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The Uphill Battle…Well Worth the Climb

This is my story of the road less travelled by Pasifika teachers and the

'urgency' for us as Pasifika educators to face the fear, take the risk and

push up into leadership positions in all areas of education. How can

NZEI help us to achieve this? Would you like to take the next step

into senior leadership but haven't? Let's unpack why and share ways

we could support each other to take that first step!

Convenor | Sose Annandale

Sose has over 30 years’ experience in education in

the early childhood and primary sectors. She has been

principal of Russell School in Porirua since 2011.

At Russell School she continually strives to build a

culture of collaboration with all stakeholders – supporting and

empowering staff to grow in leadership roles. She places a strong

emphasis on involving the community, volunteers and organisations

in the school’s operation focussed on raising outcomes for our

children and their families.

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Pasifika Leadership

Auva'a Unasa Enosa Auva'a is a pioneer in terms of Pacific Leadership and

education in New Zealand. He was one of the first, appointed Pacific Island /

Samoan principals in New Zealand/ Auckland in 1991. He has been Principal of

Mt Albert Primary school in Auckland for 24 years. He has been a key pacific

figure in groups advising the government on Pasifika achievement and was

appointed to advise the Minister of education in the National Cross Sector forum,

and the Advisory group for the Investment in Success policy (IES).

Convenor | Enosa Auva’a

Auva'a Unasa Enosa Auva'a ( Parents Late Rev Tololima Auva'a

and Latafale Sara Kolia Asiata). His uncle fa’atoese Auva’a was

the president of the Methodist church. Born in Samoa he came to

NZ with his parents when he was 11. He graduated with his

Masters in Educational Leadership and Management specializing

his research in indigenous leadership in 2008. In 2010 he was

awarded a Fulbright scholarship (award by NZ and USA) in

Educational Research to further his studies and research in

Hawaii in 2010. He was elected by his fellow Principals to the National

Executive of the New Zealand Principals Federation 3 years ago and recently

re-elected for another term. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church, has

coached rugby, run for politics and was a Sunday school superintendent for 12

Years. He also helped establish the New Zealand Pasifika Principals

Association NZPPF and is their President.

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Inclusive Education

An inclusive learning environment is one that values the contributions of all students, their families/whānau, and communities. It recognises that every learner is unique and builds on their languages, cultures, and interests; and identifies and removes any barriers to achievement.This workshop will give an insight into Berhampore School's journey towards having an 'inclusion for all' approach in its learning environment and will look at ways this approach can be fostered across networks of schools to benefit all students in its community.

Convenor | Anastasia Aukuso-Lolo

Anastasia Aukuso-Lolo is a proud born and bred Wellingtonian. She is currently Deputy Principal at Berhampore School and has been for the last five years. As well as being the Deputy Principal at her school, Anastasia also has her hands full as the new entrant teacher.She believes that the successful transitioning of pre-schoolers to school as being fundamental to them and their families feeling included and supported on their child's first school journey. Successful transitions are those that are planned and implemented by a collaborative team that includes the student, parents, family members and all those involved in the support and education of each student; this includes students with additional needs. Anastasia is passionate about ensuring this first school journey is a successful one for every child and their family and believes firmly in an inclusion for all approach to support this.

Live, Learn, and Lead

This presentation covers the migration of the people from the Pacific to Aotearoa NZ. The

history of the emergence of Pasifika Language Nests here in Aotearoa will be covered along

with the challenges, issues and impact of emergent in the education system. At the very core

is relationships and this will be woven throughout the presentation. We will also be taking a

look at the Pasifika Education Plan.

Convenor | Taime Pareanga Samuel QSM An inspiring leader Taime has grown with the early foundations that education starts at home with the many life lessons that our parents have to teach us. These rich experiences have led to the very success of Taime today and the strong influential leader that she is within education and the wider community being much sought after for her expertise. In recognition of her community commitment Taime received the Queen’s Service Medal in 2009 the highest order of merit and since has continued to be a recipient of many other high awards. From the grassroots level of teaching young children, Taime also manages to find the time to be involved in Ministry of Education priorities such as the Pasifika Education Plan. Live – Learn – Lead lays the very foundation of the presentation that leadership is connected to how we live and are raised, our pathways of learning both at home and in Tertiary education, and how we lead by sharing the skills and knowledge with the people and community around us.

