A learning Puna ako is a learning environment that allows for a greater range of teaching and learning opportunities. Each of our learning Puna ako is situated in a set of interconnected rooms where children and teachers can move through the spaces – forming clusters and re-grouping for different activities.
Puna ako enable a team-teaching approach. With two teachers per space, the learning is able to be tailored to suit the needs of different children. By forming small groups throughout the day, children receive guided learning at a level best suited to their abilities.
The collaborative nature of team-teaching means that each child has multiple teachers who know them well and understand their unique learning requirements. Learning activities can be adapted for each child, or group of similarly-skilled children. In practice, this means that children often break into different learning workshops/hui for their maths, writing or reading with a key teachers who tracks their learning closely. Personalised learning where students need additional support or further development is possible within this format and is one of the great benefits of a learning Puna ako.
Teachers meet the needs of the tamariki in their space and each Puna ako designs an environment that best suits the year group.
Meet the teachers / kaiako for each hub on our Staff page
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