He Korowai Ākonga

Our Tauira Support Advisors can help with:

• Applying for a student loan or allowance

• Applying for Inati Tahua | Tauira Access Fund

• Applying for a scholarship

Please reach out early. Unpaid fees can affect your ability to continue studying or graduate.

Talk to us early if you're having difficulty. If your fees remain unpaid, recovery steps will be taken:

• 15-90 days overdue: Overdue fees notices issued (depending on the payment option selected)

• 91-99 days: Debt collection process begins

• 100+ days: Debt with collection agency

Unpaid fees may be referred to a collection agency and could impact your ability to study or graduate.

If you have chosen to pay your programme fee in full (or through StudyLink): Payment must be made within 30 days of your programme start date.

If you have chosen to pay your programme fee by instalments: Your first payment is due 14 days after your programme start date, with the remaining 7 payments due every 14 days until all 8 instalments have been paid.

Semester A:

• Weekly classes, Monday-Thursday, 13-14 hours per week

• 1 x noho (2-night stay)

• Practice-based learning (2 weeks full-time)

Semester B:

• Weekly classes, Monday-Thursday, 13-14 hours per week

• 1 x noho (2-night stay)

• 2 x 1-day wānanga

• Practice-based learning (3 weeks full-time)

*Year 2 and 3 commitment requirements will be discussed towards the completion of each year.

Plan for around 22 hours of study in your own time each week.

Tasks and activities you’ll complete outside of class include: 

• Working through programme resources (such as workbooks, audio, video, or online activities) 

• Completing aromatawai (assessments) and required reading 

• Practising your new skills

• Doing research, reflection, or group study 

Keen to know how study fits around work and home? Our Enrolment Support and Study Experience section can help.

You’ll need to have access to a: 

• Computer or laptop 

• Reliable internet connection

You'll use Kaupapa Wānanga model to explore:

• Ko wai au? Who am I?

• Where do I come from?

• How have my experiences, whānau, and values shaped me?

• How have these things influenced my choice to become a teacher?

You will use the Kaupapa Wānanga model as a learning framework to guide your thinking and learning. This framework is grounded in takepū (guiding principles) and supports you to learn in a way that is reflective, connected, and purposeful.

Build a stronger understanding of your rangahau responsibilities as a future teacher and what it means to act with care, integrity, and respect when working with learners.

You'll be introduced to literacy and numeracy in the New Zealand Curriculum. Using a principle-based approach, you’ll develop curriculum knowledge and ako approaches in literacy and numeracy.

You'll be introduced to the conceptual frameworks of He Korowai Ākonga. Develop an understanding of education, in particular Māori education and reflect on what it means to be a teacher in Aotearoa New Zealand.

You'll explore Ako Wānanga more deeply, including concepts, strategies and approaches to plan, deliver and assess holistic learning experiences. The focus is on practical application in classroom environments.

You'll be introduced to the theory and practice of living, learning, teaching as part of Ako Wānanga to create and maintain positive and successful learning environments. Examine how thought shapes beliefs, assumptions and expectations, and how this affects your relationship with living, learning, teaching.

You'll reflect on, identify and share your experience and knowledge of te reo Māori and the ancient Māori knowledge of Te Kauae Raro and Te Kauae Runga. This kōnae strengthens how reo and mātauranga inform your developing practice.

You will explore how to teach these learning areas using a principle based approach that supports meaningful, engaging learning for tamariki.

Throughout this kōnae ako, you will:

• Grow your curriculum knowledge in social sciences and learning languages

• Explore teaching approaches that are student centred and responsive

• Design learning experiences that are culturally relevant and connected to real life contexts

• Learn how to create lessons that reflect the diverse identities, languages, and experiences of learners

This kōnae ako supports you to plan and deliver learning that is thoughtful, inclusive, and grounded in the realities of primary classrooms.

The overall aim of practice-based learning in Year 1 is for you to understand your kaitiaki role as a classroom teacher. You will become familiar with classroom and school contexts and your responsibilities within them.