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WaiPESI - Engaging with Pasifika Students and

Families, Educators and the Wider Community

This workshop will explore the unique grassroots initiative developed in Wainuiomata Valley.

At the heart of this initiative is the desire to make a difference for our Pasifika fanau, and

clearing a pathway for greater parent and student engagement in their school community.

Participants will learn with, from and about one another in order to take away practical ideas

and inspirations to apply to their own context.

Convenors | Annie Roberts, Yvonne Daymond & Bruce Roberts

Annie Roberts, Chair

Annie is currently seconded to the Simplification Project team, Ministry of Social Development

as the as Facilities Manager and Design Support. She has almost 30 years’ secretarial and

administration experience in both the public and private sector. Since joining P.A.C.I.F.I.C.A

in 2007, Annie has held several Executive roles at Branch and National levels as well as

providing regional support. In 2015, Annie was co-opted to the Wainuiomata Intermediate

Board as a Trustee lending a Pacific Community lens. Elected Chair, Annie has had oversight

transitioning WaiPESI’s status from volunteer group to Incorporated Charitable Trust.

Yvonne Daymond, Communications

Yvonne is an IT Consultant specialising in Project and Programme Management for the last

20yrs nationwide and internationally. Yvonne is Fijian, a mother and a wife. She is passionate

about success in business and education which sees her mentoring IT practitioners in their area

of expertise and lending those skills to her volunteer work in Wainuiomata with WaiPESI -

Wainuiomata Pasifika Education Success Initiative. In terms of WaiPESI her focus is on

education planning and success for teen students and their families - what success looks like on

an individual basis and what parents and families could do to assist and grow that within their

families.

Bruce Roberts, Communications

Born in Louisiana, United States Bruce shifted to these shores in 2001 for his now wife Annie

Roberts. Bruce is currently a Senior Tour Host at Te Papa with a special interest in people with

disabilities in which he has created special tours targeted specifically for people with

disabilities and challenges and is currently undertaking the Be Accessible Leadership training.

In 2014 Bruce was presented with the Blind Bit of Difference Award by the Wellington Branch

of Blind Citizens NZ. Back in the US Bruce has almost 30 years’ Zoo experience mainly

working with primates.

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Tivaevae Workshop

Mii Hinarere Tupangaia learnt to cut and sew Tivaevae (Quilt making) at a

young age, and is still doing it now. She has a Tivaevae at Te Papa, which was

shown at a Exhibition last Year, called “Out of the Glory Box” and also on Te

Papa’s Video Digital website.

She has also taught our young girls to make their own cushion covers as a start,

and they have done very well. They will be having a Tivaevae Exhibition at a

later date.

She was asked to attend a Auckland Pacific Heritage Art Fono last October to

show our Tivaevae Craft at the Auckland Museum, the only Cook Islands

Display for 3 days.

She also taught a girls Art Class at Marsden College in Wellington last month

on how to cut and tack a Tivaevae and she will finish it and show them at a

later date the finish product.

Convenor | Mii Hinarere Tupangaia

Mii Hinarere Tupangaia is 67 years old, and has lived in Lower Hutt,

Wellington for over 40yrs. She is involved with all our Cook Islands activities

in the Valley and also in Wellington and Porirua, currently holding the

position of a President for the Hutt Valley Cook Islands Association Inc. She is

also a Senior Elder within the St Davids Presbyterian Church Petone.

Helping others to cut and sew is her passion and she loves the idea of creating

new patterns and sewing stiches.

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Leading Pasifika in ECE

Convenor | Lealofi Kupa

My name is Lealofi Kupa I am Tokelauan I was born and raised in

Aotearoa-New Zealand. As a Pacific early childhood educator I have

had the privilege of learning and working in both mainstream and

Pacific services for the past 22 years. During this time it has allowed me

the unique opportunity

to contribute skills and experiences that have been successful in both

worlds, whilst in return I have also gained skills and experiences that

have lead me to where I am today.

Mentoring or Coaching… Pacific naturally choose Mentoring!

