Tewaiehu Savage - Kaiarahi/Kaiako Reo Māori

Tīhei mauri ora,Ko te reo kia tika, ko te reo kia rere, ko te reo Māori.

Nau mai, whakatau mai ki te kura tuatahi o VLN. Ko tōku tūranga he kaiako Reo Māori, he Kaiārahi i ngā tikanga Reo Māori o te kura hoki.
Kua tohungia e au ki ngā tohu e rua. Tuatahi, he Tohu Paetahi mo Te Reo Māori me ngā tikanga Maori hoki.
Tuarua, he Pōkairua Paetahi mō te whakaako i te taumata Kohungahunga.I tēnei wā kua tīmatangia e au i taku Tohu Paerua hei Kaiārahi Matauranga. 

"Mā te rongo, ka mōhio,
Mā te mōhio, ka mārama,
Mā te mārama, ka mātau,
Mā te mātau, ka ora." 

Mā te whakataukī o runga e tutuki ai ngā mahi kei mua i a tātou.

Greetings to you all. Let my language be true, let it be heard far and wide and let it be Māori. 

I have joined the Kōtui Ako VLN leadership team as a Kaiarahi/Kaiako Reo Māori to work with the growing number of kura and Kaiako needing support for te reo Māori me ōna tikanga and support for ākonga who are accessing our online reo Māori programmes. 

I am a registered teacher, with a background in ECE. I have a Bachelor in Te Reo Māori and Tikanga Māori, Graduate Diploma in Teaching, and I am working towards a Masters of Educational leadership. I am experienced in supporting Kaiako with tikanga Māori and te reo Māori.

 "Through listening comes awareness,
Through awareness comes understanding,
Through understanding comes knowledge,
Through knowledge comes life and well-being." 

The proverb above will guide and support the foundations for learning here at Kōtui Ako VLN.