Ka Tō, Ka Hua | Level 1
Sow the Language, Grow the Learning: Te Reo Māori for Educators
Whakamāhuki | Overview
Grow confident, culturally grounded reo Māori capability—at work, during work hours.
Ka Tō, Ka Hua Level 1 is a practical te reo Māori and cultural capability programme designed specifically for educators. Participants build pronunciation, foundational sentence patterns, mihi, pepeha, karakia and classroom reo while exploring the cultural knowledge, relationships and values that give these practices meaning. Every week includes a classroom or school application so the learning becomes visible in routines, interactions, curriculum planning and whānau engagement.
Designed for
Primary and secondary teachers, early childhood educators, teacher aides, learning support staff, beginning teachers and education professionals.
Course Dates:
Week commencing Monday 24 August 2026
Delivery Mode:
Live online: one 90-minute class each week
Course Fee:
$500 per person
Duration:
10 weeks
Hāngaitanga
Why This Course Matters in 2026
Educators influence whether te reo M?ori and M?ori identity are heard, valued and protected every day. Many schools also rely heavily on a small number of M?ori staff for pronunciation, tikanga, kapa haka, curriculum content and wh?nau engagement. This course supports all educators to grow their own capability, participate responsibly and create learning environments that move beyond tokenistic inclusion.
Kupu Ārahi | Guiding Expression
"Ka whāngaia, ka tipu, ka puāwai"
"That which is nurtured will grow, then blossom"
Educators influence whether te reo M?ori and M?ori identity are heard, valued and protected every day. Many schools also rely heavily on a small number of M?ori staff for pronunciation, tikanga, kapa haka, curriculum content and wh?nau engagement. This course supports all educators to grow their own capability, participate responsibly and create learning environments that move beyond tokenistic inclusion.
Ngā Hua Nui
What this course covers
Whāinga Paetae | Course Objectives
Across the programme, participants will:
Build accurate pronunciation of M?ori names, kupu and local place names used by ?konga, wh?nau and the wider kura community.
Use practical greetings, classroom instructions, acknowledgements, karakia and closing expressions in daily teaching.
Develop an authentic introduction, mihi and pepeha connected to identity, role and place.
Understand the purpose of p?whiri, whakatau and other tikanga encountered within school settings.
Explore M?ori values and consider how they can shape classroom relationships, routines, behaviour and wellbeing.
Engage with p?r?kau, maramataka, whakapapa and M?ori modes of learning as foundations for culturally grounded teaching.
Identify meaningful ways to integrate te reo M?ori across curriculum areas rather than limiting it to isolated activities.
Strengthen reciprocal relationships with M?ori ?konga, wh?nau and mana whenua.
Recognise cultural loading and consider how capability and responsibility can be shared across the staff.
Create a realistic classroom or school action plan for continuing language and cultural development.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
Pronounce learner names, kupu and local place names with greater accuracy.
Use greetings, instructions, praise and simple classroom sentence patterns.
Deliver a short mihi, pepeha and karakia with understanding.
Explain the purpose of selected tikanga and M?ori values in education.
Integrate reo M?ori into daily routines and curriculum learning.
Identify when local knowledge, attribution or mana whenua guidance is required.
Recognise cultural loading and contribute to more shared staff capability.
Create a sustainable classroom application plan.
He Aha Kei Roto
What Is Included
Live facilitated learning with experienced Poutawa kaiako.
Access to course slides, recordings and structured revision resources.
A practical learner workbook with explanations, examples and reflection activities.
Pronunciation audio, vocabulary support and language-modelling resources where relevant.
Templates, sentence frames and practical tools that can be used immediately.
Short between-session activities designed to move learning into everyday practice.
A supportive learning r?p? where questions, practice and mistakes are welcomed.
A certificate of participation following completion of the programme requirements.
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Te Wā Tuku
Course Dates
Courses commence during the week of Monday 24 August 2026. The indicative final teaching week is the week of 19 October 2026.
Class Option 1:
Tuesday: 3.30pm - 5.00pm
CLass Option 2
Wednesday: 5.30pm - 7.00pm
Participants enrol in one stream. Where space permits, learners may attend the alternative stream when they cannot attend their usual class.