Educators from all over Aotearoa.
Takanga 'Enau Fohe is a Tongan proverb that beautifully encapsulates the essence of strength in unity. It refers to rowers in a Kalia, a traditional double-hulled canoe. Just as the rowers must paddle in unison to steer the canoe in the right direction, this proverb reminds us of the power of working together with a shared purpose.
In collaboration with the Pasifika Development Team, the Faculty of Education are offering an opportunity to attend a special screening of the move, Tinā. This is also an opportunity as professional development to connect with colleagues and support strands of the Faculty strategic plan.
The Faculty offers 42 seats to staff and their whanau at this private showing of this move. Staff are invited to attend, and can bring whanau or friends, as long as seats are purchased for each attendee. The tickets are being made available at a discounted rate of $6 per person!
Please arrive at 6pm, the movie will commence screening at 6.30pm. All welcome, but please note the movie is rated "M" so not suitable for younger children.
Awareness of Māori and Pacific activism in Aotearoa and the Pacific. Through two key workshops—Our Living Room and The Wall Walk—the session highlights the history and ongoing impact of Auckland’s Polynesian Panthers and their three-point platform: peaceful resistance, Pacific empowerment, and education on systemic racism.
Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education is excited to host “The Revolution” featuring The Polynesian Panthers brought to us by Cross-Polynate and Creative NZ. Panthers Dr Melani Anae and Reverend Alec Toleafoa will share their stories of Identity, Fighting Racism and The Dawn Raids.
Trauma informed Talanoa for Pacific educators. This two-part series of Trauma Informed Talanoa for Pacific educators follows on from a previous GW sponsored event.Pacific educators asked for Talanoa that delved deeper into theory with some actionable insights for their mahi with ākonga. We engaged Child and Family Psychologist Samsara Guillemot-Mene to facilitate two sessions on concurrent Thursday evenings at local Pacific-co-owned C1 Cafe in the Ōtautahi CBD.
Pacific kaimahi from all over Christchurch attended, with roles across the education sector from: RTLB, teacher aides studying towards a formal teaching qualification, liaison officers, ECE, Primary and Secondary teachers, deans, deputy principals and recent PhD graduates who lecture at Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha- University of Canterbury. Samsara invited participants to co-determine the rules of engagement, shared theory, practical examples and real life stories of working in the trauma space with ākonga and their families, and kaimahi were able to talanoa in depth as pairs and small groups as well as sharing collectively.
So much indigenous knowledge overlays our practice, and one overarching theme is the importance Pacific values, worldviews and knowledge of building the Vā- nurturing relationships is an absolute superpower our workforce brings into the education space
