November 2014

Sunday 02.11.2014

Pūmahara

• Been thinking lots about getting on to the Survey this week. Started with looking over the Charter Doc to identify areas that could be included in to the Survey
• Survey Monkey- looked over the question bank to see what was useful for our survey

Whakatinanatanga

• Survey draft 1 done, has only taken all day
• :-) there are 4 aspects to it. 1) past whanau 2) present whanau 3) future whānau 4) ex mokopuna 
• Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GuFI3ZxchR55arnoVSEf7-7WJZKVgAGeQjidhnJYYsQ/viewform?usp=send_form 
• Posted to the Kōhanga G+ some info that I have found in the Charter Doc. That I think is useful so that we are aware of what are roles are arā "Whaingaroa Hui" and :Te Korowai"
• Drafted a letter for Pablo use
• Created this Blog as a mean to documenting the process so far. Something that is wel regarded in The Enviroschools Foundation. It is not about the answer but the process. If this blog could be helpful to anyone else who are wanting to create their own education for their tamariki, then it would have all been worth it :-)

Me Ahu Pēhea:

• Sharing Survey and Letter for Pablo with Katarina
• Edits made then sharing with Reigna and Pablo
• edits made then sharing with whānau
• Timeframe for surveys to be filled in by whānau

October 2014

Pūmahara

• Process of Rangahau visual document recorded
• Shared with Teresea Olsen, Cheryl Davies prior

10.10.2014 Kōmiti Catch up
Whaingaroa Te Kōhanga Reo
Reigna, Pablo, Missy, Rawinia, Rakai

Only kōrero regarding the Rangahau will be discussed here. In regards to the "Rangahau" Rakai and I:

• Shared and spoke to our visual document
• Re-itterated our whakaaro about the need to have some "re-connection" time between Kaiako, Whanau and Committee. Which could happen with the up and coming "Whanau Working Bee" the date had been moved to a Saturday so that all whānau members could support. The day would finish with a kaitahi.
• Once the whakatau had been done, then we could move in to visioning for the future of the Kōhanga and beyond for our 5yr olds.
• Kōrero about how we had decided to create a annonymous survey, to ask those sticky questions. Allowing Whanau the oppurtunity to really share their thoughts.
• Survey would be given to past- present mātua to gauge the reasons why whānau have left the kōhanga.
• Information would then be collated and shared with whānau. Recommendations would be made, working parties identified.
• Our view all along has been about the "bigger picture" of what education could look like for Whaingaroa. Te Rū will be 6 next August so we have until then to create a "something" for him. Then after that what is there for him? We are open to homeschooling (with other whānau) in the intrim, with the big desire having a Kura, Wharekura, Wananga, Training Schemes etc on the whenua. As we have been told "This is what the ohāki a Nanny Tuaiwa mō te whenua nei.

14.10.2014- October Whānau Hui

• The Working Bee wasn't as successfull as the hoped. Weather was unfavourable and Kaiako were not there. The suggestion was made at the hui that Kaiako be there, even if it is only for the Kai.
• Tono for Te Mania to attend Te Aho Tū Roa whakangungu at Te Mauri Tau 16- 18 October 2014. One of the benefits of her attending allows Rawinia to have time with Kōhanga to facilitate the visioning ngohe during mahi hours.
• Kaiako letter that outlined thier mamae was gien as correspondence. Whanau were invited to read at thier leisure but the korero within would not be read as to "not take us back there"
• Rakai and I forgot to update whānau of our process

24.10.2014

• Kōrero with Kōkā Katarina Mataira about the progress so far. A push for myself to continue to push along. Highlighting a need in my mind to have experiance amongst the ranks to tautoko the mahi.
• We spoke about the steps that could be taken, a letter that needs to get to Pablo asap
• Whakatau nawe/ Pure still needing to be done in order for us to all be moving forward with the same mind and hearts in to the next level of the kaupapa

Pumahara

• Get on to the Survey
• Letter for Pablo- steps/ process
• Equity Fund: Priorities budget & spending .i.e. Funding salary for Kaiako, funding facilitator for visioning, cleaning, scope/ survey

September 2014

Nō hea tātou

At July 2014 Whānau Hui- intrim chair Pablo Rickard spoke and discussion was generated about how we could keep our mokopuna here at the whenua within the Kaupapa. This was a catalyst for the decision that the Rewharewha Whānau would make about the education of thier youngest child Te Rū Tanu Rewharewha who would be turning 5 on the 28th of August 2014


28 August 2014 was Te Rū birthday. He went back to Te Upoko o Te Ika to celebrate his birthday with close whānau. His maternal grandmothers side, the whānau Olsen, Whakataka. Te Rū returned a week later and celebrated with a paku kai and ice cream with his Whaingaroa TKR whānau.

Discussion between Admin and Rakai Rewharewha (Pāpā to Te Rū and Kaitiaki rep for our whānau) about the role of Rakai now that Te Rū had turned 5. 

As taken from the Whanau Hui

Minutes of September 2014

General Business

Te Ru- The Rewharewha whānau have decided to keep Te Ru here at kōhanga. This is

the commitment we have decided to make. Te Ru is now 5 but is not like his brother. We 

are looking at what the possiblities for the future, for our kids.

Kei hea tātou

Email received from Reigna Morgan (Admin of Kōhanga) on 10.09.2014

Suggesting that in lieu of Kaitiaki that Rakai and I would instead focus on

• sourcing funding for new classroom
• cover a wage for a Kaiako
• applying for grants and funds
• Help with research about "Where to for our 5yr olds", "What options and pathways are out there for our whānau

Rakai overly happy at the thought of having an extra day to do Whakairo took the bull with two hands :-) 

Hui with Kōmiti- Pablo, Reigna, Rakai, Missy

@ Bow St Depot. On the menu: All you can eat ribs for $15

• Kōrero with Kōmiti about direction of currently kōmiti members
• Clarification of what was being asked of Rakai and I re:Rangahau
• Process of Rangahau and how to inform Trusts of Whaingaroa Ki Te Whenua
• Sharing our views on what is needing to be done. Our view was that the sourcing of funding is a quick fix to the task. More research required around what the curriculum would look like prior
• The need to have some "Whakatau Wairua, Whakatau Nawe, Māuru tangata" after the ordeal that the kōhanga has been through with the kaupapa of possible restructuring due to the decrease of mokopuna at kōhanga. Lots of people have been hurt in the process and over the last few months.
• Possibly contact "Charter review" wananga as intended by original kōmiti and whānau, as there are elements and concepts within this document that is and has not been inclusive for our whānau.

Me Ahu Pēhea:

Rawinia and Rakai to create a document that outlines the intentions and process of the Rangahau that outlines

• Process/ Steps
• Intentions- Why (possibly a tauira of what the wider vision for whenua)

For Pablo Rickard to share and discuss with the owners of the Land Trust and Te Koopua Charitible Trust.


Pūmahara:

Rakai and I spent the rest of this month

• processing the task that was being asked of us
• wānanga with people such as my mum Teresea Olsen, Cheryl Davies all sucessfull women who have had over 20+ years in Hauora and sharing our ideas
• wānanga with Kōkā Katarina Mataira about the Rangahau and her whakaaro as she also has been working alongside Whaea Jax and Whaea Pegs with the Non Violent Parenting Kaupapa of Poutiria Te Aroha, therefore has interest and inside knowledge of Kaiako mamae

We decided that we would use the Pūnaha Akoako to guide our journey through this enquiry. As this has become a model that Rawinia is becoming accustomed to through her mahi Te Aho Tū Roa- Enviroschools Foundation.