Mātauranga Māori

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā.

E ngākaunui ana koe ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga? E ngākaunui ana hoki, ki te poipoi i ā tamariki/mokopuna hei rangatira mō āpōpō? Ki te pērā, pānui mai.

Do you have a love for te reo Māori me ōna tikanga? Do you have a passion for empowering our tamariki/mokopuna to be tomorrow’s leaders? If you’ve answered yes to these pātai, keep reading.

Is Mātauranga Māori for me?

Kei Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha tētahi hōtaka hou kei Te Kura Whakangungu Kaiako kei raro i te maru o Te Kaupeka Ako. He tohu whakangungu kaiako mātauranga Māori. Ko te tūāpapa, ko te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, ko ngā āhuatanga ako Māori me ngā mātauranga Māori. He hōtaka tēnei ki te whakarite te kaiako whakangungu i ngā horopaki e rua, mō ngā pēpi-nohinohi kei rō ngā puna reo, kura kōhungahunga hoki, tae noa ki ngā tamariki o te kura tuatahi. Ko ngā marau matua e ārahi ana i tēnei tohu kaiako, ko Te Whāriki me ngā mātāpono o Te Aho Matua. Ko ngā tohu o ngā mata o te marama e arataki ana i te tohu nei, ko te Maramataka me ētahi atu mātauranga o te taiao te iho o te kaupapa.

Te Whare Wānangao Waitaha is offering a ground-breaking new Initial Teacher Education qualification which prioritises te reo Māori me ōna tikanga, and is founded on mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), Māori philosophies, and values. All courses are imbued with Māori knowledge and pedagogies to prepare kaiako for teaching in the early childhood or primary teaching sectors with bicultural competence. The two main curricula that guide the Mātauranga Māori endorsement are Te Whāriki and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa informed by the mātā pono of Te Aho Matua. The endorsement is guided by Te Maramataka Māori — ensuring traditional knowledge systems are at its core.

This programme has a biennial intake model with the next intake commencing in 2025. For more information and to find out more contact Marie Gibson.

What will I learn at UC?

The Ako: Bachelor of Teaching and Learning Mātauranga Māori endorsement prepares you for a teaching career in different primary and early childhood settings. The degree takes 3 years of full-time study, or can be studied part-time for up to 6 years. 

• He ako kei rō taiao ako reo rua, kākanorua, he ako ā-whānau. He tohu tēnei mā te hunga e ngākau nui ana ki te whakapākari i ā rātou mōhiotanga ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. Hei te tau tuatoru o te tohu paetahi, he reo rumaki ngā kōhi katoa (81+ te reo Māori).
  
  Learn in a bilingual, bicultural, whānau-style atmosphere. This qualification is open to all who have a commitment to developing competence in te reo Māori me ōna tikanga. By the third year of the degree, the delivery is level 1 (81+% te reo Māori immersion).
  
  
• He ako ā-rorohiko, ā-kanohi kitea hoki te momo ako, nā reira, ka taea te ako mai tawhiti. Heoi anō me matua tae ā-tinana mō ētahi wāhanga o ia tau, he noho marae ki te hau kāinga o Kāi Tahu ia tau.
  
  This is a mixed method style of delivery with content being available online, therefore there is the ability to learn from anywhere. Kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) delivery will also be included in the programme through scheduled block wānanga each year and one noho marae each year.
  
  
• Ko ngā wheako mahi ngaio, arā ngā kōhi 'Mana Ako', kei rō whare kōhungahunga me ngā kura tuatahi Māori he wāhanga matua kia mārama pū ki ngā āhuatanga o te taiao ako me ngā mahi o te kaiako.
  
  Professional Practice Exploration experiences may occur in whare kōhungahunga (early childhood centres), bilingual primary, and kura kaupapa Māori settings throughout your degree.