Faculty Vision

Pēna koe he akonga, he kaiako rānei, ka mohio koe he auaua tēnei turanga te akoranga. Ko te ao e noho nei tātau katoa, kua roa tonu e pīnoni haere ana. E ai ki o tātau pakeke me o tatau tupuna, he ao hurihuri tenei e kore rawa e tu. Ara ano hoki ngā pehitanga o te ao e tutuki mai ana kia tātau, mai i ngā ruturutu a Ruaumoko, ki ngā waipuke a Tawhirimatea, ara tae noa atu ki ngā werowero a Whiro-te-tipua, e hinga mai na te tangata me ona mate na te kore whenua, na te kore kai, na te kore rawa hoki. Ko tēnei te tuāhua e pā ana ki ngā iwi taketake o te ao. E pā mai ano hoki tēnei tuāhua ki o tātau whānau Māori i Aotearoa nei.

Ko te mātātaki ma te kaiako hei whakatūtū i ngā poupou kōrero hai arahi i ngā akonga ki ngā taumata akoranga. Ara hoki te kōrero e kii ana, “Tohua te whakatipuranga ki te inu mai te puna matauranga, kia hora ai te whakaruruhau ki runga i te iwi”. I reira hoki ka puta mai te mārau a te Tāhuhu o te Matauranga. Hai aha? Hai hui katoa mai i ngā wawata, ngā hiahia, ngā tūmanako hai pou tarāwaho ma te kaiako me te whānau

Ma kōnei me noho ngāwari tonu te kaiako i te wā e whakatau kaupapa ana ia. Me whakarongo ki ngā wawata a te whānau, i mua i te tau tana atu ki tōna hotaka akoranga. Na reira whaia ngā kaupapa o te ao a te Māori, tukua tō tātau reo kia rongo ai te hapori, mirimiria a tātau taonga kia kitea tōna ahurei. Ano hoki, tuwherahia ngā tatau kia kite atu ai te akonga ki te ao o waho ra engari me tu tonu āia ki tona ao Māori tiro atu ai

Learning is a lifelong journey through which participants are encouraged to seek knowledge through independent and cooperative experiences. Extending student achievement is the driving force of Waiheke High School and indeed Piringakau Faculty as we structure programmes designed to enthuse our students with a love of learning, to motivate success and aim for outstanding results at every level. Our vision is for young people to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Maori and Pakeha recognise each other as full Treaty partners. We strive to inspire passion by creating a balanced education which prepares our students to be valuable and successful global citizens.