We recently celebrated Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoa Language Week 🇼🇸

During the week, we were lucky enough to have a visit from Gracefully Pasifika & it was wonderful to spot some current & past Te Ao Mārama students performing in this group.  

Many of our students learnt a little more about the Samoan language and culture throughout the week & our staff also enjoyed a delicious Samoan shared lunch.

Gagana Samoa is the most spoken Pacific language in New Zealand, with Samoans being the biggest Pacific group in Aotearoa. It’s also the third most spoken language in the country – behind English and Te Reo Māori – and the second most spoken language in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland). Samoa Language Week celebrates the identity, language, and culture of students & families from Samoa. 

𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘰: 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺!