Transcript
Narration
As part of the process of listening to the whānau and their objectives for their children’s education, opportunities may arise for schools to offer their resources to assist whānau in advancing their own learning, as well as that of their children.
Aroha Te Huna – Parent, Hiruharama School
I’ve come back to school... to do computers with my children, to learn how to… Because of the time is changing so fast, and our kids come to school, and they’re learning all this stuff on the computer. And come home, and I don’t know what they’re doing half the time on the internet and all that stuff. So I’ve come here to learn how to keep up with them, basically.
Nori Parata – Principal Tolaga Bay Area School
In a community that doesn’t always have resources that enable them to have access to broadband in their homes, the schools facilities are widely used.
Merekatene Tuhura – Parent, Hiruharama School
Well my daughter is more advanced on the computer than me and I don’t want her to show me up…nah…The world is... I mean everything is run by technology and you’ve got to learn how to do your basics on the computer, so that’s why we’re doing the course here.
Karen Pohe – RTM, East Coast
We’ve got nannies and grandparents coming on board, using that technology, and working with the children, and coming into schools to do that sort of mahi. It’s great.
Benita Tahuri – Te Kahua Facilitator
Its about creating spaces and opportunities within the school for Māori to participate. Because often we’ve got systems set up already and expect Māori to want to participate in that, but Māori might want something totally different.