Kia Hua, Kia Puāwai | Level 2
Extending Te Reo Māori and Culturally Sustaining Classroom Practice
Whakamāhuki | Overview
Grow confident, culturally grounded reo Māori capability—at work, during work hours.
Kia Hua, Kia Puāwai supports educators to extend their language range and embed reo Māori, tikanga and mātauranga Māori with greater depth across teaching and learning. Participants build more complex sentence structures, richer descriptions and conversational capability while designing classroom resources and curriculum experiences that are culturally grounded, purposeful and connected to local context.
Designed for
Educators who have completed Level 1 or already use foundational classroom reo, mihi, pepeha and common sentence patterns.
Course Dates:
Week commencing Monday 24 August 2026
Delivery Mode:
Blended: weekly guided online modules, live tutorials and classroom application
Course Fee:
$500 per person
Duration:
10 weeks
Hāngaitanga
Why This Course Matters in 2026
Many teachers reach a point where they know a useful collection of words and phrases but are unsure how to form their own sentences or plan coherent learning. Level 2 turns foundational knowledge into adaptable teaching capability. It helps educators move from routine use into intentional curriculum design and supports them to create resources that are linguistically accurate and culturally meaningful.
Kupu Ārahi | Guiding Expression
"Ka whāngaia, ka tipu, ka puāwai"
"That which is nurtured will grow, then blossom"
Many teachers reach a point where they know a useful collection of words and phrases but are unsure how to form their own sentences or plan coherent learning. Level 2 turns foundational knowledge into adaptable teaching capability. It helps educators move from routine use into intentional curriculum design and supports them to create resources that are linguistically accurate and culturally meaningful.
Ngā Hua Nui
What this course covers
Whāinga Paetae | Course Objectives
Across the programme, participants will:
Extend vocabulary for describing people, places, emotions, weather, routines and classroom activity.
Use active, descriptive, locative and time-based sentence patterns with greater independence and accuracy.
Construct more complex sentences using connecting expressions such as i te mea and ahakoa.
Refine pronunciation and spoken delivery across longer classroom k?rero, mihi and pepeha.
Learn and confidently use formal opening and closing mihi for classes, hui and school events.
Deepen understanding of local tikanga, iwi narratives and p?r?kau and their appropriate use in learning programmes.
Apply concepts such as whakapapa, atua and maramataka within culturally grounded curriculum design.
Embed te reo M?ori and tikanga M?ori across classroom routines and multiple curriculum areas.
Design intermediate-level resources that support language progression and reflect regional identity.
Collaborate with colleagues, wh?nau or local experts to strengthen coherent and sustainable school practice.
Putanga Ako | Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
Use a wider range of sentence types and vocabulary in teaching contexts.
Communicate connected ideas using appropriate tense, location and connecting structures.
Deliver an extended pepeha and formal mihi.
Plan meaningful integration of local narratives and m?tauranga M?ori.
Design intermediate classroom resources aligned with curriculum goals.
Review resources for language accuracy, cultural context and appropriate attribution.
Support colleagues and learners to use reo M?ori more confidently.
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.