Tūhura Brooklyn

At Brooklyn school, our focus for 2021 is "Tūhura - Discover". Alongside our students, staff have started a journey to 'discover' our Brooklyn roots, what makes us who we are here at Brooklyn School.  We are proud to be learning alongside our tamariki as we explore our Brooklyn whakapapa, beginning this year with our Maunga.  We have been able to weave this idea through our 2021 topics, starting with visual art, local stories, kaupapa ki Motueka and NZ native plants and animals, with the support of local groups, e.g. Friends of Flora, Tasman Bay Guardians and Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust.  We are excited to see where this journey of discovery takes us!


We would like to thank our AST's, Struan McKenzie and Vicki McKerrow, who made time to come to our recent staff hui to present the 2021 kaupapa of our Kāhui Ako to our staff.  As we continue on our journey through the RbL Profile, we are excited to be able to weave the next steps in 'Relationships First' into our own personal Growth Cycles and make this part of what we do here at Brooklyn School.  Staff are ready to take the next step on their Impact Coaching journey as we co-construct how this next part will look at Brooklyn.

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