Ākonga taking ownership of our school values.

Our Year 9 and 10 students have been creating artwork to increase our understanding and appreciation of Ngā Uara o Te Aratai.

Our uara, our school values, are our way of being. They are our deeply held beliefs about what is important in the education of our ākonga, of our learners. We aspire to encourage and practise our uara in everything we do, from our school philosophy through to our curriculum design, classroom expectations and relationships for learning. This can be expressed through the way our ākonga and kaiako think, act and relate to each other.  

Te Aratai College has four uara, or values - Turangawaewae (belonging), Rangatiratanga (leadership), Manaakitanga (respect) and Whanaungatanga (connection).

One learner, in particular, has shown exceptional artistry and understanding in their posters, with Jesse Inoc of 10KEN creating four handmade posters that will be used around the school to engage other ākonga with these uara.

Well done Jesse, such an impressive effort in highlighting and sharing our values.