Giving effect to Te Tiriti - what can this look like?

Name: Giving effect to Te Tiriti - what can this look like?
Start: 2024-11-21T09:30:40+1300
End: 2024-11-21T16:00:40+1300
Location: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Thu, 21 Nov 2024, 9:30am - 4pm NZDT

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

wellington, new zealand

Te Papa Learning Team

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Event description

In this workshop, the facilitators will highlight how Te Tiriti o Waitangi is not just a document, but a living, breathing part of our educational fabric. Join us and discover the dynamic ways to bring its principles to life in your school and kura.

Your facilitation team will:

Broaden the Conversation: Engage in meaningful discussions that extend the relevance of Te Tiriti beyond its historical context, making it a vital part of everyday learning.

Provide practical applications: Uncover innovative ways to give effect to Te Tiriti, ensuring it resonates within your unique school and kura environments.

Embedding Te Tiriti: Learn how to seamlessly integrate the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti into your classroom and school culture, enriching the educational experience for all.

This workshop is an invitation to educators to deepen their understanding and application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, transforming it from a static document into a cornerstone of educational practice.

Morning tea and free parking in the Te Papa car park will be provided - details will be sent out two days before the workshop.

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Your facilitators for this course are:

Laura Jones

Laura has worked in the museum education sector for over eight years. Engaging audiences and deepening narratives using art and objects is her passion.

Previously, Laura has taught in schools in Cambridge, London, Barcelona and Wellington, where her interest in art and object-based learning began.

She has a degree in English and Art History, and Postgraduate qualifications in both Education and Museum and Heritage Studies.

Laura loves to help people develop personal connections with art and discover the power of objects to explore critical ideas and narratives. She is passionate about helping teachers and museum professionals engage with museums in creative ways to open up the museum space for challenging conversations.

Mero Rokx

Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tai, Ngāti Ira

Mero has worked across the education sector, from ECE to tertiary level teaching, for over 15 years and joined the Te Papa learning team at the start of 2024 as one of the Kaupapa Māori Learning Specialists. Mero is passionate about te ao Māori and carries with her a holistic approach to delivery where manaakitanga and whanaungatanga is fundamental to all of her interactions. She generously shares authentic mātauranga gained through both lived and learned experiences and having moved to Wellington from Te Tairāwhiti, works to curate programmes that have a strong focus on kaitiakitanga. Mero is guided by the whakataukī, “horahia e Matariki ki te whenua, te māramatanga mō te motu e” placing significance on the mauri that exists between land and sky.