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This outdoor water course is all about connection - connection to the environment, specifically te moana and therefore connection to wairua. And as a result of this sense of connection to nature, there is an uplifting effect on taha hinengaro. Great importance is also placed on rangatahi knowing their whakapapa.
Over the course of the ten day programme, the boys learned swimming and diving skills, knot making and tide knowledge. In addition they learned how to process emotions in a way that brings no harm, they learned how to work with the elements of nature and they learned how to work with others as a team.
By the end of the course the rangatahi felt capable, knowledgeable and worthy.
They looked calm, happy and proud. There was light in their eyes and they were looking up and out towards the horizon. They felt uplifted and connected.
Kia ora, Tewera
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