Te Tihi o Angitu.

2020 - 2021

Kua tipu te whānau o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa. He mihi tēnei ki ngā kura e whā kua kuhu mai i raro i te maru o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa, ko Te Kura o Omanaia ki te Hokianga, Te Kura o Kokohuia ki Whanganui, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Ara Rima ki Kirikiriroa me Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Mangatuna ki Uawa.

We began 2020 with 36 Kura in our membership, all of which are committed to fulfilling the aspirations of Iwi. Ngā Kura ā Iwi have yet another year full of professional development opportunities for kaiako, tumuaki and boards, continued advocacy on behalf of our membership and to support the overall success of Māori Medium education.

Nau mai, He Puna Ruku Mātauranga o Whangaruru kua uru ōkawa mai ki te kāhui o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa. 

Ngā Mahi

Professional Development
​​For Boards, Principals, Teachers & Staff

Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa (NKAI) offers a range of professional development opportunities my making connections between the needs of our membership with proven PLD providers, or professionals in the field of expertise that is required. The NKAI membership is also full of experts who generously share their knowledge and experience with fellow colleagues.

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ORANGA TUMUAKI, ORANGA KURA WĀNANGA
Principal Wellness, Kura Wellness
He wānanga tēnei mō te oranga o te tumuaki me ngā kaiarataki o te kura hei oranga anō hoki mō ngā kura.  
Thursday 26 November 2020
Distinction Rotorua
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Contact: Te Rāhui August Sutherland
terahui@kuraaiwi.maori.nz

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Hui ā Tau 2020

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

​8:30am, 27 Nōema 2020
Distinction Rotorua Hotel
390 Fenton Street
ROTORUA

1. Call for Nominations: Ringa Raupā Executive (Membership Schools Only)
2. Signing of Te Kawa Whakapūmau o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa me Te Tāhuhu o Te Mātauranga
3. Signing of 'Kua Ea' Agreement
4. Welcoming in of new Ngā Kura ā Iwi schools.

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WĀNANGA ARATAKI: 2021
Leadership Conference
For Boards, Tumuaki and aspiring leaders

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Advocacy & Partnerships
​​Government & Private

A key area for the NKAI organisation is the role it plays as an advocate for Māori Medium Education. NKAI is often invited to the table of many government agencies to represent the interests of our membership.

NCEA JUMBO DAY 2020

Over 140 kaiako attended this years NCEA Jumbo Day held at Waikato University with presentations by the MOE Change Team who are sharing information about the changes to NCEA.

NCEA CHANGE PACKAGE

NZQA & Naturally Occurring Evidence
A representative from NZQA also shared a presentation about capturing naturally occurring evidence and also shared the location of resources for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

Go to the NZQA Website, find 'NCEA Subjects', select the Te Marautanga o Aotearoa subject (E.g. Tikanga-ā-Iwi, Ngā Toi etc), go to ​Aromatawai ā-roto Tūtohi Kohi Taunaki to find resources for evidence.

TIKANGA Ā IWI NGOHE

NGĀ TOI - TMOA Exemplars

NCEA JUMBO DAY 2021
Keep an eye out for next years NCEA Jumbo Day and be sure to participate in the Teacher Only Days that have been set aside for the NCEA Change program.

​See the NKAI 2021 Calendar for details.

NKAI 2021 Calendar

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HUI Ā MOTU 2021
National Conference 
For Principals, Teachers & Staff

The programme for the 2021 National Conference will be released in June with a new set of engaging workshops and inspiring keynote speakers. 

Te Whare Angitu
Initiatives for students
​Coming in 2021!

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PROFESSION DEVELOPMENT
Te Reo Māori
Following the success of two reo wānanga in 2019, Pānia Papa & Leon Blake are offering a 3 Part Wānanga (2 Days, three times over the year). Participants on this course must be prepared to attend all three 2-day wānanga with the support of their tumuaki. 
Registrations are now closed
*Not suitable for non-reo Māori speaking teachers
​Contact: Skye Stirling skye@kuraaiwi.maori.nz

Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa Organisational Structure

The diagram below reflects a revised structure of Ngā Kura ā Iwi (NKAI) as set out in our updated Constitution in 2017.  The Society now has one Chairperson and the Governance arm (Ngā Ringa Raupā) consists of a representative from each of the NKAI schools.  Ngā Ringa Raupā has an Executive Board who meet monthly and work closely with the Management team, Ngā Ringa Wera (NKAI Office) and report back to Ngā Ringa Raupā and the wider NKAI stakeholder groups (Te Maru o Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa).