Year three - structure and key dates
Programme structure
First half year
TCHG 308—Te Reo Māori 5: Kia ora (TRMHW)
TCHG 309—Ako 5: Te Aro - Professional and inquiry-based ECCE practice (A)
TCHG 382—Tātaimarau 5: Tuituiā - Integrating the arts and sciences (T)
Cross programme priorities: Mātauranga-a-iwi and inclusive education
Second half year
EDUC 315—Te Ao Hurihuri 6: Kia hurihia - Advocacy with children and communities (TOA)
TCHG 384—Tātaimarau 6: Kia Kōkiri - Empowering creativity (with embedded professional practice) (T)
TCHG 383—Ako me Te Reo Māori 6: Ki te Wheiao - Bringing it all together (A, TRMHW)
Cross programme priorities: Education for Pacific peoples, digital learning environments, Mātauranga-a-iwi
Key dates
February 23rd - Trimester 1 begins
February 23 – April 03 - Complete Home Centre hours, classes on campus, and independent study (Centre-Based Students)
April 06 – April 17 – Easter and Mid-Tri Break
April 20 – May 29 - Complete Home Centre hours, classes on campus, and independent study (Centre-Based Students)
June 19 – Trimester 1 concludes
July 06 – September 25 - Complete Home Centre hours, classes on campus, and independent study (Centre-Based Students)
Weeks of 13 July - 4 September – Days in Centre – DIC - one day in each week (any day of the week as negotiated) (duration includes two weeks mid-tri break) (Campus Based Students)
Week of 7 September - 14 September - Days in Centre – DIC - 2 days in each week (any day of the week as negotiated) (Campus Based Students); 10 Days in centers in total
Wednesday 21 September - Student-teacher briefing and professional practice information,
Monday 12 October to Friday 20 November inclusive - Professional practice placement - 6 Weeks full-time in centers/kindergartens (Campus-Based students)
Monday 12 October to Friday 20 November inclusive - Professional practice placement - 6 weeks (15 hours minimum in home centres) and independent study (Centre-Based students)
Week of 23 November - Study Week
Week of 30 November - Wānanga Week - including Te Ara Hāpai inquiry presentations and assessment, te reo assessments, and mihi whakamutunga
Whānau Ako
In year three, Whānau Ako groups and professional learning communities will form part of the Ako programme strand.
The year three Whānau Ako programme builds on year two and again the Whānau Ako rōpū will be closely connected with the professional practice placement embedded in TCHG 384.
Student teachers will participate in a Whānau Ako rōpū comprising around 12 students. Each rōpū will meet twice before each professional practice placement to:
- Introduce Student Teachers to the Whānau Ako programme, and undertake some group building activities to support the development of relational trust.
- Introduce the processes set up to map their progress with te reo me ngā tikanga and towards meeting the key teaching practices (KTPs), and to set their own individual goals for their professional practice placement.