About+Us

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=** __Nati Cluster__ **= Facilitator: Ivan Lomax Director: Sue Ngarimu-Goldsmith **
 * Schools: Hiruharama, Whangara, Hatea-a-Rangi, TKKM o Nga Taonga Tuturu ki Tokomaru, Mata, Waikirikiri

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E tipu e rea mo nga ra o tou ao Ko to ringa ki nga rakau a te Pakeha Hei ara mo to tinana Ko to ngakau ki nga taonga a o tıpuna Maori Hei tikitiki mo to mahuna Ko to wairua ki to Atua, nana nei nga mea katoa.

Grow up and thrive for the days destined to you. Your hands to the tools of the Pakeha to provide physical sustenance, Your heart to the tr easures of y our Maori ancestors as a diadem for your brow, Your soul to y our God, to whom all things belong.

=//Our cluster is made up exclusively of schools from within the Ngati Porou boundaries, the vast majority of our teachers and students identify as Ngati Porou. It is our responsibility to ensure that we embrace ICT's and e-learning as a means of enhancing engagement, exploring collaboration and connections and preparing our children for their futures. We turn our hands with enthusiasim and committment to these tools to learn along with our students in this 21st century environment full of potential and promise.//=

Higher Learning Cluster =**Information and Communication Technologies Professional Development Cluster Programme: 2009-2011 **= =**Year 2 Schools: Tiniroto, Project Director:Rebecca Trafford **= =**Facilitator: Ivan Lomax **=

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=**Te Roopu O Ruapani Cluster **= =**Information and Communication Technologies Professional Development Cluster Programme: 2010-2012 **= =**Schools: Manutuke, Muriwai, Nga Uri a Maui, Te Karaka, Whatatutu Year 1 Project Director: Rakairoa Maraki **= =**Facilitator: Samantha Thompson **=

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=** //Our vision is success for Maori, as Maori, by Maori, ensuring Maori-centric learning, participation and collaboration. Personalising learning to uphold what has traditionally been handed down to us from our tupuna while incorporating effective teaching and learning within a digital age will ensure that our children will have a strong foundation with which to become confident and competent Maori, locally and globally. // **= =** Kia marama rawa te hunga whakaako ki te ahua o te tangata **= =** katahi ano ka taea te hanga kaupapa whakaako mo te hunga tamariki **= =** //The kaiako must have competence and knowing from a Maori view or perspective so as to design, creative, effective and purposeful programmes that meet the holistic needs of our learner. // **= = = = = = =