Did you know that Making the Treaty of Waitangi a lived reality the desired state of our Strategic Plan?

Do you think our desired state drives the mahi within Waihi Kahui Ako?

Are your schools genuinely using the Kahui Ako Strategic plan to inform the Charter and other processes and to what level? Is the Treaty of Waitangi being a lived reality at the forefront of your kura?

Just some food for thought as we move in to korero about Local Curriculum and how we can utilise Local Stories to guide our desired state.

I hope everyone is enjoying the break

Tena tatou

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