Pacific is very much entrenched in core fundamental values that have stretched through time and migration. RELATIONSHIPS is the biggest common value seen amongst Pacific cultures. “Working in a culture” that is not yours things can become – “easy said than done” especially in a country and system that is not ‘ours”. Like the Pantene Shampoo ad says – ‘it won’t happen overnight but it will happen…’ Mentoring far outweighs Coaching for Pacific people, for some this is truth, for some this has been forgotten, for some this is impossible and for some they just may not know the difference between ‘mentoring and coaching’. Why would Pacific be more attractive to Mentoring as opposed to Coaching? Pacific are spiritual people so what is the ‘gafa ’ of Mentoring that makes it best suited to Pacific people. How does one ‘mentor’ Pacific in a system that measures and values outcomes in an opposite direction.

Convenor | Tautala Aiono Faletolu Tautala Aiono Faletolu a current Phd student at Victoria University is researching the ‘Pacific Rebuild following natural disasters’. She is also works for Plunket as their National Pacific Advisor. Prior to this Tautala worked as a Senior Lecturer for the Social Work Program at Whitireia New Zealand. Her previous roles in teaching included facilitator with ACE, teaching Social Work and Pacific at Otago University and a Pacific facilitator for COMPASS. Her professional background is Social Work and led research in the topic area of best social work practice with Pacific in New Zealand. Working with Child Youth and Family led to roles such as: social worker, learning and development advisor and senior advisor Pacific. Above all, Tautala best place on earth is with her parents (Rev, Numia Aiono and Lotolelei), extended family, her Samoan culture (Aganu’u Fa’a Samoa), the church and her husband (Ueli Faletolu) and 5 children (Ma’ole, Toloumu, Fiatamali’i, Inailau and Mose)

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Say it with Siva

“Say it with Siva” will be facilitated by Tupe Lualua and Le Moana. The

workshop will touch on the basic fundamentals of Siva, Ura, Haka and

Contemporary dance. How these dance forms are delivered in the class room

and how they may be used as mediums for self and collective expression.

Convenor | Tupe Lualua

Tupe Lualua is a graduate of Pacific Studies

at Victoria University of Wellington and the

internationally renowned Whitireia

Performing Arts. With a background in

Samoa, Cook Islands, Maori and

Contemporary dance, Tupe Lualua's work is

translated to diverse audiences through

performances by the Le Moana collective.

Le Moana is a vessel for the exchange of

stories, concepts and ideas through the

medium of Pacific dance, theatre and film.

In her career as an Artist Tupe Lualua has

choreographed works for some of

Aotearoa’s most notable visual artists such as Michel Tuffery, Shigeyuki Kihara

and John Ioane. As an actor she has featured in several critically acclaimed

theatre works such as “The White Guitar” by The Conch and “Marama” which

recently featured in the Auckland Arts Festival 2016.

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Toru Fetu Kindergarten

Conveners | Ina Ropu-Tengaru & Ngaretta Strong

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Ina Ropu-Tengaru

Assistant head teacher and acting Senior head

teacher at Toru Fetu kindergarten.

Ina has been teaching at Toru Fetu Kindergarten

for 4 years. She has taught in the Punanga (Cook

Island Maori room), throughout the four years Ina

has mentored and taught with the akoga, Niue,

Tuvalu and Cook Island Maori cultural rooms. Ina

at the present time is acting senior head teacher at

Toru Fetu Kindergarten.

Ngaretta Strong

Learning communities liaison teacher

Ngaretta is a foundation teacher at Toru Fetu, after three

years of teaching and role of assistant teacher, was

seconded to work with Etu Ao Pasifika home based centre

under the umbrella of then named Wellington

Kindergarten association Ngaretta has returned to Toru

Fetu in dual role of teacher and learning communities

liaison teacher.

Together we will share our leadership journey and our

shared leadership approach.

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“Do It!” Workshop ~option two~

Fanau Pasifika Kindergarten

Convener | Rasella Namulaulu Pusa- Fuauli

Viia le Atua o le alofa, Atua o le agalelei Atua o lē

na faia I tatou. Talofa lava malo le soifua manuia.

My name is Rasella Namulaulu Pusa- Fuauli.

I was born and educated in Samoa, moved to New

Zealand in 1996 and came to Levin. I am a mother

of 7 and a grandmother.

Arriving in New Zealand was a challenge for me.

