“Creativity Empowers Learning”

 

Hanga - Create 2023

On Friday, June 2nd we had our cluster Teacher Only Day at Pt England School. 

"During our Kahui Ako workshops, teachers from the Community of Learning (COL) took the initiative to share and exchange ideas on how to incorporate "create" activities in their classrooms. I have always had a great passion for weaving, and I had the opportunity to try it with my class last year. We even went to Te Oro during the Matariki celebration and engaged in more weaving with flax. Therefore, I decided that weaving with Harakeke would be the best 'create activity' to share with my colleagues during the Hanga Meeting. So, I had a chat with my colleague, Rebecca, who is a new entrant teacher at our school and is also part of the COL teachers. Knowing her passion for weaving with her little ones, I was sure she would be interested, and we embarked on a perfect collaboration for this 'create' meeting.

The slide presentation we shared with our group started with a 'Karakia' (blessing), followed by explaining the 'Tikanga' (customs) surrounding the activity. We then shared the learning intentions with our fellow teachers. The meeting turned out to be a resounding success, and Rebecca and I were thrilled because it was our first 'Create' meeting, and the teachers in the group were actively engaged, busily crafting whetu (stars) from Harakeke (flax)."