26 WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS <strong>July</strong>/<strong>August</strong> <strong>2019</strong> EDUCATION = OPPORTUNITY Could your child’s confidence do with a boost this school year? Is your child anxious about the challenges ahead in this new school year? Building their learning confidence is the key to them succeeding. NumberWorks’nWords are English and maths tuition experts, and over the past 34 years their tuition programmes have proven to be effective, boosting students’ confidence and results. We believe it’s the personalised approach that really makes a difference. All our new students are given a free assessment and intro lesson where we identify their specific areas of need. We then tailor a tuition programme for each individual, set goals in consultation with parents, and provide regular feedback on progress. It’s this personalised and targeted approach that bridges the gaps and builds up student confidence and self-belief. “We cater for students of all abilities from New Entrant to Year 11. No matter whether your child is struggling to keep up, or racing to get ahead, we can tailor a tuition programme to meet their needs. We use only qualified tutors and teach to the school curriculum.” If your child is struggling, even just a little, the problem is likely to magnify as the year rolls on. For an expert opinion on how your child is doing, book a free no-obligation assessment and intro lesson at NumberWorks’nWords. At this appointment your child can also sample the NumberWorks’nWords approach to tutoring. Call Brittany at Hamilton Central on 07 8470082 or Johanna at Rototuna on 07 8538323 or visit www.numberworksnwords. com/nz/ - Supplied copy ADVERTORIAL Trainee teachers help with te reo and tikanga A trainee teacher asks a group of pupils: “who knows anything about kings and queens?” “They wear a crown, they have lots of money .... and they speak Māori,” answers a young boy, who is probably eight or nine years old. “Great,” says the teacher in learning. “Now, who can tell me who is the current Māori king?” she asks. Another boy puts up his hand. “Is it Matariki?” he asks, hopefully. The year two and three students from the St Columbas Catholic School in Hamilton are participating in a micro teaching day hosted by He Korowai Ākonga (Bachelor of Education, Primary) students from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWoA). In small groups, the children move through a series of short but engaging 20-minute classes focussing on today’s kaupapa - the Kīngitanga, or the Māori King movement - and not Matariki, the cluster of stars that signal the Māori new year. The micro teaching days are part of a collaboration that He Korowai Ākonga students have with a number of primary schools around the <strong>Waikato</strong>. While similar to practicums and placements in schools, the students plan, co-design and run the micro teaching days themselves. “These trainee teachers set up an entire day of lessons while the children’s teachers take a back seat and watch them,” says He Korowai Ākonga graduate and now St Columbas teacher, Charlotte Manning. “This is real teaching experience, it’s also networking and an opportunity for these people to shine. They have a great relationship with our school and our principal gets to see these prospective teachers in action.” TWoA practicum co-ordinator Moana Woods, says the organisation has facilitated the micro teaching scheme for the past seven years at a number of schools throughout the <strong>Waikato</strong>. She says the programme gives practical experience in a monitored and safe environment for the children and He Korowai Akonga’s trainee teachers, 90 per cent of whom find employment with schools upon graduating. “Our graduates are getting picked up quite early because of their cultural responsiveness and understanding,” says Ms Woods. He Korowai Akonga current tauira leading students in an activity about the kingitanga. She says the scheme is in demand among other schools and TWoA was finding it challenging to prioritise where its students can go. St Columbas principal Gareth Duncan said the micro teaching days were culturally enriching for his staff, some of whom were able to base lesson plans from watching the trainee teachers. “This arrangement supports our teachers cultural awareness particularly with te reo Māori and tikanga Māori,” says Mr Duncan. “The offset of this partnership is offering them a school that they can come back to where they can do their practicums.”
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