Tawa Intermediate School Values

Aumangea

Courageous and Committed

The tuna travels far into the Pacific Ocean to grow and breed before returning back to the fresh waters of Aotearoa. This koropepe design of the tuna symbolises the adventurous attitude required to venture into the unknown.

Tupu

Capable, Curious, and Creative

Poutama are the steps which Tāne-o-te-Wānanga ascended to the topmost realm in his quest for superior knowledge. Symbolising the ongoing thirst for knowledge and personal growth that we aim to foster in our ākonga.

Kotahitanga

Community

People together. This Cook Island Tikitikitangata design shows first the heads, then arms and then legs of people together, symbolising community.

Manaakitanga

Caring

The Kawakawa leaf, a relative of the Pacific Kava plant, is a traditonal medicine. It is believed to show us care through it's healing properties, and in turn we can use it to show care for others.

Restorative Practice

Restorative Practice When people have fallen out in our communities & workplaces, & these relationships are not healed, the loss of social capital, productivity, job satisfaction & emotional well-being is at best sad, & at worst, dangerous.

Restorative problem-solving, based on the principles of restorative justice, views wrongdoing as a violation of people and relationships. Problem solving becomes centered around an exploration of the harm that has been done and how to repair it. This philosophical approach, with its focus on procedural, substantive and emotional satisfaction has enormous benefits – for those harmed, those responsible, their collective supporters, agencies and institutions and the wider community. The approach shifts thinking away from retribution to repair.

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