{"id":2867,"date":"2021-12-05T23:40:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T23:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mahurumaori.com\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:39:06","slug":"british-teacher-steps-up-to-bilingual-unit-in-opotiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mahurumaori.com\/mao\/british-teacher-steps-up-to-bilingual-unit-in-opotiki\/","title":{"rendered":"British teacher steps up to bilingual unit in \u014cp\u014dtiki"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British migrant Caroline Willis had been teaching mainstream classes in the UK and New Zealand for more than 25 years.\u00a0<\/p>

Now she\u2019s recently stepped up to a role in a te reo M\u0101ori-te reo P\u0101keh\u0101 bilingual unit at \u014cp\u014dtiki College after completing the He Pu\u0101wai (Certificate in Adult & Tertiary Teaching) programme at Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cI must admit if I hadn’t done the course I might not have had the confidence to put myself forward for the position,\u201d<\/em> says Caroline. And she believes the completion of the He Pu\u0101wai programme helped her job application stand out.\u00a0<\/p>

Applying for the job came after Caroline developed a strong interest in te ao M\u0101ori (the M\u0101ori world).<\/p>

She started studying with TWoA in 2017 in \u014cp\u014dtiki after visiting an exhibition where kaiako (teacher) Roka Cameron was showcasing weaving pieces done by her tauira (students).<\/p>

Roka, who has since retired, had over 40 years of teaching experience, which played a big part in Caroline\u2019s decision to begin her learning journey at TWoA.<\/p>

She began by doing a weaving Certificate in M\u0101ori Visual Arts (Raranga).<\/p>

\u201cI thought I can\u2019t let that opportunity go, to have someone in \u014cp\u014dtiki with that level of skill, I just have to study with her. That\u2019s why I ended up doing three years with her,\u201d<\/em> says Caroline.<\/p>

Caroline has since graduated from a number of different TWoA programmes, with her latest achievement being the He Pu\u0101wai programme.<\/p>

\u201cBecause M\u0101ori culture is strongly represented in \u014cp\u014dtiki it made sense to keep exploring. That\u2019s why I ended up on the He Pu\u0101wai course, because I could see some really valuable thinking that I could take back to the classroom.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Caroline, who has lived in Aotearoa since 2003, found the study has not just helped her professional life, but her personal life as well.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cIt\u2019s given me confidence in my community. I went to a new marae on my own and I was comfortable in that space. I wouldn\u2019t have done that if I hadn’t studied the raranga course thorugh noho marae.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

The support and encouragement from the different kaiako she has studied under is something which Caroline believes helped her achieve in her study.<\/p>

\u201cI think they go out of their way to help people be successful. They do everything they possibly can to help. My hats off to the kaiako at the W\u0101nanga.\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Caroline plans to continue learning with Te W\u0101nanga o Aotearoa, hoping to complete a Te Reo M\u0101ori language programme. She also expects to be learning the language from the very students that she is now teaching in the bilingual unit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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