Whakamahere, Tirohia, Whakahaere • Plan, Discover, Deploy comprehensive learning units
Students explore Māori worldviews, values, and knowledge systems as a foundation for understanding all learning areas. Emphasizes whakapapa, kaitiakitanga, and manaakitanga through inquiry-based pedagogy.
Y8-12 SSC-01Counter-narratives centering Māori agency from pre-colonial excellence through contemporary sovereignty movements. Students critically examine historical sources and challenge dominant narratives.
Y7-10 SCI-01Integrates traditional Māori scientific knowledge with contemporary STEM concepts. Dual knowledge systems approach to environmental science, astronomy, and sustainable innovation.
Y9-11 SSC-02Explores economic systems, equity, and justice through a Te Ao Māori lens. Students examine wealth distribution, resource management, and alternative economic models grounded in tikanga.
Y9-12 ENG-01Students analyze media, globalization, and their impacts on culture and identity. Critical literacy approach to understanding power, representation, and digital citizenship.
Y10-13 XCR-01Project-based unit where students lead community change initiatives. Applies learning across all curriculum areas to address real-world issues through a kaupapa Māori framework.
Y11-13 TCH-01Senior students explore AI principles, ethics, and Māori data sovereignty. Includes prompt engineering, algorithmic bias, and culturally-grounded approaches to emerging technologies.
Y7-13 HPE-01Comprehensive 6-week unit exploring physical, mental, social, and spiritual health through Te Whare Tapa Whā framework. Covers nutrition, movement, sleep, relationships, identity, and cultural wellbeing with anti-oppressive framing.
Y8 HauOra-p3-u1Parallel mastery pathway built from the restored backup lessons. Focuses entirely on Te Whare Tapa Whā with wairua-first sequencing, whenua immersion, and whānau integration rituals. PLU: HauOra-p3-u1
Y8 SSC-03Students explore government systems, rights, and civic participation through NZ and global contexts. Inquiry-based approach to understanding power, democracy, and social structures.
Y7-13 ENG-02Comprehensive writing skills development covering narrative techniques, rhetorical devices, and culturally-responsive writing practices. Scaffolded lessons from sentence fluency to complex argumentation.
Y7-8 ENG-03Evidence-based structured literacy unit for students needing systematic phonics instruction. Features 'The Code' methodology, explicit teaching of phoneme-grapheme relationships, and decodable texts.
Y7-10 ENV-01Integrating traditional Māori ecological knowledge with modern environmental science through hands-on investigation, mathematical analysis, and cultural understanding.
Y7-8 SSC-04"What Will We Eat Tomorrow?" — A 9-week exploration of how people in different places and times have responded to food scarcity, and what those responses teach us as we face climate change. Integrates Social Studies, Mathematics (Economics), and English.
Y7-10 TRM-01Introductory reo Māori unit focused on pronunciation, pepeha, tikanga-rich kōrero, and everyday conversations. Builds confidence and connection through authentic speaking practice.
Students analyze current issues through cultural and postcolonial lens, developing critical literacy and advocacy skills.
"What Will We Eat Tomorrow?" Explore scarcity, Māori innovation (rua kūmara), and global food systems in this 9-week inquiry unit.
Y6-10 MAT-01A multi-phase mathematics unit covering grid navigation (Phase 2), coordinate geometry (Phase 3), and advanced statistical analytics (Phase 4). Students design and manage a zoo environment.