KITENGA - Our Mission:
Mā tō ngākau, mā tō hinengaro ka hikitia ngāi tātou te iwi Māori.
Changing hearts and minds.
Ka hikitia te Mātauranga me ngā pukenga o te tumuaki hei tū pakari ai mo ngā rangatira mō āpōpō.
Equipping principals with the knowledge, skills and expertise to lead their schools confidently and competently.
Kitenga - Vision
Māori Achieving Educational Success as Māori. The provision of relevant contextually authentic and culturally affirming teaching and learning programs.
Ko wai mātou.
Who are we?
The Māori Achievement Collaborative (MAC) is a non-profit organisation, a professional learning and development pathway by principals for principals focused on changing education outcomes for Māori students. It is visionary and transformational and aims to build the capability of schools to inquire into, recognise and delete barriers impeding improved educational and cultural outcomes for Māori in partnership with students, whānau, hapū and iwi.
“Mā te rangatira e tui tui ai ngā raranga o te kaupapa! ”
“Leaders helping leaders to become better leaders!”
He aha tō mātou mahi?
What do we do?
The underlying premise of this learning and development programme is that ‘Schools won’t change unless the principal does.’ To this end the focus of the programme is on ‘Changing the hearts and minds of principals’ through a process of deep learning, mentoring, coaching, critical conscientisation and collaboration. In this way the belief is that change will become sustainable and enduring and will impact on all members of a school community, staff, students, parents, whānau.
Pehea te huarahi?
What does it look like?
A series of facilitated cluster hui per year
– Whanaungatanga and Collaboration: Sharing practice, issues, concerns. Facilitating the development of a cluster strategy: Building knowledge based on prioritised bodies of knowledge and needs identified through inquiry. Facilitating the understanding of key concepts, strategies and documents and developing tools and plans to confidently and competently implement them in schools;
A specified number of 1:1 facilitated hui with each school (differentiated dependent on needs categories).
A one day facilitated regional Wānanga
A 3 day National Wānanga
-Marae based: Living by Māori Values: Whakawhanaungatanga – A common focus: A national collective sharing practice and focusing vision. Whānau/Hapū/Iwi liaison – building school, cluster whānau and hapū/iwi partnerships and the co-construction of cultural curriculum. A common focus: A national collective sharing practice and focusing vision. Whānau/Hapū/Iwi liaison – building school, cluster whānau and hapū/iwi partnerships and the co-construction of cultural curriculum.
October 2018, MAC Participating Principal
“What I have been challenged by is bigger than just our school. I have been given a new lens from which to view things. I look forward to walking alongside many principals and others… to help polish and refine this lens to improve Māori achievement in Aotearoa.”