Cultural Learning

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‘He taonga ngā reo kātoa’

All languages should be treasured

Blue Mountain College teaches Te Reo Maori to year 7 and 8 students.

The year 7 course introduces Te Reo to students, focussing on the basics of the Maori alphabet, pronunciation, greetings and farewells and asking the question Kei te pehea koe? (How are you?). Other topics include Numbers, Colours, Seasons/Months/Days and place names in Aotearoa.

The year 8 course builds on the year 7 foundation with an emphasis placed upon developing translation skills and knowledge of vocabulary based around 3 main topics: My Family, the Classroom and My Form Class.

​Kapa Haka

The college has tutors come in to take Kapa Haka. This group is passionate about learning and performing Māori waiata, poi and haka. They have competed in Kapa Haka competitions within the Otago/Southland region.