The environment, language, society/people,

everything was different. I struggled to adapt to the

new life style. So I started the first step in a new

chapter where I felt at home- my church and the

school where my son attended.

I’ve gone on studying and worked at Montessori, Private Day care and move to

Wellington Kindergarten Association which is now He whanau Manaaki

Kindergarten Association. I worked at Taitoko kindergarten for 4 years and

appointed in 2012 to help establish a new initiative, Cambridge kindergarten

becoming a Pasifika kindergarten.

It is a privilege to share my passion of who I am through my beliefs, value,

language and culture in this teaching environment.

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Storytelling through dance

This workshop will look at how dance can be used to bring a class together - social cooperation, class culture, developing individual and group coordination. We will look at two areas of dance and that is the knowledge of dance in a cultural context related to urban, pasefika and global movement and secondly the skill of telling a story through choreography. This will be a practical workshop so please wear comfortable clothing.

Convener | Naomi Hamlin

Google Docs

Do you want to create and share online documents, spreadsheets and presentations? Do you

think "the cloud" is just something that blocks the

sun? Learn the basics of Google Docs. The interactive workshop covers online sharing and

collaboration, keeping yourself safe online, and using Google Docs functions effectively.

NB: You will need to bring your own device to use ie. laptop, ipad

Convener | Duncan Harding Duncan Harding is an Education Organiser who provides Professional Development workshops to NZEI Te Riu Roa members all across New Zealand.

Talofa Lava - My name is Naomi Hamlin and I have been teaching for over 15 years. I am Samoan and grew up in Cannons Creek, Porirua. I have been fortunate to teach the arts and integrate dance, drama, visual arts and drama through the National Curriculum. The journey of teaching the arts and seeing our children benefit from the opportunities provided has been immense. I have created opportunities for our children to represent our schools through regional to National level in hip hop competitions, coordinated and taught different cultural performances, becoming a specialised performing arts teacher, through to stage challenge and artsplash. The journey to continue storytelling through dance is exposing and teaching our children to become authentic performers.

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Pasifika Success Talanoa workshop

“The culture of the child cannot enter the classroom until it has first entered the

consciousness of the teacher.” Basil Bernstein

The Pasifika Education Plan (2013-2017) sets the expectation for raising the

achievement of Pasifika learners and reducing the disparity among students in

our NZ classrooms. The PEP sets the expectation that 85% of Pasifika students

will meet the Government's expectations set at each level of schooling. How

well are we meeting this expectation?

A culturally responsive approach is essential in achieving the goals and targets

of the Pasifika Education Plan and in helping to promote the educational success

of Pasifika learners and other culturally diverse students. This workshop will

provide information and strategies to help educators implement approaches

aimed to increase the achievement of culturally diverse learners, to better

motivate and engage them in learning tasks, and help them succeed.

Convener | Janice Tofia

My name is Janice Tofia. I am of Pakeha descent, and my husband and children

are of Samoan descent. Both of my children are teachers in Dunedin. I have

lived in Dunedin all of my life and have been an educator here for over 47 years.

This has involved teaching at all levels of the primary school sector, and also in

special education. I was an education evaluator with ERO for 11 years, and the

Principal of a multi-cultural low decile school, also for 11 years. For the past 3

½ years I have worked for Otago University Education Support Services in the

role of Pasifika facilitator working with clusters of schools from Invercargill to

Levin. I am passionate about all students achieving educational success and the

issues of fairness and justice associated with this.

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Leadership

Convener | Tone Kolose

Tone Kolose has been a principal for 14 years at

two schools in Auckland. He was first appointed

principal just six years into his teaching career.

You will often find Tone in the classroom as he

prides himself on continuing to build relationships

with the students, their parents and the community.

During conversations with students earlier this year

he discovered many of them had never been outside

of their communities. They had not been on a

motorway, or swam in the beach, or visited a zoo.

The revelation stunned Tone who assumed every

child had had those experiences.

Now he is on a mission to make sure his students experience those things

they’ve only read about or watched on television. He is making sure they know

“there is life beyond the corner dairy”.

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ALOPHA Workshop

Over the last six years I have been blessed to be able to research what causes

stress in our everyday lives. Since the sudden death of my older brother almost

ten years ago (at 36 years old of a heart attack) I have been on a journey to find

out what stress is and what we can do to identify, manage and overcome our

spiritual, emotional, mental and physical barriers. This program is called the

ALOPHA program which has been divinely inspired to help those who need this

support and are not aware they need it.

