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HAUORA - Whare tapa Whā
HAUORA - Whare tapa Whā
Te Whare Tapa Whā was developed by leading Māori health advocate and researcher Sir Mason Durie in 1984, to provide a Māori perspective on wellbeing.
Te Whare Tapa Whā is a model that describes health as a wharenui/ meeting house with four walls. These walls represent taha wairua/ spiritual wellbeing, taha hinengaro/ mental and emotional wellbeing, taha tinana/physical wellbeing and taha whānau/family and social wellbeing. Our connection with the whenua/land forms the foundation
5 Ways to wellbeing
5 Ways to wellbeing
The Five Ways to Wellbeing are – Connect, Be Active, Keep Learning, Give, and Take Notice.
Having strong social relationships, being physically active and being involved in learning are all important influences of well-being. The processes of giving and becoming more aware have also been shown to specifically influence well-being in a positive way
Regularly practicing the Five Ways is beneficial for everyone.
PERMA v
PERMA v
Created by Professor Martin Seligman (2011),
PERMA-V acknowledges the five building blocks to human flourishing. In this model, well-being is understood as being more than experiencing positive emotions and feeling happy. This model underpins our Positive Education philosophy.
FONO FALE - Pasifika
FONO FALE - Pasifika
Fono fale was created as a Pacific model of health, encompassing values and beliefs from the Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Niue and Tokelau.
A Samoan ‘fale’ is a traditional house and the image of a house, its foundation, Pou (posts) and ceiling are used to represent constructs of health.
The Foundation The foundation represents family. This includes all extended family.
The Pou The four posts connect the family and culture and are interdependent;
Physical - relates to physical wellbeing.
Spiritual - relates to contentedness to nature, language, history, family traditions, tales, religion and other spiritual beliefs.
Mental - relates to an individual’s state of mind eg, cognitive abilities, how they think, how they express emotions, how they behave.
Other - relates to any other construct that has a effect on an individual’s health and wellbeing. For example, gender, sexuality, age, socio-economic status, education, employment etc.
The Roof - The cultures beliefs, traditions, norms
The Cocoon The cocoon encasing and protecting the fale includes three interrelated dimensions that affect an individual’s health and wellbeing.
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