Working together... unity / kōtahitanga

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 In He Puna Kōtuitui we are all about teaching and learning together to support one another's learning experience and outcomes. 

The concepts of 'teaching' and 'learning' are represented by just one word from the Māori World View, that word is 'Ako'. We have been discussing this concept and doing teamwork challenges to support our understanding. 

Check out some photos of the children teaching each other - and learning from each other - through contexts of physical challenges. Children will be encouraged to take this philosophy and apply it to all areas of the curriculum and all our learning in He Puna Kōtuitui throughout the year. 


The children had lots of fun with the 'Pass Water' challenge!

Do you think YOU could get the water from one bucket to the other if you are not allowed to move your feet when you have water in your cup?? What about if the buckets are too far apart to form one human chain?

"I couldn't do it without my teammates!"


We can work together to achieve success!

Can you pass the hoop around the circle without breaking the human chain?

 "Good teammates are kind to each other"

 "We need to talk to each other and listen to each other so we know what to do"

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