Showing posts with label Culture; Heartfelt messages; Wendy Lee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture; Heartfelt messages; Wendy Lee. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Pere, C.B.E CM

It is now just over a year since Rose Pere left us. An extraordinary human being, a true treasure for all. No one in her presence would of doubted their value. Her passion and belief in humankind had no bounds. Rose Pere is deeply missed, however her spiritual presence remains with us for all time. E hoa, haere, haere, haere atu rā. Kia au tō moe Rose.

   “Children are our greatest legacy.

     Nature is our greatest teacher”

    Dr. Rangimarie Turuki Rose Pere





Dr Rangimarie  Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere was an International Educationalist who travelled globally, and knows about education from early childhood through to the Tertiary Level and beyond. She came from both a traditional Māori perspective and that of the Western world.


Her monograph on the traditional modes of learning of the Māori, “Te Wheke-The Celebration Of Infinite Wisdom”, is used in the USA, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, Japan, and has been translated into Japanese and German.


Her monograph is used as a training model of education by all Government agencies in Aotearoa New Zealand. Rose has been strongly influenced by teachings that go back over 12,000 years. Her book Te Wheke – A Celebration Of Infinite Wisdom, is an introduction to these teachings.









When she died Te Aorewa Rolleston, a reporter for Radio NZ wrote about her.

Dr Rangimarie Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere, of Tūhoe, Ngāti Ruapani and Ngāti Kahungunu, passed away on Sunday night surrounded by whānau at the age of 83.Dr Rose Pere, also known by many as Whaea Rose, was renowned for her spiritual teachings and ancient wisdom within academia.

The outpour of comments online and from those who knew her best, said her work inspired generations and she leaves behind an everlasting legacy.

Associate Professor Dr Leonie Pihama, who worked closely with her, said the publications Ako and Te Wheke, written by Dr Rose Pere were significant.

"Her work has always resonated, it's deeply informed much of the work I've done."

"There are lots of layers in terms of connection to the work that Whaea Rose has always done and that she has generously and openly shared with our people."

Dr Pihama said Whaea Rose left behind a multi-layered legacy.

"I was very honoured to have Whaea Rose do a huge amount of mahi with us in terms of the kaupapa that we have been following around healing, around well-being, around mana wahine, kaupapa Māori - all of those areas that she embodied."

Dr Rose Pere was born in Ruatahuna and grew up in Waikaremoana.

Since birth, she was a leader and was thought to have carried the knowledge of a tohuna or wisdom keeper and during her life, she was a renowned teacher to all.

She worked within education across all age groups from pre-school to tertiary level, focusing on building the strength and identity of indigenous learners.

She strived to make sure the next generations were not overcome by a colonial education system, and instead honored their culture.

In a statement, her whānau said she was loved across Aotearoa and the globe.

"Her life was distinguished by extraordinary service to many people in both Aotearoa, New Zealand and the many corners of the world. She touched many lives and hearts."

Dr Rose Pere will be taken to Whakirangi marae and Iwitea marae over the coming days before being taken to her final resting place at Rongopai Marae, just outside of Gisborne.








Tuesday, June 2, 2020

A message from Kazakhstan

It was so lovely to hear from Altyngul Taibassarova. Altyngul lives in Astana, now Nur-Sultan the capital of Kazakhstan. She is currently involved in establishing a new kindergarten 'Abadan Kindergarten and Family Centre' which will have three languages of instruction (Kazakh, Russian and English). 

She writes "It is very challenging time for the whole World. It is difficult not to see your friends, colleagues, notable to go out whenever and wherever you want. However, working from home has taught me to be even more caring, loving and patient. I spent a lot of time with my family and I loved it. Seems like the Earth gave this chance to everybody to reflect on their lives. COVID_19 has also brought very quick transition into digitalization. All that seemed far and not real, now is possible. We have learnt to adapt quickly. And that is very good".


Friday, September 21, 2018

Words from Germany


This is a post sent from Germany where five members of the ELP team are working with teachers in 9 German cities and one city in Switzerland. This is a press release from the University of Koblenz, which has been translated via Google translates into English. We are experiencing a tremendous amount of interest in Learning Stories. Many of the teachers have been on this journey with us over several years. We are meeting new teachers and also connecting with many we have worked with in earlier times.



