The Māori education strategy: Ka Hikitia - Accelerating Success 2013 -2017

Section 1: Introduction to Ka Hikitia — Accelerating Success 2013-2017

'Ka hikitia' means to step up, to lift up or to lengthen one's stride. It means stepping up how the education system performs to ensure Māori students are enjoying and achieving education success as Māori.

In this section:

• Karakia Timata
• Introduction
• What is Ka Hikitia
• The audience for Ka Hikitia
• The vision
• The guiding principles:
• Principle 1: Treaty of Waitangi
• Principle 2: Māori potential approach
• Principle 3: Ako - a two-way teaching and learning process
• Principle 4: Identity, language and culture count
• Principle 5: Productive partnerships

Contact Ka.Hikitia@education.govt.nz