Year 9 Te Reo Māori

He taaonga te reo, he taaonga ngaa tikanga, he taaonga anoo ngaa tamariki. Our language and our culture are treasures as are our children.

Te Reo Māori is one of 3 official languages of Aotearoa. It emphasises the inseparable links between language, culture and identity. As students learn Te Reo Māori, they also deepen their knowledge and understanding of Tikanga Māori (Cultural Practices).

To learn Te Reo Māori, students must have an open mind and a positive attitude towards tikanga Māori. They will need to learn to use all the ara reo (language modes): Whakarongo (Listening), Paanui (Reading), Koorero (Speaking), Tuhituhi (Writing).

By learning Te Reo and becoming increasingly familiar with tikanga, Maaori students strengthen their identities, while non- Māori journey towards shared cultural understandings. All who learn Te Reo Māori help to secure its future as a living, dynamic and rich language. As they learn, they come to appreciate that diversity is a key to unity. It will also broaden their entrepreneurial and employment options to include work in an ever-increasing range of social, legal, educational, business and professional settings.

At the end of this course students will have completed a 'Te mita o te reo' unit (pronunciation of the language), a 'Te Arapu Maaori' unit (Maaori alphabet) and a 'Ko wai ahau? Who am I?' unit (Identity, Pepeha and Whakapapa).