Heartbeat Pasifika

05/04/2024

First session CPR thank you Eseta and Kevin bless you both for taking time out to teach our Moana Navigators 😍

04/04/2024

Moana Navigators see you tonight please be there aroune 5.30pm we have a powhiri at 6pm.

03/01/2024

Moana Navigators next weekend plenty of spots available pm me for more info

06/09/2023

Get to me if you have a daughter that would love to come on camp 22 to 24 September..

Supported by Heartbeat Pasefika

11/09/2022

Great read from one of our Moana Navigators Mama. Can't wait to read Congratulations!!

“After our family was raided and my grandparents were sent back to Tonga . . . our family felt broken and lost.” — Emeli Sione.

02/09/2022

Camp 1

Weekend with the Moana Navigators.

Great memories!! Silverstream Retreat.

01/09/2022

Congratulations Dr Fuapepe Rimoni. Thank you for your heart and passion for Pacific Education. Moana Navigators are so blessed to have you as part of the team.

🌺 Pacific educators speak: valuing our values, by Dr Fuapepe Rimoni, Dr Ali Glasgow and Dr Robin Averill 🌺

Dr Fuapepe Rimoni (Sāmoa), Dr Ali Glasgow (Cook Island, Tahiti) and Dr Robin Averill (Pākehā) from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington’s School of Education, seeks to give teachers the tools to work with their Pacific learners more effectively.

By 2028, it is predicted that around 17 percent of New Zealand learners will have Pacific heritage, with a huge range of cultures included in this group. It is essential, say the writers of a new book about educating Pacific students, that Aotearoa’s teachers understand Pacific values to ensure their Pacific students’ success.

The book explores the interconnectedness of Pacific values, with a powerful image on the front cover showing this connection. “The values are part of who we are—this is what makes our communities special, the values they uphold. These values aren’t dealt with individually, but as a whole,” says Dr Rimoni.

The three academics hope to see a shift in thinking from student and existing teachers, as well as policy makers, as a result of their research.

The research, completed over five years, was funded by a Wellington Faculty of Education research grant, and a Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Strategic research grant. The book was completed thanks to a grant from NZCER Rangahau Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

Published 31 August 2022 on VUW website: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/news/2022/08/looking-after-pacific-learners-needs-in-the-classroom