Kia ora, Talofa Lava, Bula Vinaka, Malo e Lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu,
Nihao, Namaste, Chao, Kia orana
This section holds a two sentence introduction to the school and the community.
Keep it short and succint and enticing to draw visitors into the rest of the site. Potential parents to the school should get an idea from this first paragraph that your school could well be a great option for their children.
'Mitamita i lau gagana, maua'a lou fa'asinomaga'
'Be proud of your language and grounded in your identity'.
Samoan Language Week
"E pala le ma’a, ae le pala le tala.
Even stones decay but words endure"
Cook Islands Language Week
‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te au peu o tōku kāinga Ipukarea’
‘Connect me to the traditions and culture of my homeland'
Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori
Toku reo, Toku ohooho'
'My language, My awakening '
Tongan Language Week
'E tu'uloa 'a e Lea faka-Tongá 'o ka lea'aki 'i 'api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-'a-kāingá,
'The Tongan Language will be sustainable if used at home, church and in the wider community'
Tokelauan Language Week
Halahala ki vavau, kae ke mau ki pe o Tokelau.
To plan for the future is to understand the past.
Minister of the Pacific Peoples the Hon Barbara Edmonds with our Samoan Speech Competition students, supporting the launch of the first Gagana Samoa App in NZ teaching the Samoan Language.
Nau mai, haere mai.
This section will hold a welcome to the school by the principal and a brief introduction to what the school offers by way of learning opportunities, staffing, facilities and extra curricular programmes.
Could also include what the school offers in terms of learning support and a brief outline of the community character and it's engagement with the school.
Possible also to include the pepeha / mihi for the school.
For many visitors to the site the principal's blurb will be their first contact with the school and getting a 'taste' for the school's character - in that sense it is an important 'first impressions' marketing tool.