Congratulations to Te Whanau o Ngati Rangataua.
What a wonderful evening for all those involved in holding a Computers in Homes programme at the Marae.
A big ups to all the participants who graduated and also a big thanks to Kelly and Makuini for taking up the roll of trainers.
Whanau completed the 20 hours training over two weekend wananga.

We were able to connect the Marae to broadband through the help of Whakatane's GONet WiFi network.

Rangataua Marae on PhotoPeach

Three New Programmes Launch in February.

Whakatohea Maori Trust Board launch the first for 2012. 20 whanau from Opotiki have commenced training under the tutor-ledge of Don Titoki. Whanau are working towards graduating on Tuesday 24th April.

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Matai have commenced training and whanau look forward to graduating in May. Waitangi, East of Te Puke is the beautiful setting for the kura and an ex classroom has been turned into a temporary whare rorohiko. Thanks to Kuini Clarke for taking on the role of tutor.

Rangataua Marae whanau start their mahi with a one day wananga at the Marae. Kelly and Makuini Hohapata are taking on the Kaiako roles. 10 whanau will be hard at mahi over the next few weekends.

Sunset Primary School - Rotorua

Sunset whanau completed their CiH programme with lots of new skills and a potential whanau community training centre at the school. Setting up a temporary ICT suite fir CiH training has shown the potential to continue using it for further whanau training.
Well done to all involved and also Whaea Willow for being organiser/trainer.
Tumeke whanau!!

Sunset Primary School on PhotoPeach

Kaingaroa Forest School - Last for 2011

Kia ora to all the whanau who showed up for the graduation evening. What a neat night seeing all the tamariki celebrating with their parents. Well done to everyone concerned and especially to those graduating and also their awesome trainer, Ruby.

P.S. Kai was tumeke!

Kaingaroa Forest School on PhotoPeach

St Francis Whanau Aroha Early Childhood Centre

Thanks whanau for such a wonderful graduation. The mornings events were well attended by the whanau, nga tamariki and manuhiri.

Lots of thanks to MP Steve Chadwick for attending and giving away plenty of encouragement and support as well as handing out the certificates.

Big thanks to all the mahi put in by Corrine Paul from the start to the finish.

Awesome!!!

St Francis Whanau Aroha Early Childhood Centre on PhotoPeach

Three more graduations for 2011

St Francis Whanau Aroha Early Child Centre (Rotorua) is due to graduate this week on Tuesday 22nd November at 10.00am.
20 whanau have been training for the last 10 weeks and I'm sure all are looking forward to graduation and taking home their computers.

Sunset Primary School at Rotorua is also due to graduate 13 whanau on Thursday 8th December at 6.00pm. They have been working hard with Willow Wilkie their trainer. Willow has set up a training blog that can be viewed at here.

The final school for 2011 is Kaingaroa Forest School who will graduate on Tuesday 13th December at 2.00pm.

Well done to all three kura for participating and to all whanau who are hard at training.

TKKM o Kura Kokiri Graduation

Tumeke whanau! What a choice graduation ceremony with all of the kura whanau in attendance.
It was so cool to see nga tamariki supporting their parents, aunties, uncles and kaumatua who graduated. It was definitely a roll reversal as this time it was the adults who were getting their certificates.
Great korero from everyone involved and the kai was tino reka.
Thanks to all involved with the CiH programme at the kura.
Ka mau te wehi whanau!!

TKKM o Kura Kokiri Graduation on PhotoPeach