Neuseeländische Erziehungswissenschaftlerin Wendy Lee begeisterte mit ihrem Vortrag über Lerngeschichten




Mit einem enthusiastischen und inspirierenden Vortrag über die „Philosophie der Learning Stories“ zog Wendy Lee, Direktorin des neuseeländischen „Educational Leadership Project“, die Zuhörerinnen und Zuhörer an der Hochschule Koblenz in ihren Bann. Rund 300 Personen waren der Einladung des Fachbereichs Sozialwissenschaften und des Instituts für Bildung, Erziehung und Betreuung in der Kindheit|Rheinlad-Pfalz (IBEB) gefolgt, um an diesem Abend von Neuseeland lernen zu können.

Der Präsident der Hochschule, Prof. Dr. Kristian Bosselmann-Cyran, begrüßte die international renommierte Referentin, die gemeinsam mit vier weiteren Mitarbeiterinnen des „Educational Leadership Project“ angereist war, um am Folgetag gemeinsam mit Studierenden der Hochschule in fünf Workshops arbeiten zu können. „Lerngeschichten sind ein ganz zentrales Element der Qualitätsentwicklung und Evaluation“, betonte Prof. Dr. Armin Schneider, Direktor des IBEB und Prodekan des Fachbereichs Sozialwissenschaften, in seinem Grußwort, „es ist wichtig, dass wir wesentliche Merkmale der Lerngeschichten wie Haltung, Diskurs, Familien- und Sozialraumorientierung in eigenen Ansätzen der Qualitätsentwicklung aufgreifen und weiter denken.“

Wie bedeutsam eine respektvolle, ressourcenorientierte und auf Austausch fokussierte Haltung für den Erfolg von Lerngeschichten ist, stellte Wendy Lee in ihrem Vortrag eindrücklich dar. Zahlreiche Foto- und Videoaufnahmen zeigten anschaulich, wie sehr Kinder und ihre Familien davon profitieren, wenn häufig und vor allem auf wertschätzende Art und Weise Geschichten über besondere Momente und wichtige Lernerlebnisse von Kindern aufgeschrieben werden. Für Kinder und Eltern ist es ein besonderer Gewinn, diese Geschichten immer wieder anschauen und lesen zu können. Durch die Dokumentation von Lerngeschichten erfahren Kinder und Eltern eine hohe Wertschätzung und sie können gemeinsam mit den Fachkräften über das Lernen von Kindern sprechen. Dass es hierfür hilfreich sein kann, die Familien der Kinder auch zuhause zu besuchen, wurde von Wendy Lee besonders betont. Notwendig sei es, die kulturelle Vielfalt von Familien zu berücksichtigen und die Teilhabe von Familien zu gewährleisten. Hierfür braucht es in den Augen der neuseeländischen Referentin nicht nur die Öffnung der Kindertageseinrichtungen, sondern durchaus auch neue Wege der Kommunikation mit Familien. Manchmal könne es hilfreich sein, bedeutsame Lernerlebnisse der Kinder telefonisch oder sogar per Email zu übermitteln. „Das Schreiben von Lerngeschichten ist eine besondere Verantwortung, um Kinder und deren Familien mit offenem Herzen und Verstand zu begleiten, um neugierig und engagiert als Gemeinschaft von Lernenden zu wachsen und schließlich auch, um die eigene Professionalität beständig weiter entwickeln zu können“, so Wendy Lee.




Dass es in deutschen Kindertageseinrichtungen jedoch gar nicht so leicht ist, regelmäßig Lerngeschichten von Kindern zu dokumentieren, die auch die Lernschritte eines Kindes transparent machen, zeigte die rege Diskussion am Ende des Vortrags. Pädagogische Fachkräfte kämpfen hierzulande mit unzureichenden strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen, die es fast unmöglich machen, mehr als eine Lerngeschichte im Jahr zu verfassen. „Hier muss einfach investiert werden“, so Prof. Dr. Schneider. Dem stimmte Prof. Dr. Regina Remsperger-Kehm zu, die selbst Mitarbeiterin im Projekt „Bildungs- und Lerngeschichten“ des Deutschen Jugendinstituts war und die als Professorin des Fachbereichs Sozialwissenschaften die Vortragsveranstaltung geplant und konzipiert hat: „Wenn wir es ermöglichen wollen, dass Kinder ihren Interessen vertieft nachgehen können und wenn wir für Kinder eine Lernumgebung schaffen wollen, in der sich Kinder wohlfühlen und sich voll Vertrauen auf das einlassen können, was sie interessiert, dann müssen wir auch für pädagogische Fachkräfte Rahmenbedingungen schaffen, in denen sie die Lernprozesse von Kindern achtsam begleiten können“. Im Gespräch zu bleiben und den Dialog mit Fachkräften, Eltern, Kindern und Verantwortlichen aus Politik und Wissenschaft fortführen, um von Neuseeland lernen zu können, lautet der deutliche Appell der Wissenschaftlerin.



