A Community of Learning | Kāhui Ako is a group of education and training providers that form around children and young people's learning pathways, and work together to help them achieve their full potential.
Raetihi Primary School belongs to the Ruapehu Kāhui Ako
Vision or Whakatauki
The Ruapehu Kāhui Ako is uniquely placed near Mt Ruapehu.
Through positive relationships and collaboration, we aspire to provide an educational platform which acknowledges our learners, their families, whānau, iwi and the special relationship we have with our physical environment.
This vision is a shared responsibility desired by our greater community and will be achieved through communication, collaboration, reflection and review.
Shared Purpose and Values
The Kāhui Ako has identified that by working together as education centres and with our whānau, families, and Iwi, there will be a strong and articulated learning pathway for all learners so that the potential of each child is realised.
When these shared achievement challenges are endorsed, they will form the foundation of the implementation plan.
We want to ensure every student experiences success in our Ruapehu rohe. In the formative days of the Kāhui Ako, we articulated these values:
● caring/manaakitanga
● supportive/whanautanga
● honesty
● transparency
● trust
● integrity
● professionalism
● clear communication
What we want to achieve:
● a shared understanding of assessment
● a seamless transition from early childhood, primary and secondary school to tertiary and other trainings and beyond, including employment
● a development of a learning journal inclusive of whānau and iwi aspirations
● developing our curricula to be contextualised reflecting and reinforcing our local identity and culture
● eventually a focus on STEM based subjects to develop skills for our future learners