The Hauora Initiative

At TNIS the wellbeing of our staff and learners is important. We value our school community and endeavour to provide a supportive programme that supports the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellness of us all. If we as a school are well/balanced, then we can function to the best of our ability for ourselves and each other. 

We aim to drive and inspire sustainable change for our learners and staff by taking proactive action towards wellness. Our TNIS Hauora Initiative will provide both learners and staff with strategies and tools to address any wellbeing barriers and aim to empower each of us at TNIS. This is a long-term initiative as wellbeing has no end place. 

The TNIS Wellbeing Model will underpin our programme. Learners have a wellbeing journal to record tools, strategies, goals and their wellbeing journey. Learners will inquire into each concept and discover what works best for their wellbeing. Wellbeing is integrated into our units of inquiry as well as stand-alone lessons to teach explicit content.

The TNIS Wellbeing model is based on the mental health foundations of 5 ways to wellbeing. This is the language we use frequently across the school. The Te Whare Tapa Wha is around the outside as these are the four walls that are important to help strengthen our wellbeing.