I know those of you who are part of our Kindergarten whānau will be monitoring the progress in our entranceway area. We are so excited ! We want the entrance way to be warm and welcoming. We want people to be able to find us easily, and to be out of the rain and wind as they negotiate our uppermost gates. As you can see the upper artwork has been affixed to both sides of the roof. Are Karati- our artist came along and got the 'feel' and mana of our tūrangawaewae before going away and designing his work for us. When he brought it back Thanked us for the 'opportunity and trust you have given me to illuminate the feeling of being here." He describes us as being "nestled, tucked away and embraced - brought to life by the many children/ mokopuna, and nurtured, guided, cared for by the parents, caregivers, brothers, sisters, mums and dads, uncles, aunties, grandparents......Yes a nest - no doubt". He hopes that the artwork will be enjoyed and shares that he worked on it with his sons... Onyx, Areroa and Dony.... and that it was fun to make!
Are describes the gateway as the Whaia/Mum. He created the carvings to represent and celebrate our place here at kindergarten in the 'nest of life' - what is precious to us and why we love what we do.
He says " As we exit the nest the design and placement of shapes and colours is weaving". We connect with this as teachers as our curriculum"Te Whāriki" is about weaving curriculum.
He describes the centre peice as Ruru - Manu Kaitiaki..... a guardian bird. How appropriate!
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