Learning at Kia Aroha

Different on Purpose!

HOW we Learn

  • Critical

  • Culturally Sustaining

  • As Whānau

  • As Māori, Tongan, Samoan - as who we are

  • Multi-levels and ages working together

WHAT we Learn

  • Identity - who we are

  • Languages: Te Reo Māori, Lea Faka Tonga, Gagana Samoa

  • Our Power Lenses Learning Model

  • Our Curriculum

...Te Pā Tūwatawata o Kia Aroha...

...Te Pā Tūwatawata o Kia Aroha...

Questions that guide our planning and curriculum…

How do we Assess our Learning?

  • Against our Graduate Profiles

  • With 'Red Lens' (Power Lenses) assessments

  • Against our Special Character

  • With NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

  • Against NCEA Standards Levels 1 - 3 and University Entrance

  • For NZQA Vocational Pathways