The ALOPHA program has already been trialed in four different schools in

Wellington to support Pacific students who have learning barriers, behavior

concerns, engagement concerns or who are deemed as having learning needs but

will not be eligible for funding or extra learning support.

Convener | Robert Ngan-Woo

Asi Robert Tse-tung Ngan-Woo was born in South

Auckland. He graduated with a BA in English

Literature in 1994.

Currently he is continuing further studies at Massey

University in Health Sciences towards validating the

ALOPHA program.He is also teaching part-time and studying for a

Certificate in Small Business Management.

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Bobbi Maths Workshop

The purpose of this presentation is to enable participants to experience what it is

like to be a learner in Roberta Hunter’s Developing Maths Inquiry Communities

(DMIC) maths programme and to share reflections on how the programme is

running at two Porirua primary schools.

Convener | Eunice Sa’aga-Gucake & Leka Campbell

Eunice Sa’aga-Gucake is of Samoan/Fijian descent. She is a

teacher at Russell Primary School in Porirua East and has been

working there since 2013. The School is 90 % Pasifika and in

2014, when they started the Pasifika Maths Programme

developed by Dr Roberta (Bobbi) Hunter, Eunice began

implementing it in her classroom.

Leka Farquhar is an assistant principal and a teacher at Maraeroa School. She and her students work in a collaborative modern learning environment where collaboration, cooperation, inquiry and problem solving all start with talanoa and korero.

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Gifted Pasifika EducationManu will discuss her work on gifted and talented Pasifika students and invite

you to consider your own perspectives on what it means to be a gifted Pasifika

being. Manu believes that there are cultural identifiers for giftedness that are

unique to Pasifika learners. She will share some strategies about how we can

nurture, nourish and motivate the giftedness in our Pasifika children, so that we

that each child can have their own OMG moment - the personal journey to "own

my greatness".

Convener | Aiono Manu Faaea-Semeatu

Manu is a practising ethnomusicologist and educator.

Her teaching experience has been in secondary schools

in Auckland with Music, Social Studies and English

from 2004.

From February 2005 to November 2012 as a member of

Komiti Pasifika with PPTA, Manu has been involved in

creating submissions and providing consultation

feedback for various policy documents such as the

Pasifika Education Plan for the Ministry of Education,

the Pacific Languages Framework for the Ministry of

Pacific Island Affairs and the Pasifika Strategy for the

New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

She is currently the Senior Advisor Pasifika for CORE

Education, where she serves as an online mentor for the

UChoose mentoring programme, a senior consultant for

Pasifika professional learning, a facilitator for the

Learning with Digital Technologies provision. She is also currently completing

her Ph.D doctoral research on "Pasifika students' perceptions of factors that

contribute to their success in NCEA." Her work on Pasifika giftedness is

currently used to identify gifted and talented Pasifika students across Aotearoa.

“Do It!” Workshop ~option nine~

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The Va’a Tele Framework: Redefining Pasifika

SuccessThe Va'a Tele Framework and the dimensions of effective practice for Pasifika

learners (Si‘ilata, 2014), are presented as a model for Pasifika learner success. In

her PhD research Rae explored the notion of success for Pasifika learners and

the central roles that teachers and leaders played in enabling these learners to

connect the worldviews, languages, literacy practices and experiences of their

homes with the valued knowledge and literacy practices of school. Stories and

examples of practice from effective teachers and their Pasifika learners, as well

as stories from the Pasifika New Entrant Pilot work will be shared.

Convener | Dr. Rae Si’ilata

Dr. Rae Si‘ilata is a lecturer in biliteracy at the University of

Auckland, School of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty

of Education and Social Work. Her areas of interest include

bilingualism and bilingual education, Maori education,

Pasifika education, second language acquistion, reciprocal

family-school partnerships.

