Everyone experiences pakirehua in their own way. At SPS, pakirehua has been core to our delivery of the curriculum and the culture of our school since 2007.
These stories give us insight about how different people experience pakirehua, and why it helps them to learn.
Never let it rest! 'Til your good is better and your better is best at SPS! Tumuaki Thomas Bartlett takes us through some of the highlights of his first year.
Experienced junior school teacher, Sharlene Naidoo, takes us through making pakirehua authentic and important with the junior ākonga.
Year 4-6 Teacher, Sarah Perry, describes what pakirehua looks like in her Sylvia Park School classroom.
Kaiako, Shannon Swainston, explains how whānau are an integral part of the learning in pakirehua as a source of expertise and an authentic audience.
Teacher Librarian, Esther Casey, explains how a group of Year 8 ākonga completed an independent inquiry to follow their own curiosities.
Sylvia Park School has featured in several ERO reports outlining best practice in different areas. See how we know pakirehua works for our kids.