Learning Outcomes
During your pre-visit exercises we will be familiar with te taiao and whakapapa, by recognizing our family tree/links. During your visit we will use what they know to discuss māori creation stories through the bush, and the importance of our own sequoia tree in local Howick history.
Belonging – Mana whenua
[Childrens relationship to papatūānuku is based on whakapapa. Understanding this will help them know they have a deeper purpose to the environment, people, places, and things]
During your [visit] students will connect links to family and the wider world, which will help them understand the responsibilities or kaitiakitanga of taking care of the environment and their world.
Exploration – Mana aotūroa
[means exploration of our environment and curiosity about the world through interactive play, activity or engagement.]
During your [visit] students’ imagination and exploring of different lifeforms in our Ngāhere will help build meaningful learning and engagement.
- Learning new strategies of active exploration, thinking and reasoning.
- Making sense of their surroundings and world by generating and understanding findings.
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Key Competencies
Thinking
Success criteria: I know I will be successful if I…
- Share my opinions and ideas on forest life and the stories and history we are discussing.
- Share my questions and confusions I have during our Ngāhere tour.
- Add to other people’s ideas in group discussion.
Relating to others
Success criteria: I know I will be successful if I…
- Listen actively when people are sharing their opinions.
- Take my turn to share my ideas and opinions.
- Consider being safe and mindful so that others can have the same experience I have in te Ngāhere. This means, walking slowly – no running, staying away from the edges, no pushing or yelling over other people.
Participating and contributing
Success criteria: I know I will be successful if I…
- Use my time productively by engaging in sharing my ideas!
- Listen actively to the ideas of others.
- Take a risk and share my questions or confusions to help my understanding.