The format for each utilised key
personnel such as Te Ahurei
Rangatahi and key facilitators. The
group facilitation process planned to
ensure that all tribal members who
attended were able to contribute their
ideas in a safe environment. All ideas
were gathered and represented.
To guide the facilitation and
thinking, four questions were
developed alongside practitioners
in the education space (see beside).
The questions sought to provide
enough scope for tribal members
and Waikato-Tainui to develop an
understanding of what education and
learning is to our tribal members; and
what education success looks like as
Waikato-Tainui.
It was intended that Waikato-Tainui
aspirations would be at the heart
of the new education plan. In early
2014, tribal members were asked
about their values, practices,
aspirations and ideas to support
educational success for all Waikato-
Tainui. Five marae waananga were
run across the rohe, as well as an
online survey. Across the board, all
age groups were well represented
and a diverse spread of perspectives
were gathered.
Waananga were facilitated at:
• Poihaakena Marae
• Waahi Paa
• Raungaiti Marae
• Makaurau Marae
• Te Awamaarahi Marae
1 What values are important for our
whaanau to practice and role model
to be successful?
2 What is currently practiced in
our homes, whaanau, marae and
communities that supports our
education success?
3 What initiatives would support
households, whaanau and marae to
achieve success in learning for life?
4 What would we see happening
in Waikato-Tainui if our whaanau
achieved this?
Throughout this document, there
are tongikura from past Waikato-
Tainui leaders and quotes from
tribal members during the recent
consultation process. In this way,
our people’s voices have helped to
inform and shape this plan every step
of the way. What becomes clear is
that in order to realise the aspirations
of Whakatupuranga 2050, the new
education plan will need to support
tribal members across all age groups.
Tamariki
positive
thinking
Self sustainable,
self governing,
self economic,
self saucing
pudding!
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