Nau Mai, Haere Mai,
Welcome to Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School
Ngā mihi nui kia kotou katoa,
It is an absolute privilege to welcome you to Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School that is firmly grounded on the whenua known as Te Houhou in Pāpāmoa. We opened our doors for the very first time in February 2022 with 142 kaimanawa (learners) on day one, and we have not looked back! We are a kura that is passionate about creating a responsive environment where Manawatanga is at the heart / ngākau of all that we do to enable our kaimanawa to:
IGNITE - NAVIGATE - THRIVE
We consider it a huge privilege and responsibility to connect, explore, harness and extend the strengths, aspirations and goals of the Pāpāmoa hapori, whānau and kaimanawa so that all of our Learning Partners thrive by the time they leave our kura. Whanaungatanga and relationships drive our open door philosophy and we are acutely aware that it takes a village to raise a child, which enables us to co-construct a one size fits one learning pathway for you and your child.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Ngā Manaakitanga,
Shane and the Te Manawa team
Pepeha
Ko Kopukairoa te maunga
(Kopukairoa is the mountain)
Ko Wairakei te awa
(Wairakei is the river)
Ko Te Arawa, Takitimu, Mataatua nga waka
(The Arawa, Takitimu & Mataatua are our canoes)
Ko Tahuwhakatiki ko Mangatawa te Marae
(The Marae are Tahuwhakatiki and Mangatawa)
Ko Tamapahore te tangata
(Tamapahore are our people)
Ko Rongomainohorangi te tipuna
(Rongomainohorangi are our ancestors)
Ko Nga Potiki te iwi
(Nga Potiki is the iwi)
Ko Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa te kura
(Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa is the school)
Tihei Mauri Ora
Mission
"We care for, connect with, and know every learner, they are at the heart of all we do.”
Our mission statement, vision and whakatauaki of Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa has evolved in response to consultation and refinement with our community and mana whenua - Ngā Potiki.
As connections and relationships are formed across the āko hapori (learning community), these elements will become our shared language and represent 'who we are' as a kura.
At Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School, the key concepts of 'care', 'connect', 'every learner', 'heart' and 'we' translate directly into our Manawatanga or kura values of Manaaki (caring), Kaha (courageous), taruna (connections), Pākiki (curious), Auaha (creative) which is integrated through our language, actions, culture and pumanawatanga (vibe).
Our Name
Our mana whenua, Ngā Potiki , gifted the name Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa to the Establishment Board of Trustees at the start of 2020 and this was formally accepted at the start of 2021.
Although the literal translation could be seen as "Heart of Pāpāmoa", the name gifted to the school ‘Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa’ by Ngā Potiki, gives synergy and growth to one’s ‘mana’ (identity) over ‘wa’ (time).
Encapsulating the metaphor of life long learning.
Our Identity
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School sits on the whenua of Te Houhou, an area of significance to many, particularly the mana whenua Nga Potiki. Te Houhou is now a place of peace, belonging and whakawhānaungatanga - bringing people together within a collaborative and connected community.
The logo of Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa looks to acknowledge and capture the history and future of the whenua, symbolising the role of the school within this journey.
The three waka of Tauranga Moana form the outer layer, with a unique pattern used to represent Takitimu, Te Arawa and Mataatua. The waka connect to form a strong bond to protect and nurture what lies within the centre.
The ngakau (heart) represents the learner and is an abstract connection to the mission statement "We care for, connect with, and know every learner, they are at the heart of all we do."
Our Vision
Spark the joy | Navigate the journey | Thrive in a transforming world
Ignite | Navigate | Thrive
Visions are powerful mental images of what we want to create in the future. They reflect what we care about most, and are harmonious with our values and sense of purpose.
The tension we feel from comparing our mental image of a desired future with today’s reality is what fuels a vision.
Marjorie Parker (Parker, 1990)
"Tāhuna te urunga kia puāwai"
Tāhuna
The call to action and metaphor for being prepared and ready to take action. Tāhuna makes reference to the Rangataua (estuary).
Urunga
Navigation within the simplest form, making reference to the nautical context. This represents a connection to te awa (Kaituna, Horoipia, Wairākei, Waitao). There is a strong reference to moana ā Toitehuatahi (ancestor of Tamapahore located on Mōtītī Island) and also te moana nui ā kiwa (in reference to the vast oceans abroad and also the pacific).
