Pirongia School Maori Culture Page

KapaHaka is alive and flourishing at Pirongia School with our groups participating in many rich and varied Maori cultural experiences, activities and performances.
The design of the koiri kowhaiwhai above, represents "flourishing" which is why it was chosen to decorate our Maori culture page.
All our children receive an education rich in our nation's unique Maori cultural heritage. But there are over 40 children who also choose to be involved in extra-curricular Kapahaka activities in the school.

Kapahaka Festival September 2011

PHOTOS OF THE DAY
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Matariki Celebrations and Maori Language Week 2011
This year for Matariki, classes worked together to create items to share with friends and family and shared in a delicious hangi together.

March 25th 2009 - Working with Mrs Hania

Mrs Hania teaches us so much about Maori culture and we have a lot of fun as you can see by our absorbed and happy faces in these photos. Notice that in the spirit of "ako", everyone is learning happily together: These miniatures are cropped zoom-ins. Click to see the complete pictures:
		Mrs Hania with mountain and river all around her.

Ako - teachers, parents, and children happily learning together	We obviously love learning Maori	Acting out some Maori words helps us to remember them

Koru Pastel Drawings by Room 9 - Term 1 2009
In this koru art we were learning to use the values of traditional koru shapes to form our own works of art showing how our families work together. We were also learning how to blend pastels to create texture and contrast in our work

Click to see the enlarged pictures

By Clemens	By Ashleigh	By Brody	By Keegan

By Nauvoa	By Renelia	By Ryan	By Zoe

By Rebekah		By Sonja

November 2008 -
Kapahaka Festival at Pekarau School

These are cropped miniatures - click to see the complete pictures.

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