Mitey
A school-wide approach to mental health education
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Building the Mightiest Tamariki in the World
Building the Mightiest Tamariki in the World
The Sir John Kirwan Foundation has designed Mitey with NZ teachers and the University of Auckland to provide an evidence-based approach to teaching mental health education to primary and intermediate-aged children.
Mitey is a school-wide approach to teaching mental health education that is built around the NZ Curriculum and aligned with the Mental Health Education Guidelines.
Mitey helps tamariki to build the necessary and age-appropriate skills, knowledge and understanding they need to nurture their own emotional wellbeing and those of others.
The Mana Model
The Mana Model
At its heart, Mitey is guided by the principles of the Mana Model. It is the foundation of the approach which recognises that children will thrive and improve their ability to gain knowledge and skills for positive mental health, if the five key forms of mana are acknowledged, affirmed and developed.
The Mana Model (Webber and Macfarlane 2018,2020) identifies five key forms of mana that help children thrive. These five key forms of mana have been intersected with four key topic areas of wellbeing to form Mitey's unique New Zealand approach to mental health education.
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