Pacifica Education Plan

DAY 2: UNIVERSITY WORKSHOP.

PASIFIKA EDUCATION PLAN-2013-2017

VISION:

Five out of five Pasikika learners participating, engaging and achieving in education, secure in their identities, languages and cultures and contributing fully to Aotearoa New Zealand's social, cultural and economic wellbeing.

What comes to mind when you read this statement?
We as a group talked about the vision statement and this is what came to our minds when we collaborated and peer shared out thoughts.

This means that: Students are secure in their languages-which means they know where they come from and know who they are: Embracing their mother tongues and their cultural heritage and identities. 

Having strong cultural contribution in own cultures as well as Aotearoa . 
Achievement (Social. cultural, economic)
Participation, contribution and engagement. 

We as teachers if we ensure that we embrace these in our classroom and learning programmes then surely our Pasifika children will  able to achieve great things in Education. 

PASIFIKA EDUCATION PLAN KEY IDEAS

KEY IDEAS:

• Accelerating student achievement
• increasing student presence, engagement and achievement
• Using culturally responsive practises. 
• increasing responsibility and accountability.
• using student identity/indentities language/s, culture/s, as levers to support achievement.
• using a connected approach: School, communities, external support.
• Empowering parents and communities to support their children's learning. 

EDUCATION COUNTS-for more information on pasifika learners and data. 

We watched a Video called : Different worlds different experiences. Here are some of a key findings from the video.

• Finding transitions difficult. 
• Demands of everyday life and school system: Setting realistic goals. 
• Transisitions from church, home and school. 
• Expected to do things at home as well as church as well as expectations at school. 
• Sometimes these worlds clash: They have different expectations. 
• Church plays a big role: tratsional practices, spirituality. Many pasifika children share this experience.
• World at home and at church is more demanding compared to other children. 
• Where the child comes from gives you an idea of where they come from. 
• Focus of ministry is for the people.