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Teaching Sāmoa Culture through Cultural Programmes, Sport, & Performing Arts
📍North Brisbane, Australia
Registrations closed for 2026
Join our mailing list to be notified of 2027 intakes https://form.jotform.com/252593000594859

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED 🙂Fa’afetai tele lava for the amazing response to our next Beginner's Aganuʻu programme. We ...
23/08/2026

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED 🙂
Fa’afetai tele lava for the amazing response to our next Beginner's Aganuʻu programme. We look forward to welcoming our new cohort next week and beginning this journey together 🇼🇸🇦🇸

If you missed out this time, join our email distribution list to be notified of our next intake. Link in bio.
We’ve also added a postcode field so we can see where interest is coming from and help us plan where our programmes may go in 2027.

A special fa’afetai tele lava to The City of Moreton Bay for their continued support of our programmes and the work we do in our community. We are incredibly grateful for their support. 🙏

We can’t wait to welcome our new cohort next week! See you 3rd Sept 🙌🏼

20/08/2026

FA'AFETAI TELE LAVA!

Thank you for all your registrations, we have almost reached capacity and are excited to welcome you all on 3rd September!

If you have submitted your registration and have not received an email from us, please kindly check your spam folder as it may have ended up there.

If you have sent us a message in the last day or two I will endevour to respond as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience 🙏

Few spots remaining, and we will close registrations tomorrow evening - Friday 21st Aug

🇼🇸 8 week programme
🗓 Starts 3rd Sept
📍 Strathpine 4500 - northside Brisbane
In person classes only

Custom wall piece feat. in video handrafted by Pele's Tēugā 🔥🇼🇸🇦🇸

17/08/2026

There’s a quiet thought many of us in the diaspora carry…

“Is it too late for me to learn?”
Our answer: Never

Our culture is something we can continue learning at every stage of life.

For many of us, adulthood is the first time we’ve had the space, opportunity or confidence to ask the questions we’ve always wanted to ask — to move from simply seeing our culture to understanding it.

Our Aganuʻu classes were created with this in mind — a welcoming space to learn, ask questions, practise what you may have only ever watched, and understand the why behind our cultural practices.

This is what we learn in our Beginner’s Aganuʻu Programme. It’s never too late to deepen your connection to our aganuʻu.

Come as you are. Come ready to learn 🇼🇸🇦🇸

Beginner's Aganu'u Programme
➡️ 8 weeks
➡️ In person classes only
🗓 Starts 3rd Sept
📍 Strathpine 4500, North Brisbane

Registration link in bio

13/08/2026

You know you’re Sāmoan.
You’re proud to be Sāmoan.
But then you walk into a Sāmoan space… and suddenly you’re second-guessing everything.
Where do I sit?
Who do I greet first?
What am I supposed to say?
Was I meant to know that?
What if I get it wrong?
What if I embarrass myself?
So sometimes, you stay quiet. You watch. You follow everyone else and hope nobody notices you’re unsure.
For many of us raised away from Sāmoa, this feeling is more common than we realise.
Not knowing every protocol doesn’t mean you don’t belong. It may simply mean you haven’t had the opportunity or space to learn.
That’s why we created Le Fale Aganuʻu 🤎
A place where you can ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask, understand the why behind our protocols, and grow in confidence in navigating Fa’a Sāmoa.
No expectation that you should already know.
Just a willingness to learn
Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you here.
Afio mai, Susū mai, Maliu mai.
Welcome to Le Fale Aganuʻu 🇼🇸🇦🇸

Beginner's Aganu'u Programme starts 3rd September
📍 Strathpine 4500, Brisbane

Link in bio for registration ✨️

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! 🇼🇸🇦🇸Our Beginner's Aganu'u Programme will be starting soon and we can't wait to welcome you to t...
11/08/2026

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN! 🇼🇸🇦🇸

Our Beginner's Aganu'u Programme will be starting soon and we can't wait to welcome you to the LFA 'āiga 🔥

All details on post and in registration form 🙌🏼

Link in bio ✨️

✨️Learning Schedule✨️With registrations opening tomorrow, Tues 11th Aug, here is an insight of what you will learn in ou...
10/08/2026

✨️Learning Schedule✨️

With registrations opening tomorrow, Tues 11th Aug, here is an insight of what you will learn in our Beginner's Aganu'u 8 week Programme.

Our Programme is designed to be beginner friendly, and an introduction to some of our Sāmoan cultural protocols. The lessons are delivered 95% in english with all spoken Sāmoan translated.

Our programme is highly interactive and hands-on, with a strong focus on learning through participation and practical application. We combine guided learning with interactive activities and practical experiences that allow students to apply what they are learning in a safe and supportive environment.

While the Sāmoan language and elements of formal speech are naturally woven throughout our lessons, our programme is not intended to be a Sāmoan language or formal oratory (fa‘amatai) course. Our focus is on building a strong foundation in aganuʻu — understanding the values, protocols, roles and practices that shape the Sāmoan way of life, and creating opportunities for students to put that learning into practice.

No prior knowledge or experience is required — we welcome those who are simply wanting to learn, reconnect, strengthen their understanding or build confidence in their cultural journey.

Registrations open Tues 11th Aug
📍 Strathpine 4500 - in person classes only
🗓 Classes start Thurs 3rd September

10/08/2026

✨️Folafola mea'ai/taumafataga✨️

In Sāmoa culture we acknowledge and honour those who bring gifts of food/prepare food by announcing what has been brought/provided. We call this folafola mea'ai/taumafataga.

We folafola mea'ai to honour, acknowledge and thank those who have provided and given food. Our culture is shaped and defined by alofa and fa'aaloalo. As evident in our gagana here; through the respectful words spoken to acknowledge, and the act of love of folafola mea'ai. We, as a people, are thankful and grateful for the love given, and in turn reciprocate that love by acknowledging with the utmost respect those who have given.

If you're interested in learning more about our cultural protocols, and live in the Brisbane area, our registrations open tomorrow Tuesday 11th August 2026 for our Beginner's Aganu'u programme 🇼🇸🇦🇸

📍 Strathpine 4500 - in person classes only
🗓 Starts 3rd September

Fa'afetai lava ile laulau a fono ale Laulelei o Amoa, lou tōfā Tupua, lou afioga Tavagā, ma lou fetalaiga Fiu.
Fa'afetai mo le ma'au ma le milomilosia. Agalelei le Atua mo le tou foa'i ❤️

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