Faavae Mautu Aoga Amata

WELCOME TO FAAVAE MAUTU AOGA AMATA!

For over 21 years we have been dedicated to providing a fun and caring learning environment for children. Our Auckland child care centre provides a welcoming and engaging environment from a Samoan Christian and cultural perspective.

We welcome and encourage parents to be actively involved in all aspects of the school and their child’s education. Parents are encouraged to talk with teachers regularly, to read their child’s portfolio and to take part in parent meetings and fiafia nights.

Faavae Mautu Aoga Amata, as our name represents, is about setting an educational foundation for your children so they can start school with the tools they need to succeed. We acknowledge the importance that culture plays in early childhood development with many of our staff fluent in both Samoan and English.

Contact us today to learn more about what Faavae Mautu Aoga Amata can do for you and your family. We look forward to welcoming you and your little ones to our aiga.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

Faavae Mautu Aoga Amata is an early childhood care and education centre which aims for its children to build strong foundations, as expressed in its name. We offer a warm, loving, caring and safe environment from a Samoan Christian and cultural perspective. With most staff fluent in Samoan language the centre identifies as strongly bilingual.

We believe in acknowledging Māori as tangata whenua and that our children should have a knowledge of the indigenous culture of New Zealand.

Matou te ofoina atu se siosiomaga ua lava saunia lelei aua le faafaileleina ma le aoaoina o fanauiti uma i tu ma aga faakelisiano ma aga faasamoa, i le gagana Samoa.

Matou te talitonuo Faavae Mautu ia mo fanauiti uma ina ia oia ma tutupu ae ola ni tagata tauivi, loto tetele, filiga ma sogasoga e suesue, salilili ma fesootai atu, toafilemu ma saogalemu i la le tino, la le agaaga, la le mafaufau, ma le talitonu o loo amanaia ma aloaia so latou sao mo aiga, ekalesia ma le atunuu lautele.

Talu ai foi o le Te Whaariki ua matou faatauina ai foi le matau faaaloalo i tagata whenua o leaavea ai se Vaega ole matou polokalama e aoaoina ai e aia i pese, tauloto faapea foi tusi faitau.

CENTRE MISSION STATEMENT

Matou te ofoina atu se siosiomaga ua lava saunia lelei aua le faafaileleina ma le aoaoina o fanauiti uma i tu ma aga faakelisiano ma aga faasamoa, i le gagana Samoa.

Matou te talitonuo Faavae Mautu ia mo fanauiti uma ina ia ola ma tutupu ae o ni tagata tauivi, loto tetele, filiga ma sogasoga e suesue, salilili ma fesootai atu, toafilemu ma saogalemu i la le tino, la le agaaga, la le mafaufau, ma le talitonu o loo amanaia ma aloaia so latou sao mo aiga, ekalesia ma le atunuu lautele.

Talu ai foi o le Te Whaariki ua matou faatauina ai foi le matau faaaloalo i tagata whenua o leaavea ai se Vaega ole matou polokalama e aoaoina ai e aia i pese, tauloto faapea foi tusi faitau

We aim to provide quality care and education in a warm, loving, caring and safe environment offered from a Samoan Christian and cultural perspective in the Samoan language. We believe this will help children to grow up as confident and competent learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit.

We believe in planning for the learning and developmental experiences that will enhance their learning.

We believe that each child should have the freedom of choice and discovery.

We endeavour to include these into the programme which is based on Te Whāriki.

We believe in the importance of acknowledging Maori as Tangata Whenua, and that children should have a knowledge of the indigenous culture of New Zealand.

We believe having this upbringing will help the child feel secure in their sense of belonging and in the knowledge that they make a valued contribution to society."