Connect your Child to Samoan Language and Culture

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Do you find it difficult to connect your children to Samoan culture living outside of Samoa? Tamaiti can help teach your child Samoan language and culture through fun and informative videos. We use arts and crafts, activities, play, singing, dancing and even yoga to teach your child Samoan words and Samoan culture. We also include a workbook that enhances the learning outside of the videos. Tamaiti means children and this program is aimed at children aged 0 to 5 (although some older children may enjoy it too). We have an Early Childhood Educator Adviser to ensure what we teach is in line with Australian Early Childhood Framework. Also perfect for Child Care Centres wanting to introduce regular diverse content to their programming.
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Course curriculum

  • 1

    How to Use Tamaiti

  • 2

    Transport - Fela'uaiga

    • Land - Ele'ele

    • Sea - Sami

    • Air - Ea

    • Transport Workbook
  • 3

    Weather - Tau

    • Rainy - Timuga

    • Sunny - Laina

    • Windy - Matagi

    • Cold - Malulu

    • TAMAITI WEATHER ACTIVITY BOOK
  • 4

    Music - Musika

    • Instruments

    • Singing

    • Rhythm

    • Pitch

    • TAMAITI MUSIC ACTIVITY BOOK
  • 5

    Clothes - Ofu

    • Sports Clothes

    • Church Clothes

    • School Clothes

    • Home Clothes

    • TAMAITI CLOTHES ACTIVITY BOOK
  • 6

    Samoan Alphabet - Pi Tautau

    • Alphabet 1

    • Alphabet 2

    • Alphabet 3

    • Alphabet 4

    • TAMAITI ALPHABET ACTIVITY BOOK
  • 7

    O A'u

Diversify your Child Care Centre

so children can respect and celebrate differences

Penn State Extension have found "Diversity activities teach young children to respect and celebrate the differences in all people. Learning about different cultural aspects offers new experiences for children. It also helps them realize that we’re all humans, despite differences in how we look or dress, or what we eat or celebrate. Games and activities offer a fun way for young children to learn about differences and similarities among people and to introduce the concept of diversity. All types of differences such as race, religion, language, traditions, and gender can be introduced this way."
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Learn through play

Tamaiti User Reviews

5 star rating

Thank-you!

Brenda Paraha

This course was easy to follow and user friendly. The pre-schoolers of our family really enjoyed the content and we loved hearing them attempt to pronounce ...

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This course was easy to follow and user friendly. The pre-schoolers of our family really enjoyed the content and we loved hearing them attempt to pronounce the words and learning the language of our ancestors Thank-you Measina Samoa for providing this type pf content for our children to learn.

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4 star rating

Manaia

Ada Reed

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5 star rating

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terrance blakemore

i am alexs mom, he loves this

i am alexs mom, he loves this

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Instructor

Tamaiti Host

Morwenna Petaia

Morwenna has worked in the Education sector for more than 10 years. She has taught in Hawaii, Samoa as well as Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Pacific Island Studies, a Master of International and Community Development and a Graduate Certificate in Marketing. Morwenna is a child at heart and loves working with children and sharing her Samoan culture.

Pricing

You have two options for payment. A one off payment or a payment plan over four months.

Testimonials

A Need for our Pacific Island community

Johanne Taupau

Thank you for your support and teaching my 3 kids (all U5 yrs) the beautiful Samoan culture through: traditional arts, stories, song and dance. Teaching children at this age, I strongly believe it gives a child the confidence of cultural belonging. Your workshop is a NEED for our Pacific Island community and should be introduced into the Victorian Early Years Framework!!! Keep Up your Amazing Work! Cheers Joh!!

Loved the Lesson

Rubys Day Dreams

You are the best! Loved the lesson

Trying to find education with no connections has been hard

Alexa Aleve

Trying to find education with no connections has been hard, thank you for this :)

FAQ

  • Are the videos completely in Samoan?

    No. All Tamaiti videos are in English and Samoan as we know there are parents who don't speak Samoan fluently. This way parents can learn with their children.

  • How do we access the videos?

    All Tamaiti videos can be accessed from any smart device (laptop, phone, tablet, smart tv). Head to courses.measinasamoa.com.au/tamaiti and enter your log in details.

  • What time are the videos shown?

    All videos are accessible to you on demand. If you like to watch them in the mornings, watch them in the mornings. If you want to use them as an afternoon treat watch them in the afternoon. You decide when and where to watch the Tamaiti videos.

  • What materials do we need?

    You don't need any materials to watch Tamaiti. We show you how to do various arts and crafts activities which you can choose to make at a time that suits you. These are optional and your child will still learn just from watching.