A significant national event dedicated to revitalising education through culture, language and identity took place this week, drawing over 100 participants each day from May 5 to 8, at the National Sports Arena in Nikao.
Te Umeia Te Maro Kura – Rebuilding Our Future: Language, Culture, and Identity in Cook Islands Education, is the first symposium of its kind and a major collaboration between Te Maraurau o Te Pae Apii (Ministry of Education) and Te Ui Ariki Ngateitei O Te Kuki Airani (UANKA), an organisation formed under the House of Ariki.
Launched on Monday, the symposium aimed to reshape the nation’s education system by embedding cultural heritage and innovation into teaching and learning practices.
Under the guiding theme Ranga Ia Te Kōrero, the event dedicated to honouring traditional knowledge and reawakening community pride in local language and identity.
