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Te Kōtare By Dion Howard
About Te Kōtare
Project 2017-12-22 10:26:14 +1300
Help us make Jenny's dream fly.
Te Kōtare is the dream of Jenny Shearer, who passed away before it was completed. She was an early childhood teacher, who had a passion for teaching her tamariki Te Reo Māori She composed 10 songs in Te Reo Māori, in the hope that they would become a tool for teachers to teach Maori concepts and language. After Jenny died, her family and friends have been working hard to make this dream come true. We are excited to now have professionally recorded songs and wonderfully designed teaching resources, including online animated videos. And now, we want to really set them free, and produce and distribute 500 of these for Early Childhood Education centres and primary schools throughout the Wellington region and beyond.
The project so far has only occurred thanks to the generous support of Matiu Te Huki (cultural liasion, music support), Lee Prebble, (studio recording) Jenny's whanau - Ann and Larry Purchas, Grant, Jenny's husband, and their boys, Malachi, Jamaya and Neo. And an awesome team of design students from Massey University; Alesha Garton, Kelsey Gee, Libby White, Olivia Mellor-Killalea, Ellie Jackson, Frank Lewis, Georgia McNeil, Katie McKenzie, Alya Corner, Dion Fowler, Brittany Rusbatch, Karlos Tui, Christie Penn, Joe Aziz
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A & T
2018-03-30 09:29:38 +1300A & T has pledged on 2 campaigns
“Thank you for your beautiful gifts Jenny. ”
Haidee Westwater
2018-03-29 21:36:42 +1300Haidee Westwater has pledged on 2 campaigns
Narmali Bee
2018-03-29 20:43:29 +1300Narmali Bee has pledged on 2 campaigns
Carrie Carey
2018-03-29 19:38:29 +1300Carrie Carey has pledged on 6 campaigns
“What a worthwhile cause and great you’ve already achieved the target! Would be wonderful if Island Bay school could use this resource.”
Chris and Helen Warring
2018-03-29 19:15:03 +1300Chris and Helen Warring has pledged on 2 campaigns
Laura Goldsbury
2018-03-29 17:05:30 +1300Laura Goldsbury has pledged on 2 campaigns
“Would love to nominate Kelson School. Woohoo!”
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Rachael Dell
2018-03-29 12:06:05 +1300Rachael Dell has pledged on 1 campaign
“Fingers crossed we can make this project fly and Jenny's spirit will live on through beautiful waiata....”
BeeKayEss
2018-03-29 11:44:00 +1300BeeKayEss has pledged on 6 campaigns
“Nearly there”
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Wayne Kirkland
2018-03-28 16:59:53 +1300Wayne Kirkland has pledged on 4 campaigns
“Hi Grant and whanau. This pledge is on behalf of Urban Vision. We are glad to be able to support such a great project.”
Mel Cash
2018-03-28 16:36:04 +1300Mel Cash has pledged on 2 campaigns
“Beautiful resources for the tamariki of Aotearoa!”
Cathy Agnew
2018-03-28 15:36:13 +1300Cathy Agnew has pledged on 3 campaigns
“This is such a beautiful way to honour such a generous gift of not only the language Te Reo, but Jenny's dream. ”
Patrick Shepherd
2018-03-28 11:40:47 +1300Patrick Shepherd has pledged on 10 campaigns
“Pleasure to support such a great project!”
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Amanda Dobson
2018-03-27 22:27:27 +1300Amanda Dobson has pledged on 2 campaigns
“What a wonderful legacy Jenny has left. It is a privilege to support this precious project.
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou te whanau a Jenny.”
Bettina Powell
2018-03-27 20:37:17 +1300Bettina Powell has pledged on 2 campaigns
“Awesome tribute. Privileged to be a part of it.”
Helen Walker
2018-03-27 16:48:54 +1300Helen Walker has pledged on 2 campaigns
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Merrilyn Withers
2018-03-27 13:40:59 +1300Merrilyn Withers has pledged on 2 campaigns
Jessica
2018-03-27 12:09:10 +1300Jessica has pledged on 4 campaigns
Rachel
2018-03-27 07:30:41 +1300Rachel has pledged on 2 campaigns
Andrew
2018-03-26 22:53:17 +1300Andrew has pledged on 2 campaigns
“What a fantastic legacy.”
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2018-03-26 22:52:24 +1300This pledger has chosen to pledge anonymously
Hana Utting
2018-03-26 22:04:14 +1300Hana Utting has pledged on 1 campaign
“Jenny your vision and commitment are a true inspiration to me. I hold you close to my heart every moment of every day. I am proud of you x”
Jo Hodgson
2018-03-26 21:53:19 +1300Jo Hodgson has pledged on 11 campaigns
“So looking forward to hearing your songs and sharing them with our primary school Kapa haka all comers group. ”
Karen
2018-03-26 21:51:51 +1300Karen has pledged on 2 campaigns
“For Jenny, her family and our tamariki, with love the Whitehouse family (Little Earth)”
Natalie Lamblet
2018-03-26 21:24:46 +1300Natalie Lamblet has pledged on 2 campaigns
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Te Kōtare
by Dion Howard
Te Kōtare is the educational legacy of Jenny Shearer, whose passion was to see more children comfortable in a bi-cultural world.