Section outline

  • FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on the role sport has had in defining culture and identity.
    • We are FOCUSING on sporting history and culture by investigating the origins of sports
    • We are IDENTIFYING current issues associated with participating countries in the FIFA world cup
    • We are FOCUSING on why culture and identity of a country is important
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING what it means to live in a bicultural society with many cultures.
    • We are EXPLORING different origin stories from various backgrounds.
    • We are EXPLORING the challenges faced in the revitalisation of the Māori language and culture.

    Kia ora ngā taiohinga mā, nau mai haere mai.

    Kohikohi ngā kākano, whakaritea te pārekereke, kia puāwai ngā hua

    Gather the seeds, prepare the seedbed carefully, and you will be gifted with abundance of food

    Our learning context this term is ‘Kainga Waewae’ - and so relates to your home community here in Flatbush/Ōwairoa. We will be asking 3 big questions for inquiry this term and we will be exploring them in different ways - so we get a more complete picture.

    1. Aotearoa New Zealand is a bicultural society, what does that mean?

    2. How did you and your whānau come to be here in Flatbush/Ōwairoa in 2023?

    3. What was here before we got here?

    Success Criteria:

    I can discuss what a bicultural society is and how it looks in Aotearoa New Zealand.

    I can explain how my whānau came to be in Flatbush/Ōwairoa.

    I understand the history of my local community in Aotearoa New Zealand, Flatbush/Ōwairoa.

    Activities:

    1st activity: RePlacing names - developing an understanding of how colonisation earses and replaces cultural knowledge through a geography exercise.

    2nd activity: Inquiry stage 1 - A-NZ histories - inquiring into some of the past 200 years.