Puāwai
A kākano breaking through showing new or fresh growth. Puāwai (Thriving) enables one to be grounded with their Turangawaewae, Hauora (Health) and Tuakiri (Identity). Puāwai is a culmination of Tāhuna and Urunga.
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Waiata
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa waiata
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Karakia Timatanga
To begin a day of learning
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Karakia Whakamutunga
To end a day of learning
Graduate Profile
Our Values | Manawatanga
Manawatanga represent the heartbeat of how and why we do things at Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa. In a traditional sense, these represent the values of our kura and are the learning values/ behaviours that we will look to develop and grow across ākonga, kaiako and whānau. Manawatanga will allow us to thrive in both learning and life.
Manawa Manaaki (caring)
Manawa Taruna (connected)
Manawa Pākiki (curious)
Manawa Kaha (courageous)
Manawa Auaha (creative)
Through ongoing consultation with our learning community, School Board, kaiako (teachers) and kaimanawa (learners), our Manawatanga will be refined and finalised for use within many elements of the kura. Manawatanga will help to frame our language of learning.
Graduate Profile
Our Graduate Profile is used for kaimanawa, their whānau and Kaiako to track progress against our Manawatanga Values.
Learning partners will regularly evaluate kaimanawas progress on the Graduate Profile through Manawa ki te Manawa hui and set goals from these evaluations. Āko Hapori (Learning Communities) use Graduate Profile daily for learning intentions, and reflective peer and self assessments that are shared using talk frames on Seesaw (Learning Portfolio) and also serves as the foundation for kaiako to write Learning Stories - formative learning narratives used for assessment and reporting in HERO (online, real time reporting tool) with learning partners.
Our Flexible Learning Spaces
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School has been designed to support the diverse range of needs each kaimanawa (learner) brings with them to school.
Our Multi Age Āko Hapori
(Learning Communities)
Schools are cross sections of society where social (human) interactions are used to enable learning to take place - holistically! People learn by and from one another through Observing, Imitating and then copying or Activating new skills, knowledge or behaviours.
Whānau or family is the strongest and most effective social construct in our world, and we have modelled this organisation and structure in the way we do things at Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School.
Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School has been structured to support and enable the strengths that each kaimanawa (learner) brings with them to kura using the whānau construct of Tuakana Teina, which is heavily entrenched in the way a whānau works.
What is the concept of Tuakana Teina?
Tuakana-Teina” is a Maori concept referring to the relationship between an older sibling (Tuakana) and a younger sibling (Teina).
Tuakana/Teina is specific to teaching and learning contexts, and this can take a variety of forms:
Older to younger – the Tuakana has the knowledge and content to pass on to the Teina.
Younger to older – the Teina has some skills in an area that the Tuakana does not and is able to teach the Tuakana.
Peer to peer – Teina teaches Teina, Tuakana teaches Tuakana.
Able to less able – the learner may not be as able in an area, and someone more skilled can teach what is required.
Why Multi Age Āko Hapori (Learning Communities) at Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School?
Schools and junior sporting teams are quite possibly the only locations in society where people of the same age are grouped or have to work together. So not only do schools not represent the rest of society they also do not prepare students to work with others who have differing ages therefore significantly differing levels of experience.
Multi Age Āko Hapori (Learning Communities) at Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School provides an opportunity for symbiosis or cross pollination between our Kaimanawa. Our older Kaimanawa (Tuakana), primarily but not exclusively, bring manaakitanga (leading with moral purpose, aroha and empathy), Ako (being a learner), pono (having self belief), and āwhinatanga (guiding and supporting) to each group and our younger Kaimanawa (Teina) bring wonderment, awe and enthusiasm. There are times throughout the day that Kaimanawa of similar ages will come together to learn or be, just as there are other times that our kaimanawa of similar interests will have time to learn and be with one another. There has been a significant growth in awareness of others, empathy, tolerance, care and respect between kaimanawa since our establishment in 2022.
"Mā te Tuakana kā tōtika te Tēina. Ma te Tēina kā tōtika te Tuakana"
From the older sibling the younger one learns the right way to do things, and from the younger sibling the older one learns to be tolerant.