Generally, the models are examples of how you may integrate kaupapa Māori into your teaching and learning environments.  They are not the only ways, nor are they necessarily the right way for you, in your Steiner/Waldorf school.  At the very least they are options with which you can take as they are, tailored to suit your own style, or use as inspiration for your own unique approach. 

 

There are six kaupapa Māori integration models in these guidelines. They are: 

 

• Te Reo Māori 

• Tikanga Māori 

• Māori learning methods and practice 

• Māori cosmology 

• Kaupapa Māori curriculum 

• Kaupapa Māori combination 

 

The Te Reo Māori, Tikanga Māori and Māori learning methods and practice models are all for teachers who are learners in using kaupapa Māori. The Te Reo Māori model introduces teachers to concepts of using Māori language in their teaching and learning programs. There are a range of options, as there are with all of the other models, such as encouraging a mihi at the beginning of class, complementing a lesson with a few choice words, or conducting an entire lesson in full immersion Māori. The Tikanga Māori model introduces Māori values and etiquette as an everyday part of the teaching and learning process; the Māori learning methods and practice model is similar, except that it uses traditional Māori Learning methods and practices such as wānanga and moteatea in an effort to reach students with different learning styles. 

 

The Māori cosmology and Kaupapa Māori curriculum models are more advanced, and are probably best suited to those with some experience of integrating kaupapa Māori into their learning and teaching programs. The Māori cosmology model looks to combine a Māori cosmological view with Learning Areas in the New Zealand Curriculum, grounding the lesson in a Māori perspective. The Kaupapa Māori curriculum model encourages teachers to put Māori learning at the core of the lesson - the curriculum itself is kaupapa Māori. 

 

The final model, the Kaupapa Māori combination model is a mixture of the above 

models, where you decide the components.