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Weaving Te Whāriki for our children
Lyn Wright
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Annual Conference
Monday 11 July 2016
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Hello
Kiaora
Talofa lava
Kiaorana
Fakaalofa
Malo e lelei
Maloni
Talofa
Nisabulavinaka
Minglaba Hola
Iaorana
HaloolaketaMauri
Sabaidee
Namaste
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Tuia I rungaTuia I raro
Tuia I wahoTuia I roto
Tuia te here tangataKa rongo to pōKa rongo to ao
Haumi e Hui e
Tāiki e!
Bind our emotions and thoughts
Our behaviours and actions
New ideas and knowledge
Old ideas and the knowledge we already have
With the guidance of our ancestors, of our mentors
From the past
From the present
To enable us to join together
And grow
Let us come together and agree.
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Weaving songWeave, weave, weave us together,Weave us together in unity and love.Weave, weave, weave us together,Weave us together, together in love.
We are many textures, we are many colours, Each one different from the other.But we are entwined in one another in one great tapestry
Weave, weave, weave us together,Weave us together in unity and love.Weave, weave, weave us together,Weave us together, together in love.
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Why Te Whāriki?
• Te Whāriki is 20 years old this year
• Te Whāriki is the Aotearoa New Zealand early childhood curriculum for all ece service types
• We want everyone in WMK to know about Te Whāriki and how it is relevant for them
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An early childhood whāriki is made up of..
The sum total of the experiences, activites, and events,
whether direct or indirect,
that occur within an environment that is designed to foster children’s learning and development
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What this means
•Every person who crosses paths with children –or does things that affect people who cross paths with children in their every day lives
• Is part of that child’s curriculum – their whāriki
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That is all of you
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Sum total of the experiences, activities and events, whether direct or indirect
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So what learning and growing does Te Whāriki want for children?
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To be competent and confident learners and communicators
healthy in mind, body and spirit
secure in their sense of belonging
and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society
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What does Te Whāriki say about how this learning and growing happens?
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Principles:Empowerment - WhakamanaHolistic Development - KotahitangaFamily and Community – Whānau TangataRelationships – Ngā Hononga
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Wellbeing – Mana Atua health and well-being of child are protected and nurtured
Belonging – Mana Whenuachildren and their families feel a sense of belonging
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Contribution – Mana Tangataopportunites for learning are equitable, and each child’s contribution is valued
Communication – Mana Reothe languages and symbols of their own and other cultures are promoted and respected
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Exploration – Mana Aotūroathe child learns through active exploration of the environment
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Empowerment – Whakamana– nurturing the mana of the child
•Making choices about their own learning
• Respected and valued as individuals – full of potential, powerful, emotional and spiritual being
•Accepted unconditionally
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Holistic Development – KotahitangaWhat children experience reflects the holisitc way they learn and grow
•Learning by doing things that are meaningful, relevant and for a purpose – not just to gain skills and knowledge
•Learning is woven together
•How you feel influences how and what you learn – consistent warm relationships
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Family and community – Whānau TangataThe wider world of family and community is integral to children’s curriculum •Children do not exist in isolation – families and communities are part of children’s lives
•Build on what children bring – they are not empty vessels
•Developing and valuing a strong cultural identity
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Roles
Relationships
Rituals
Roles
Relationships
Rituals
Roles
Relationships
Rituals
Roles
Relationships
Rituals
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Relationships – Ngā HonongaChildren learn through responsive and reciprocal relationships with people, places and things•Making sense (learning) by doing – and interacting
with people, places and things
•Appropriate and interestting play materials that children can change and interact with
•Adults provide encouragement, warmth, acceptance, challenges, connections • – they WATCH and LISTEN