Exploring the Story of Aoraki and our Kāhui Resource

    This term I challenged myself to go all out on using the resource of ‘Te Waka o Aoraki’ in my planning. Read more…
  17. Mahinga Kai and Place Names Around the Motu

    This term St Anne’s has been using elements from our Kāhui Ako’s Aoraki story resource. Read more…
  18. Ako Time & Matariki

    Villa Maria College took the opportunity to use Ako time to give students a better understanding and appreciation of Matariki. Read more…
  19. Better Start Literacy Approach at St. Mary's Primary School.

    We have been on the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) for 1 term. It has been a complete change of mindset for teachers, children, ... Read more…
  20. Gaseous Exchanges

    Celebrating SCIENCE at St. James. Read more…
  21. Another example of great collaboration and sharing among our Kaiako in the Kāhui Ako

    Resources by Bernie Davison (Science teacher and WSL at Villa Maria College) Delivered by Jess Coad (WSL) and the fantastic staff at ... Read more…
  22. Storytelling in action

    The Rāwhiti/Waengapū hub has been busy this term connecting with our Kuras by presenting our mahi. We held two hui where Josh Halkett ... Read more…
  23. Batten Team's Change Unit by Nick Grant

    Change happens for a variety of reasons and the outcome may offer challenges and/or opportunities. Read more…
  24. Maths Successes across our Kahui Ako

    Take a look at the fantastic work happening in the area of Maths across our Kahui Ako... Read more…
  25. World Holocaust Remembrance Centre

    In January 2019, I went to Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, located in Jerusalem, Israel, to study pedagogical ... Read more…
  26. Holding True to the Treaty

    “The curriculum acknowledges the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand. All ... Read more…
  27. A Peer Reading Program at St Bede's

    I’m actually starting to understand what I’m reading”, “…my confidence in reading has defiantly got a lot better and the different ... Read more…
  28. Not Just Another Story

    Why do stories from more than 4000 years ago still captivate modern audiences? There is something innately human about engaging in ... Read more…
  29. "Forces" and "Nature" at Villa

    Bernadette Davison shares some of the ways the Science Capabilities are being leveraged at Villa Maria College Read more…
  30. Student Agency, Wellbeing and Engagement Teacher Led Innovation Fund Project

    The purpose of a Teacher-led Innovation Fund is to provide funding for groups of teachers to develop innovative practice in order to ... Read more…
  31. Nature Agents

    Agent Double O - 7, Licensed to school. The students at St James School, Aranui have been learning Science through various ... Read more…
  32. Video: SOLO Taxonomy

    At SJS Papanui we are focusing on quality teaching and learning. Part of this is implementing SOLO Taxonomy school-wide. Read more…

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