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Rāmere, te 8 o Aperira 2022 Te whare tapa whā and wellbeing The Four Pillars of Our Hauora The Māori holistic model of health, te whare tapa whā, reminds you to take care of all the different aspects of your life to support your wellbeing. With 4 walls, the wharenui (meeting house) is a symbol […]

Rāmere, te 1 o Aperira 2022 Even superheroes need food, water, sleep, shelter, relaxation, mindfulness and fun! Caring for yourself as a teacher is like being on an aeroplane that needs oxygen supply, “Put your own mask on before helping someone else”.  If we don’t look after ourselves it can be a struggle to support […]

Rāmere, te 25 o Maehe 2022 SPOTLIGHT – OREWA COLLEGE Year 11 NCEA  Mechatronics/ English Integrated Course Course Beginnings: The idea for this collaboration was largely born out of two observations. The first was the frustration with senior students who do not see a purpose for English. Many of them are buying time and trying […]

Rāmere, te 18 o Maehe 2022 Spotlight – How Digital Technologies is Supporting Learning at Wainui School   A few years ago Gillian and myself thought it a great idea to introduce beehives and beekeeping to the school, the students had shown an interest in bees and we had a particular group of students who […]