Aroora Rangatahi programmes 2021

For the last 5 months, the Aroora team has been working closely with local kura, Kamo High School, running two rangatahi programmes for their students.

The first programme, Tēnei tōku whare, is a year-long program funded by Te Puni Kōkiri, framed around the Aroora kaupapa. The programme has students engaging in a day-long wānanga every month for the length of the school year. Students get to visit sites of cultural significance and engage in: pūrākau, atuatanga, hauora, rongoā, taonga pūoro, waka and kōpapa, bush craft and forest lore, and water safety skills.

The second programme, Tāhuna tau atu, also a year long programme, is funded by Foundation North. It has students engaging in noho wānanga where they have similar experiences as their peers on Tēnei tōku whare, with the addition of being exposed to Sport and Recreation industry skills in the hope of preparing them for a career in the industry. This programme also runs a tuākana/teina system, and involves peers of similar ages already working in the industry paired alongside those from the kura.

Feedback from the students continues to be very positive with Deputy Principal Darryl Davies providing the following feedback.

“Kamo High School thanks you sincerely for providing our students with the additional leadership growth opportunities you and your team deliver. The feedback I get from our students on a regular basis is one of thanks and praise for the team you provide and the invaluable experiences they offer and lead. The sense of achievement they feel after completing what some students find particularly challenging is priceless.”

With the programme currently on hold while the country navigates the recent Covid19 outbreak, the team are champing at the bit to get back with their students and continuing with the journey to date.

Check out a visual of the programmes here:

Tēnei tōku whare
Tāhuna tau atu