Tuakana Teina

This week for Maori Language Week, we helped ruma kotahi (room 1) and ruma korua (room 2) create string art panels. For this art session I partnered up with Rayne and helped her design patterns on her piece of paper. First she drew some possible designs on a piece of scrap paper and then she decided which patterns she would like to draw on her black paper. Once we finished drawing her design on the piece of black paper we moved onto gluing the string onto the paper. After we finished gluing the string on we then painted over the string with glue to secure the string. Helping our partners is called Tuakana Teina in Maori context, meaning that an older person helps or guides a younger person. I really enjoyed this art session with the classes and I can't wait to carry on next week.