Social Studies

• Understanding societies and groups in context
• Developing practical knowledge and understanding of New Zealand history, significant past events (and their effects on people and culture) and groups (how and why they are significant; and how and why they work)
• Communicate and interpret your understanding of significant moments in history, people in community and how both of these factors influence groups and society today
• Understand the perpetuation of legacy / culture

Essential Skills

• Communication Skills
• Information Skills
• Social & Co-operative skills
• Work & Study Skills
• Interpretation & Analytical Skills

Specific Learning Outcomes

SLO’s will be developed in consultation with teachers, if required.

Programme Outlines

Rotorua

• Classroom introduction - receive a copy of “The Chronicles of Uitara” novel as your pre-visit resource
• Attend “Journey of Ages” in Rotorua, and:
  • Gain an understanding of how belonging to groups (such as tribes / iwi) is important for people
    
    FOCUSING QUESTIONS:
    
  • How and why do people have different roles and responsibilities within tribes / iwi?
  • Why is the past important to groups?
  • How are places in New Zealand important / significant for different groups?
  • How are cultures of people in New Zealand expressed in their daily lives?
  • How do cultural practices reflect peoples’ customs, values and traditions?
  • Using the Tamaki Brothers and their tourism ventures as a case study, explain how people make significant contribution to New Zealand’s society. As part of this case study, investigate how people seek and have sought economic growth through business, enterprise and innovation 
  • How and why is the status of Maori as tangata whenua significant for communities in New Zealand?
  • How do people remember and record the past in different ways?
  • How did early Polynesian and British migrations to New Zealand continue to have significance to Tangata Whenua?
  • How do people pass on, and sustain, cultural heritage?
  • Explain 3 significant events in New Zealand’s history that are portrayed within the Tamaki Tourism experiences / book and explain the causes and effects of these events
  • Explain how the ideas and actions of people in the past have had a significant impact on peoples’ lives through to today

Christchurch

• Classroom introduction - receive a copy of “The Chronicles of Uitara” novel as your pre-visit resource
• Attend “Lost in Our own Land” in Christchurch, and:
  • Gain an understanding of how belonging to groups (such as tribes / iwi) is important for people
    
    FOCUSING QUESTIONS:
    
  • How and why do people have different roles and responsibilities within tribes / iwi?
  • Why is the past important to groups?
  • How are places in New Zealand important / significant for different groups?
  • How are cultures of people in New Zealand expressed in their daily lives?
  • How do cultural practices reflect peoples’ customs, values and traditions?
  • Using the Tamaki Brothers and their tourism venture as a case study, explain how people make significant contribution to New Zealand’s society. As part of this case study, investigate how people seek and have sought economic growth through business, enterprise and innovation
  • How and why is the status of Maori as tangata whenua significant for communities in New Zealand?
  • How do people remember and record the past in different ways?
  • How did early Polynesian and British migrations to New Zealand continue to have significance to Tangata Whenua?
  • How do people pass on and sustain, cultural heritage?
  • Explain 3 significant events in New Zealand’s history that are portrayed within the Tamaki Tourism experiences / book and explain the causes and effects of these events
  • Explain how the ideas and actions of people in the past have had a significant impact on people’s lives through to today