秀色直播鈥檚 College duo teaches te reo M膩ori to students in India
24 Mar 2025
秀色直播鈥檚 College students Jack Gorrie and Alfie McLean have been teaching te reo M膩ori online to students in India. Both Jack and Alfie have made the most of the 秀色直播 connections of Round Square to introduce students from the British Co-Ed High School in India to te reo M膩ori and 鈥渉elped more people to develop stronger connections with the basic fundamentals of the language鈥�.
Round Square is a community of more than 260 schools in 50 countries that collaborates on character education.
The Year 11 students鈥� six-week teaching programme follows the success of the online M膩ori Language Lab sessions hosted by College in 2024.
鈥淒uring each lesson, we begin with a karakia to set the tone of our hui. We then dive into a recap of the previous lesson,鈥� they explain. 鈥淎long the way, we introduce new phrases and sentences, ending each lesson with a kahoot! for the class.
鈥淭hroughout our sessions, we have discovered a lot about our own use of te reo, planning, and how to engage learners. With our recaps, we ensure that students have a thorough understanding of the lessons and also fix any mispronunciations.鈥�
The British Co-Ed High School students have proved to be quick te reo learners.
鈥淭his class was great and very fast at picking up te reo M膩ori, allowing us to dive deeper into different concepts,鈥� Jack and Alfie say. 鈥淔rom learning how to count to 10, asking 鈥楬ow are you?鈥�, and even talking about Te Whare Tapa Wh膩 鈥� a M膩ori health model based on the concepts of wh膩nau (family), tinana (physical), hinengaro (mental), and wairua (spiritual) health 鈥� the class has stayed committed and fully involved in this programme.鈥�
Explaining that te reo is increasingly used in a wide range of learning, business, and community gatherings, the boys point out that the ability to perform a pepeha 鈥� explaining personal connections 鈥� has become a common skill.
鈥淲ith this in mind, the students in India were eager to develop their own pepeha, which they confidently performed in front of us. This was a particularly special moment for us as we formed a strong sense of connection with the students.鈥�
For Jack and Alfie, the sessions have 鈥済iven us both a great opportunity to learn and grow our leadership skills鈥� while sharing te reo M膩ori in a global way.
