Te Ara Whakatō – Planting the Pathway
(Years 7–10).
🪴 Why it works: Continuity outside school hours reinforces habits built during the day.
After-school programme for at-risk rangatahi
10-week terms with separate boys’ and girls’ sessions
Builds leadership and responsibility through peer mentoring
Deep Dives on bridging school and community life
Focus: early intervention, accountability, leadership, whanaungatanga
Hauora: A Māori Model of Wellbeing
All programmes combine movement, reflection, and habit building, adapted for different ages and contexts.
HAUORA MEETS SHOT
Sustainable. Habits. Over.Time
The SHOT framework brings the science to the kaupapa. It draws on psychology, neuroscience, and habit design to help students:
Start small and build habits step by step
Anchor habits to daily routines (“habit stacking”)
Use positive reinforcement to lock in change
Develop identity-based goals (not just outcomes)
Build confidence through small, consistent wins.
“People overestimate willpower — systems and environment matter more.”
Hauora + SHOT = Real Change
Hauora offers the cultural and emotional foundation. SHOT provides the practical roadmap to make change last.
This integration helps:
Neurodiverse learners regulate emotions through embodied practice.
At-risk youth build structure, responsibility, and self-belief.
Schools and whānau see sustained improvements in engagement, behaviour, and wellbeing.