Our Kura Philosophy

Te Arapikinga ki nga Taonga Tuku Iho

'Me hoki ki nga paiaka...', na Rangitihi Tahuparae.  These outline a number of cultural competencies/ traditional knowledge and skills that tauira should be taught and/ or exposed to. This is returning back to our Maori rootstock.  Access to Maori cognition by utilising traditional knowledge, skills and customs, practises, values, beliefs, attitudes as the foundation, to view the rest of the world.

Kaupapa Atua

The Te Kura o Kokohuia planning process:  Kaupapa Atua is the kura three year plan that provides the Atua foci across four terms. Within each atua is a range of kaupapa covering the nine curriculum learning areas in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Eg: Putaiao, Tikanga a Iwi, Hauora, Toi, Te Reo Maori, Pangarau, Hangarau, Te Reo Pakeha.

Rere Runga Rawa

A self-directed learning process where students acquire knowledge and skills to facilitate their own learning.  Taking responsibility for their own behaviour.

Kura-a-Waho

This is an authentic learning approach for tauira to develop relationships with local, national and international marae, and the environment.

Purongo

A unique way of informing matua and caregivers about the progress of their tamaiti aligned to Te Arapikinga ki nga Taonga tuku iho.

By working together as a whanau, we believe the graduates of our kura will be; 

Te Kura o Kokohuia Iwi Graduate - Te Taura Whatoro

1. Proficient tribal speakers of Maori and English

2. Proficient tribal users of te mita o Whanganui

3. Capable tribal members who can apply nga tikanga o Whanganui

4. Knowledgeable tribal members of whakapapa (whanau, hapu and iwi)

5. Knowledgeable tribal members of Whanganui tribal history (pre-Maori and Pre–European)

6. Capable tribal exponents who can apply the Treaty of Waitangi in a Whanganui context

7. Capable tribal members who can plan their future development.

8. Knowledgeable tribal members who are familiar with Whanganui tribal structures.

9. Tribal members who are responsive to cultural, technological, social, economic and political change

10. Tribal members who are familiar with local, national and international activities.