Hiko Health Workshop

Convener | Yanetta Hiko

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Yanetta Siena Hiko, half Maori half Samoan, born & bred in Wellington. Co-managing Director at Hiko Health & Fitness, & trustee at H.I.K.O. Charitable Trust. Began utilising the WhanauFitness model of wellbeing in 2012 to deliver health, fitness, nutrition & wellness programmes for low income families and community groups. Since, has partnered with Fitlink NZ to offer a Fitness Apprenticeship programme for family members who expressed a bigger interest in keeping their families healthy and whom were keen to become qualified WhanauFitness instructors and Personal Trainers longterm. This programme along with other partnership programmes have been fantastic projects and opportunities for everyone and successful due to the nature of the WhanauFitness model. WhanauFitness has become an integral part of everyday business and the model provides a strong foundation for staff, customers and stakeholders to work in cohesion with respect and humility.

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Cultural Responsiveness

Pasifika peoples have long been tellers of tales, tales that explain, question and

entertain. When it comes to Pasifika education, however, our tale is mostly

defined by a tail of another sort – “the long, brown tail‟ of underachievement.

The “long, brown tail” has become our master narrative, we are known for being

underachievers. This workshop tells a counte-story, a story of successful

Samoan students. The workshop will shed light and give voice to the lived

experiences of the students above the tail. This tala (story) celebrates the

experiences of successful Samoan students. It is a story of sacrifice, strength,

family pride and service. While learning about successful Samoan students we

will also learn about successful teaching practices. Culturally responsive

pedagogy will be unpacked as described and experienced by the students in this

research.

Convener | Melini Fasavalu

I am a product of my parents’ migrant dream. My family migrated to Auckland

in search of a better future for the next generation, my siblings and I. Fast

forward a number of years and I am now a school leader (DP) of a South

Auckland school filled with students whose aiga also dream for a better

tomorrow for their next generation. I have 20 years of teaching experience in

South Auckland including 6 years as DP of Wiri Central School. I recently

completed a Masters of Educational Leadership at the University of Auckland. I

now spend my time trying to put into practice the findings and recommendations

of my own research and the research of others in an attempt to realise the

aspirations of the aiga and community I serve.

“Own It!” Workshop ~option one~

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Lift Education – Education resources

Lift Education is a Wellington-based educational publisher, whose clients

include corporate and non-corporate organisations, government departments,

and overseas publishers. In 2013, Lift was awarded the contract for the

development of the Instructional Series for the Ministry of Education. This

series, which includes Ready to Read, Junior Journal, School Journal, and

School Journal Story Library, and Connected is available free to all schools in

New Zealand.

This session will focus on the development of resources that Lift produces and

that are relevant to Pasifika learners.

Convener | Peggy Nesbitt

Peggy is a Project Manager/Educator at Lift

Education in Wellington. She has twenty years

of teaching experience, working with students

in years 1–6 in low-decile schools with high

numbers of Māori and Pasifika students. She

has considerable professional expertise as a

professional leader, and experience in

programme design, first working as a teacher,

then within the Ministry of Education, and

since 2010 with South Pacific Press/Lift

Education. At Lift Education, Peggy has

written content for print and online teaching

and learning resources for many of our clients.

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Leading the school community

Convener | Sonia Johnston

Sonia Johnston is principal of Roscommon School in Manurewa, Auckland.

Born and raised in Manurewa to a Samoan mother and Palagi father, Sonia feels

privileged to have continued to serve and give back to her community. In this

‘Own It’ strand, Sonia will share her experiences in leading and supporting her

school community (predominantly Maori and Pasifika population) to articulate

their aspirations for their childrens’ learning, and how they’ve worked in

partnership to see these dreams become a reality. A proud mother and wife,

Sonia will also show how serving in your own home, extended aiga/ family, and

in the place you are right now, provides for opportunities to effect positive

change for those who you live, love and learn with.

Gaining equity and social justice within mathematics This workshop will explore the development of a programme called

‘Developing Mathematical Inquiry Communities’ which was based on Pasifika

Success. Explanations will be given for why this needed to be more than an

intervention; it needed to be a reinvention. The key aspects of the programme

will be described and explanations given of how the newly constituted culturally

responsive practices addressed issues of equity and social justice.

Convener | Dr. Roberta Hunter

Dr Roberta Hunter is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Institute

of Education at Massey University. Dr Hunter is a registered teacher who has lengthy

experience leading and modelling best practice in mathematics teaching and learning.

