NAPP (Session 6 & 7)
- My notes
- Apr 29, 2016
- 2 min read
Rebecca KauKau - Mansell Senior School
Has lots of statistics about their Maori students - those that are mana whenua, those that are urban Maori, those that relate to home and those that don’t. Would be great to do this as an Inquiry unit at our school in Term 3.
64% of Maori students are dropping out before they reach Y11.
Have a look at their website - Teacher rap video, theme for this term is "Mansell on the move!"
Very similar in community and school historical issues to Kelston.
Changing the perception that your own community has about a local school is hard work and very time consuming.
Rebecca gave me inspiration to continue to tackle the big issues and that change takes time, no instant solutions, no magic wands BUT time, dedication, hard work AND new vision.
At Kelston Int I use to think "How can we compare to a decile 10 Intermediate school that is only 10 mins in the other direction and has facilities that any parent would be happy to have their child in?" When Phil (current principal) arrived 4 years ago he said to our staff "We aren't looking to get other kids from other areas into our school, all we are wanting is our own kids to attend their local Intermediate School by offering the best education for them" and that has become my inspiration to keep going. Local kids attending local schools that were made for them.
Damon Salesi - Auckland University
1 in 4 babies are Pasifika, 1 in 5 are Maori so we need to equip ourselves with strategies and tools to teach Maori & Pasifika.
There is a huge difference between Male and female Pasifika in education, 70% females are in university lecture halls compared to 30% males.
Where is Pacific talent being acknowledged? On the sports field and in the arts. Why is that we can find our people in these arenas but not in academic arena's?
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