Watch Part 3 Here
In this video, you’ll learn:
The missing piece of culture change. How to remove friction so te reo Māori becomes something students love, not something teachers push uphill.
Start with vision. Simple prompts to define what a real te ao Māori shift looks and sounds like in your kura.
From tools → transformation. Why resources alone don’t create change (and what top schools do instead).
The secret sauce for stickability. Game-based learning that makes repetition fun, safe, and culturally respectful.
Ready-to-use lessons. Junior and senior te reo games you can try immediately.
Real school stories. How teachers with zero kapa haka experience created powerful results in just months.
Student video
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Student lesson: Daily practice!
***Be sure to watch the Kickstart part 3 video FIRST to get a full explanation before diving in! ****
Jnr class activity- Verbs and Animals!
A quick and fun song to get moving! From simple verbs to animal names in Te Reo, this warm up song is great for young learners to sing and move along to!
Snr class game- Pepeha in action!
Answer in the comments
Watch the Part 2 video and answer this in the comments:
1) What does a te ao Māori culture shift look like at your school?
Kaiako and akonga embracing te ao Māori and confidently weaving it through our everyday life at kura
Thank you for sharing Emma- I also love how simple you’ve been able to boil it down to. I often get stuck with ‘grand visions’ that become too abstract. This is simple and so will be actionable for you.
What does a te ao Māori culture shift look like at your school?
Our goal at our kura this year is to develop a clear scope and sequence for our learners. While our current programmes are getting stronger, we’re finding sustainability and clear learner progression is an area we need to grow. We want a better understanding of how to move beyond learning single words and support students to build confidence with sentence structures. We’re also excited about the idea of establishing a kapa haka group and working towards performing at a local competition. In the past, a lack of skills and resources has been a barrier, so it’s really encouraging to hear from other schools that this is achievable.