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  • Kia Ora Everyone

    Interpretations and meaning of the Treaty of Waitangi | Christchurch City Libraries

    Welcome back to school. My name is Mrs Selagan and I will be your Global Studies teacher this year.

    What is Global Studies?

    The social sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical ,active, informed and responsible citizens.

    You will also be learning about people, their culture, history and the economic world beyond and within NZ.

    Focus this week:

    This week, we will focus on NZ's founding document the Treaty of Waitangi. You will be sharing your knowledge of the treaty and then using your reading skills (finding and locating) information using various resources to discover more about the treaty (Past and present)


    Resources:

    - Group Task: School Journal (Hard Copy and Online) - Read and discuss

    - Websites - Te Ara (https://teara.govt.nz/en/treaty-of-waitangi) - Summarising and note-taking skills task

    - Education Perfect task completion - Te Tiriti O Waitangi (In class and at home)