Our Ara Ako wānanga started last week with a hiss and a roar, and how lucky are we to be working with three tutors from our local rohe.
A big shout out to Mauao Adventures, who are running an amazing ara where the tamariki learn to paddle board whilst learning about the stories and history of Tauranga Moana.
A huge thanks to Lacey Bartlett who is a talented raranga artist. ... Read more.
Creative in Schools Kaupapa
Creative in Schools is a fantastic initiative we have going at Te Kura o Matapihi. The aim of the programme is to deliver a new creative in partnership with a professional artist or creative practitioner. We are absolutely stoked we were successful in achieving funding from the MoE for this initiative.
We are fortunate to welcome our local Maori artist Stu McDonald into our kura to... Read more.
Powhiri 5th Feb
Nau mai haere mai i te Kura o Matapihi. Read more.
Manu Kōrero
On Rāapa 13 o Whirirangi-ā-rangi we had Manu Kōrero at kura. Every class in the kura participated and the Reo was really flowing. Ka mau te wehi everyone. Read more.
STEAM Akomanga
Here at Te Kura o Matapihi we have STEAM Akomanga.
STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. Our focus is "learning by doing" and our mahi is an extension of the learning in our classroom programmes.
Children from all ages participate throughout the year.
We use our Te Whakaaro, Te Tipuranga, Te Puawaitanga Inquiry Learning Model to help us ... Read more.