Māori Medium Teaching/Te Kaupapa Arareo Māori

I tautoko te Whare Wānanga o Waikato me te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education ki ngā whāinga o te iwi Māori. He kaiārahi ngā manu taiko i roto i ngā wānanga, ngā whare wānanga, ngā kura me ngā manatū o te kāwana.

He tohu rangatira te reo Māori me ōna tikanga i roto i te ao kaiako. He pukenga kua hiahiatia e ngā kura katoa ā he tauira anō ki ngā uri whakaheke.

Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato The University of Waikato and Te Kura Toi Tangata The School of Education has always had a strong affinity with Māori.  Many of our graduates are now influential leaders in Māori education working in wānanga, universities, schools and government departments.

If you can speak te reo Māori, you’re in high demand not only for your language skills, but as role models for Māori students in New Zealand.

Ngā hōtaka Tohu Paetahi

E rua ngā hōtaka kaupapa arareo Māori ki Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education hei whakangungu i ngā ākonga ki te mahi i roto i ngā hōtaka reorua, hōtaka rumaki me ngā kura auraki hoki.

Undergraduate study

Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education has several programmes in Māori medium teaching that prepare graduates for bilingual, total immersion and mainstream environments. For people interested in studying early childhood teaching there is the BTchg Ki Taiao programme.

Ngā hōtaka Tohu Paerua

Ki a koutou ngā manu taiko kua whiwhi he Tohu Paetahi e aro ana ki te hōtaka kura tuatahi me te wharekura tohua MTchgLn Te Toi Arareo.

Mehemea he Tohu Paetahi ā kua rehitatia hei pouako ka taea te tono ki te hōtaka Te Rōpū Tohu Paerua. He tohu PGDipEd (Kaupapa Arareo Māori) ā ka taea te hono ēnei pepa e whā ki tāu whāinga i tāu Tohu Paerua.

Postgraduate study

If you are a qualified teacher interested in postgraduate study, find out more about Te Rōpū Tohu Paerua, a PGDipEd (Māori Medium Teaching) qualification.

Māori at Waikato

Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education is committed to the education and development of Māori. We cater for students seeking support and teaching qualifications, teachers interested in professional development and researchers keen to contribute new knowledge.

Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato The University of Waikato and Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education has always had a strong affinity with Māori. Many of our graduates are now influential leaders in Māori education working in wānanga, universities, schools and government departments.

Our programmes are taught in a whānau-based environment and students will complete the majority of their papers with the same whānau group. Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education mentoring unit is also available to provide support to Māori students. Our Māori mentors provide academic and course advice, help with degree planning, guidelines for writing in te reo Māori and scholarship application sign offs. They also organise events such as BBQ, Inter-school sports (Hākinakina) and wānanga for School of Education students.

Adjacent to the School is Te Kohinga Mārama Marae, a focal point for pōwhiri and hui. The marae can also be used as an educational resource and a venue for visiting schools.