NCEA L1 Te Waharoa
WAH1 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Whaea D. Day.
Recommended Prior LearningOpen Entry
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.
Year 11 (NCEA Level 1), Languages - Ngā Reo, Te Ao Māori
Pathway
Year 10 to Year 13
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