Over the past fifteen years she has actively engaged in research and professional

development projects which support teachers to develop culturally responsive

mathematics pedagogy particularly with Pāsifika and Māori students in high poverty

areas. This included her doctoral study which was selected as a significant case of best

practice and published in 2011 as Exemplar 1 for the Best Evidence Synthesis. Dr

Hunter’s research focuses on culture, language, and identity linked to student

participation in mathematical reasoning and communication.

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11.00AM | FRIDAY 22 APRIL

It’s Not Ok It's not OK is a community-driven behaviour change campaign to reduce family violence in New Zealand. Its goal is to change attitudes and behaviour that tolerate any kind of family violence. The campaign's vision is a community where each person believes there is something they can do to help and is likely to act when they know violence is happening. It was launched in September 2007 with the simple message Family Violence is not OK but It is OK to Ask for Help.

Convener | Vic Tamati Vic Tamati has been violence-free since 1992. He has been the It's not OK campaign champion since 2008, and is engaged fulltime speaking to schools, prisons, churches, stopping violence programmes and community groups.

Building Stronger Relationships with Fanau Conveners | Pippa Groser and Litara Nalesoni Pippa, Litara and Dawn have worked together at Pencarrow Kindergarten for over 25 years.

Together they have helped develop strong ties with the community and introduces initiatives

and innovations specifically to strengthen learning outcomes for Pasifika tamaiti. These

initiatives have included a team study trip to Samoa, redevelopment of their outside play area

and the introduction of a community annual umu. This is the story of Pencarrow

Kindergarten’s journey towards building stronger relationships with Pasifika families in the

kindergarten community.

Hula Workshop The Art of Hula Dance is taught by New Zealand born Cook Islanders with a passion for their

culture.We will venture to the sunshine. So get ready to sway those hips and ride the

surf.Turou Oro mai and learn the techniques, the moves and the choreography with the roll of

the drums. Hula will be quite a workout! Please bring a Pareu, Lavalava, scarf or sarong to tie

around your hips. Coconut Bra is optional!!! Barefoot or soft soled shoes. I hope you enjoy

your journey to the Cook Islands

Conveners | Metua Tengaru & Pauline Williams

Metua Tengaru is Learning Support Staff at Holy Family School. She has two children,

Chyenne, 20 and Armstrong, 16.

Pauline Williams is also Learning Support Staff at Holy Family School. She is married with 3

girls and 2 mokopuna.

“Own It!” Workshop ~options five, six & seven~

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“Own It!” Workshop ~option eight ~

I look at the 'where to', from the starting point of change and how radio plays a role in that before and after the mic is turned on.

'What does done look like': Niu FM

Convener | Yolande Ah Chong

Yolande Ah Chong, Mother of 3, Actor, Comedian, MC, Broadcaster and former Breakfast Host of Radio 531 PI. My father Ulugia Iosefo Ah Chong is from the village of Vaiusu and my mother Theresa Peleise Mailei Ah Chong, from the village of Lufilufi. I am Samoan. And as butter needs to be placed on the table, I am Culture & Community with Pacific Media Network. A role that has evolved from being a part of many roles.

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Scientists

Convener | Ainslie Sauvao

“Own It!” Workshop ~option nine~

Currently teach Science & senior Biology at St Patrick's College. Have taught Science, Maori Language, Technology and Biology during my 22 years at St Patrick's College. I have previously undertaken the following positions at St Pats: Acting Deputy Principal, Senior Dean and House Leader and have always maintained the role of Teacher in charge of Polynesian students. I have been involved in the following extra-curricular activities over the years: volleyball, rugby league & dragon-boating manager, rugby coach, 1st XV rugby trainer, teacher in charge of Poly Club and I co'ordinate the Home-School Partnership programme for the Polynesian families at the college. I am passionate about my subjects and raising the achievement of Pasifika students at St Pats but also really

love being involved in the sporting life at the college. I enjoy building positive relationships with the families of my students and involving them in their son's learning, personal goals and career aspirations. I love teaching and getting the best out of each student I come across whether it be in the classroom, on the rugby pitch, within our cultural Poly Club or in the school chapel where boys show genuine servant-leadership through sharing their faith wit others. Sharing my knowledge and experience within the Science teaching field with other educators will hopefully give them a new perspective on how Science can be made fun, enjoyable and more relatable to the cultural experiences of our Pasifika learners.

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