Warrington School/Maori
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Warrington School Maori Curriculum
Children learn to:
- Develop an awareness and knowledge of Maori culture, through history, legends, art forms, music, games, and protocols
- Utilise local expertise and resources to increase understanding
- Know how to use simple greetings and phrases
- Know about events of the past and how they affect and influence the present and future of the Maori people
Present achievements
Pupils currently:
- Have a Te Reo teacher who is in each class 30 minutes a week
- Greet and farewell each other in Maori
- Pronunciations are correct
- A few instructions are given each day in Maori
- Build up to the Matariki evening each year with Kaupapa Maori performances
- Entering the East Otago Kaupapa Maori Festival
- Have opportunities to perform
- A day each year is devoted Maori arts and crafts - eg harakeke, tukutuku.
- Visit Puketeraki Marae/Huriawa Pa alternate years
Class Programme
We aim for pupils to:
- Plant native plants and share their names in Maori, how and what they were used for and why they should be cared for
- Locate native flora and fauna share their names in Maori, how and what they were used for and why we should continue to care for them
- Understand the celestial aspects of te ao o te Maori - seasons - Summer - Raumati, Autumn - Ngahuru, Winter - Takurua, Spring - Koanga, navigation
- Archeology
- Land forms
- Waitangi Day celebrated with children learning why we celebrate it and viewing how others celebrate it
- Study Maori current affairs - Ratana Church, Maori Party, Treaty Of Waiatngi
- Share information about
- famous Maori leaders - Dame Whina Cooper, w:Tame Iti Tame Iti
- musicians - Tiki Taane, Herbs, Hirini Melbourne, Bic Runga
- discuss food knowledge of past and present practices - hangi, Kumara, fern root, modern hui catering
- discuss passive resistance of Chatham Islands Moriori and Tohu and Te Whiti of Parihaka.
- discuss myths and legends of Aotearoa me te tangata whenua iwi
- Mihi
- Pronunciation/alphabet
- Greetings/Farewell
- Number
- Art works
- The body
- Customs
- Harakeke
- Waka - The migration
- Te Marae - Puketeraki, Kati Huirapa
- Commands
Language will develop within context of learning situations
Music and Waiata
- Waiata - National Anthem
- Waiata - Pokarekare Ana
- Waiata - E Toru Nga Mea
- Waiata - Maku Ra Pea
- Ti Rakau - E Papa Waiari
- Musical instruments
Myths and legends
Kupe2 Weapons Fishing/hunting medicine Huiriawa Festival Treaty of Waitangi Tohunga Taniwha Taniwha2 Clothing Games Pakeha Gods
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