NCEA L3 Te Waharoa
WAH3 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Whaea D. Day.
Recommended Prior LearningOpen entry.
A course for students who are passionate about Māori culture and history, Te Waharoa NCEA L3 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. This course provides a Mātauranga Māori focus for learners. 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, Māori History, the Environment, and Manaaki Marae. Standards listed below are an indicative sample of what is available.
Kaiako: Whaea Jan Worrall
Course Overview
Term 1
Ākonga / 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, and Manaaki Marae.
Term 2
Ākonga / 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, and Manaaki Marae.
Term 3
Ākonga / 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, and Manaaki Marae.
Year 13 (NCEA Level 3), Languages - Ngā Reo, Te Ao Māori
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