New Zealand educationalist Wendy Lee enthused with her talk about learning stories

09/18/2018


RheinMoselCampus Koblenz TOP University of Social Sciences

Wendy Lee, director of the New Zealand Educational Leadership Project, cast a spell over the audience at Koblenz University of Applied Sciences with an enthusiastic and inspiring presentation on the "Philosophy of Learning Stories". Around 300 people accepted the invitation from the Department of Social Sciences and the Institute for Education, Childhood Care and Support | Rheinlad-Pfalz (IBEB) to learn about New Zealand that evening.

The President of the University, Prof. dr. Kristian Bosselmann-Cyran, welcomed the internationally renowned speaker, who had traveled with four other employees of the "Educational Leadership Project", in order to work together with students of the university in five workshops the following day. "Learning stories are a very central element of quality development and evaluation," emphasized Prof. Dr. med. Armin Schneider, Director of the IBEB and Vice Dean of the Department of Social Sciences, in his welcome address, "it is important that we take up and continue to think essential characteristics of the learning stories such as attitude, discourse, family and social space orientation in our own approaches to quality development."

How significant a respectful, resource-oriented and exchange-focused attitude is for the success of learning stories was impressively demonstrated by Wendy Lee in her presentation. Numerous photo and video recordings clearly showed how much children and their families benefit from it, if and often Appreciative way stories are written down about special moments and important child learning experiences. For children and parents it is a special benefit to be able to watch and read these stories over and over again. By documenting learning stories, children and parents are highly valued and they can talk to the professionals about learning to be a child. That it can be helpful to visit the families of the children at home was emphasized by Wendy Lee. It is necessary to consider the cultural diversity of families and to ensure the participation of families. In the eyes of the New Zealand representative, this not only requires the opening up of day-care centers, but also new ways of communicating with families. Sometimes it can be helpful to convey meaningful children's learning experiences by phone or even email. "Writing learning stories is a special responsibility to accompany children and their families with open hearts and minds, to grow inquisitively and committedly as a community of learners, and ultimately to continue to develop their own professionalism," said Wendy Lee.



However, the fact that it is not so easy in German daycare facilities to regularly document learning stories of children, which also make the learning steps of a child transparent, was shown by the lively discussion at the end of the lecture. Educational specialists are struggling in this country with insufficient structural conditions that make it almost impossible to write more than one learning story a year. "It simply has to be invested here", says Prof. Dr. med. Cutter. Prof. Dr. Regina Remsperger-Kehm, who was herself a member of the project "Bildungs- und Lerngeschichten" of the German Youth Institute and who, as a professor of the Department of Social Sciences, planned and planned the lecture: "If we want to enable children to pursue their interests in depth and if we want to create a learning environment for children in which children can feel at home and confidently embrace what they are interested in, then we also have to create framework conditions for educational professionals in which they can mindfully accompany children's learning processes ". To stay in the conversation and continue the dialogue with professionals, parents, children and political and scientific leaders to learn from New Zealand, is the clear appeal of the scientist.




Tuesday, February 20, 2018

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

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I would like to wish all the teachers in New Zealand and those well beyond our shores, all the best for a very wonderful Chinese New Year. During this time many Chinese are gathering together sharing wonderful holidays with families, some in their hometowns and some in other parts of the world. 



I think it is wonderful that the year of the Dog highlights dependability, building loyalty at work and in relationships. I also read that a Chinese Astrologer Laura Lau says that the Dog is a true companion, associated with loyalty, honesty, intelligence, and a strong sense of right and wrong. Laura Lay says "Dogs are known to be swift and passionate believers in their own personal philosophy," Lau says. "The Dog does his best to protect high-integrity people in other words, this year of the Dog may see people fighting for the cause they believe in. This influence could manifest itself as large-scale political movements or something as simple as local community work and small acts of kindness. She then goes on to say "We're inclined to believe we'll see more of the latter than the former, due to this year's representative element: earth. "The earth element makes this a gentler dog than other elements," Lau says. She says this element encourages us to take a cooler-headed approach to problems, rather than letting our emotions flare up and get the better of our reasoning.



What a wonderful lens to put on the year ahead. I am sure the year of the Dog will bring many prosperity and strengthened relationships, many happy times ahead with family, friends and work colleagues.  I am wishing everyone a VERY VERY HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR. 



Arohanui, Wendy 

Information from Laura Lau: Chinese Astrologer