WAH1

NCEA L1 Te Waharoa

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Whaea D. Day.


NCEA 1 Te Waharoa is a course for students who are passionate about Māori culture and history. It offers students an opportunity to delve deep into researching traditional and modern Māori knowledge and cultural concepts. Also included may be field trips locally and occasional guest speakers.   The class is a tuakana teina model with students from all NCEA levels. 


Te Waharoa draws on the NCEA unit standards based on tikanga (culture) and mātauranga (knowledge) Māori. The course is flexible and can be tailored to students’ interests. It draws from standards and resources that focus on a wide range of areas, both modern and traditional, such as Taonga Pūoro, Whakairo, New Māori Music, Mau Rākau, Reo Māori Media, Māori Tourism, Pacific Migration, and Manaaki Marae. Standards listed below are an indicative sample of what is available.

Kaiako: Whaea Jan Worrall


Course Overview

Term 1
The course is flexible and can be tailored to students’ interests. Students choose from standards and resources that focus on a wide range of areas, both modern and traditional, such as Taonga Pūoro, Whakairo, New Māori Music, Mau Rākau, Reo Māori Media, Māori Tourism, Pacific Migration, and Manaaki Marae. Standards listed below are an indicative sample of what is available.

Term 2
The course is flexible and can be tailored to students’ interests. Students choose from standards and resources that focus on a wide range of areas, both modern and traditional, such as Taonga Pūoro, Whakairo, New Māori Music, Mau Rākau, Reo Māori Media, Māori Tourism, Pacific Migration, and Manaaki Marae. Standards listed below are an indicative sample of what is available.

Term 3
The course is flexible and can be tailored to students’ interests. Students choose from standards and resources that focus on a wide range of areas, both modern and traditional, such as Taonga Pūoro, Whakairo, New Māori Music, Mau Rākau, Reo Māori Media, Māori Tourism, Pacific Migration, and Manaaki Marae. Standards listed below are an indicative sample of what is available.

Recommended Prior Learning

Open Entry

Pathway

Year 10 to Year 13

https://www2.nzqa.govt.nz/maori/pa-matauranga/field-maori/maori-qualification-services/careers/

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 25
Internal Assessed Credits: 25
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 16161 v5
NZQA Info

Describe the migration from Hawaiki and initial settlement of Aotearoa in accordance with tikanga


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 17384 v8
NZQA Info

List and use a range of te reo Māori greetings and farewells in tourism


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 19535 v5
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of a native freshwater fish and a shellfish species and its significance to Māori


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 23005 v3
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of whakairo


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 27108 v5
NZQA Info

Describe the protocols and roles associated with powhiri


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 2
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
U.S. 30236 v2
NZQA Info

Demonstrate knowledge of taonga puoro in relation to the Māori origin of sound and nga atua Māori


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 25
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0