Noho Marae

1. Noho Marae Noho Marae Planning Before, During and After Prepared by Graduate Diploma of Teaching Students 2011 at TangataruaMarae

2. Noho Marae Initial Preparation Prepared by Kelly, Anna, Emily, Sarah, Hayley, Helena and Nic

3. Initial Planning • Check school long term plan with the Marae • Noho Marae event proposal and approval from school • Start with the end in mind. What is the ‘Big Idea’ – Follow with Unit Plan • Letter sent to Marae for booking. Consider size of Marae and numbers we cater for? • Consider back up plan

4. Planning and Preparation • Know the tikanga and kawa of the Marae • Information/letters/invitation to parents/whānau/caregivers • Arrange face-to-face meeting • Organise fundraising efforts. Consider; • deposit • buses/transport • food • resources

5. Planning and Preparation • Risk Analysis Management (RAM) forms to be completed and submitted • Permission slips to be distributed • Book transport

6. Pre-event planning for classroom • Kaumatua to present stories of whenua and Marae • Teach children kawa and tikanga • Children could learn mihi and waiata to be sung • Practice pōwhiri protocol in classroom • Plan and teach appropriate classroom activities

7. Pre-event Planning requirements • Information letter explaining expectations, gear list, appropriate dress • Collect information of medical, cultural, dietary requirements and emergency details • Follow up non returned slips – phone call, face-to-face • Ensure correct parent to child ratios • Plan menu, roster, activities, itinerary • Collate resources for visit

8. Days Prior • Reminder of medical requirements • Organise attendees into groups to stay together – children:adults • Nomination of first aider • Elect a kaikaranga and kaikōrero (from staff or parents/whānau) • Collection of koha

9. Presented by: Lyz, Aimee, Frances, Jo, Michelle, Miranda, Lisa During Marae Stay

10. Pōwhiri • Te huihuinga ki waho – gather and wait at the gate • teachers and parent helpers organise children in groups • check all parent helpers and teachers know waiata tautoko (song) • check and organise kaikaranga, kaikōrero and koha • ensure all mobile phones are switched off!!!!!

11. Pōwhiri continued Wait for kaikaranga to call • Karanga – tangata whenua starts, manuhiri replies (state of tapu applies from now to all involved) • Group advances silently in a close group according to tikanga; tangata whenua has last call

12. Pōwhiri continued Move to allocated seats according to tikanga (usually males at the front) – wait to sit until invited Tangata whenua kaikōrero starts talking and initiates the speech, followed by waiata to embellish the speech Manuhiri kaikōrero responds, again followed by waiata

13. Pōwhiri continued • Hongi and harirū (teachers/parent helpers lead and supervise their own group in this) • Kai Karakia to be conducted prior to eating eat together: this is very important as it breaks the tapu (teachers/parent helpers take their groups to this)

14. Setting up and housekeeping Regroup in appropriate location Remind of housekeeping and rules/tikanga, e.g.: • Pillows are for heads • Walk around people and beds • Walk inside the Marae • Walk around harakeke

15. Setting up and housekeeping • Take the roll • Identify the first aider • Run through emergency evacuation procedure • Familiarise the group with Marae layout (incl. toilets)

16. Setting up the Marae One job per group: Bring in food to wharekai Bring in bags to wharenui Set up beds (if applicable) Clean and set up wharekai

17. Daytime learning Gather all children in Marae to say karakia and/or introduce a whakataukī Facilitate the planned learning activities as per programme Ensure adequate breaks are provided and children are supervised by adults at all times Period of free time for children whilst parents prepare dinner meal

18. Ideas for activities and learning Exploring and learning the group’s needs in the context of the learning environment of the Marae, select for example from: • History of the Marae and the area • Māori culture and arts • Conservation and environment • Myths and legends • Understanding whakapapa, learning mihimihi • Maths & literacy (e.g. Measuring Marae elements, stories inspired by the pou) • Visual art • Leadership • Group cooking Select appropriate topics that would integrate with other learning beyond the noho marae experience.

19. Evening Take roll Karakia mō te kai (meal karakia) Dinner meal according to organised roster Follow planned programme e.g. performances, group games, waiata etc Toiletries- send off in groups Bed time - parents in charge of an area within the wharenui to get children to sleep (allow at least one hour for settling)

20. Morning Send off in groups with parents assistance Karakia timatanga (starting karakia) Toiletries Pack up Take roll Karakia mō te kai (meal karakia) Breakfast according to organised roster Make packed lunches Marae clean up Final activities Poroporoakī Karakia whakamutunga (closing karakia) Organise into transit groups and leave Marae

21. AFTER THE NOHO MARAE By Deb, Colleen, Nar, Poonam, Bridget, Farida, Rick, Jess, Vannessa and Kat

22. What you can do with the children? Children share their experiences Expanding their mihi (waka, maunga, awa…). Find stories from their whānau Integrate into maths (tukutuku panel patterns), literacy (story writing), art (design a panel) Children put together their pukapuka of the pōwhiri (3 parts: before, during, after) Children make a koha for the helpers e.g: harakeke/putiputi/kete

23. What you can do with the children- continued Children research a carving (from photo’s). Myth, iwi, ancestor Design their own carving based on their whakapapa, histories etc Make a model of a Marae Put together a power point presentation of their noho marae (Present at assembly (invite parents and include photos etc))

24. What you can do with the children- continued Write their own waiata World cup – learning about how to host/look after overseas manuhiri How to treat your manuhiri e.g: when a new student comes into their classroom - Make them feel welcome. What have you learnt from the pōwhiri? (kai, mihi, waiata, respect, etc). Children understand the importance for why we have a pōwhiri

25. What can you do with the children - continued • Learn waiata • Children share myths and legends that they learnt on the noho marae • Children research hāngi (what to do, what food is used, how to prepare etc)

26. Useful Patai Explain the difference between tapu and noa? Explain the significance of giving a koha Explain karakia, whakataukī, hongi, manuhiri, tangata whenua etc What would someone need to know before going on a noho marae? What is the tikanga for being on a Marae?