Kelston Girls’ College Kelston Girls’ College

Ngā Wāhine toa o Aotearoa - Maori and Art

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Courses Description

Head of Pathway: Ms R. Eveleigh, Matua G. Rudolph.

Ngā Wāhine toa o Aotearoa - Maori and Art

I te wehenga mai o ngā atua - Ranginui raua ko Papatūānuku, ka puta te atua Tane Māhuta. Kō tona pīrangi - te whaiaipō. Kā hangaia e ia te ira wahine - mai te one o Kurawaka, ā, ka puta te atua wahine: Hineahuone. Ko te tumanako me rangahau e koe te kaupapa, “Kō wai te wāhine pūrotu, tino toa, tuturū rānei o Aotearoa.” Whai muri tēnā, me whaitake ō whakaaro, hei matapuna te onewhero - ka puta tou ake ahuatanga o tou wahine purotu, tuturū o Aotearoa. 

At the time of the ancestral separation of both Ranginui (Sky father) and Papatūānuku (Mother earth), Tane Māhuta, the God of the forest and the eldest child of Rangi and Papa, was seeking a partner. So from the guidance of his guardians he created the first woman, Hineahuone. He crafted her from the red ochre at Kurawaka. 

Your task in this class, if you choose to accept the challenge, is to discuss, research, craft and sculpt who you believe is Aotearoa’s most important woman, and like Tane, recreate this woman using clay. 



Learning Areas:

Junior Trimester 1 Line 3 M1


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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.