Kapa Haka noho marae
Check out the photo album of our awesome overnight stay at Waihī Community Marae.
Tamariki took part in activities that enabled them to work together while learning and creating stories. They observed the many carvings around the Waihi Community Marae.
Each carving told stories of important myths such as Maui capturing the sun and Papatūānuku and Ranginui being separated. Tuakana | older students led the activity reciting the stories to teina | younger students and supported the younger students to re-tell the stories in picture form.
Tamariki learned waiata and the meaning of their songs by using drama and freeze-frames to represent the meaning of each line in the waiata. There was lots of interpretation of high level concepts - powerful learning!
In pairs, students completed some weaving. They chose colours to create art that could be interpreted into a story. Some groups told stories of stairs going up, fish swimming or nature.
Thank you to all of our whānau for supporting this important kaupapa. We had lots of great feedback, including comments such as,
- Despite the weather the venus was really good- lots of space.
- Was a charming and fun event for the tamariki.
- Staying at Waihinui for the first time.
- Going ahead despite the postponement, and change of venue and some staff unable to attend.
- Had great parents who stayed- jumped into any jobs or tasks that needed doing.
- Whānau turnout for dinner was awesome!
- Whānau returning the following day for tamaiti to attend their school day at the marae.
- Whānau and parents running workshops with our tamariki.
- People helping out with clean up.
- Lots of staff involvement.
