Kelston Girls’ College Kelston Girls’ College

Ko a tātou kōrero tō tātou kaha - Maori and English

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Courses Description

Head of Pathway: Matua G. Rudolph, Ms L. Neveling.

What will you learn?

Discover the pride in your identity and heritage. Learn to appreciate who you are and where you come from through stories and traditions that shape us. 

In this course you will…

  • Explore Your Heritage: Dive deep into the rich history and culture of Aotearoa, with a special focus on Māori heritage.

  • Develop Your Voice: Enhance your speaking, presenting, and writing skills by sharing your own stories and perspectives.

  • Analyse Films: Study and analyse Māori films to understand cultural narratives and storytelling techniques.

  • Celebrate Strong Women: Learn about influential female leaders who have made significant contributions to Aotearoa.

You will like this course if…

You love learning and sharing stories about your culture and heritage, appreciate being inspired by powerful female leaders from Aotearoa, want to improve your language and analytical skills in a supportive environment, and value embracing and celebrating your identity and the unique stories that define you..


Learning Areas:

Junior Trimester 2 Line 3 M1


Assessment Policy & Procedures


			


				

Disclaimer

The standards offered are correct at the time of writing. These are subject to change depending on student selections.

We endeavour to run all courses but are subject to minimise class sizes. Maximum class sizes apply. Once a course is full alternative selections are needed.

Course context or content may change by the start of the year.

Once a student makes their selections and confirms these, any changes must be accompanied by a letter of support from Whanau and are subject to available spaces in courses. 

All Junior Bilingual students must select the literacy and numeracy modules in the language of their pathway each trimester and one other integrated language module  (3 out of 4 of their modules must be bilingual).

All senior Bilingual students must take all modules available in the language of their pathway.