By the end of the course, our aim is that students will:

• Have a basic understanding of the Māori spiritual and natural worlds (mana atua, mana whenua), and our important connections to them.
• Be able to identify the sounds of Māori letters and pronounce letter combinations using correct intonation and stress patterns.
• Confidently greet people, introduce yourself and communicate basic personal information in an informal context.
• Identify and respond to phrases in the classroom including basic commands/instructions.
• Confidently describe the day/date, time, and the weather
• Discuss our responsibilities as a bi-cultural nation under ‘Te Tiriti o Waitangi’ and identify underlying Māori values such as: whanaungatanga, pepehā and tikanga.
• Discuss the significance of whakapapa as a fundamental Māori world view and confidently describe your family and relationships through this lens.
• Form simple sentences to describe parts of your face and body.
• Discuss protocol on the marae.
• Recognize the importance and use of karakia and be able to recite one correctly.
• Recognize the cultural values inherent within different whakataukī (proverbs) and kīwaha (idioms) and be able to correctly recite one of each.
• Ask and answer questions about people’s family, home, likes and dislikes and work situations.
• Have some ability to have simple conversations about things that happen regularly in your everyday life. 
• Introduce a person, an object, or a ‘memory in time’ and confidently describe its basic physical or emotional features.
• Confidently describe everyday routines and have a simple conversation about what we enjoy doing like our hobbies and interests.
• Use relevant vocabulary to confidently purchase an item and discuss prices and ways of payment at the supermarket or at a cafe.
• Explore the uses of the tenses: i, ka, kei, kua and e…ana through a script or drama performance.