Primary Workshops
Students will learn about Māori culture and heritage through interactive experiences, song and story-telling.
Students will:
- develop hand and eye coordination and team building through playing stick games and poi;
- det hands on with cultural objects;
- learn Waiata (song);
- listen to a traditional Maori story; and
- learn a Māori greeting.
A complimentary resource kit provided after the workshop for continued learning and activities in the classroom.
Secondary Workshops
Students will explore social, cultural, economic and political features of Te Ao Māori – ‘way of life’ in Māori society.
Students will:
- develop an understanding of Māori heritage, culture and history including Tikanga (cultural protocols), Māori migration from Hawaiiki and settlement of Aotearoa (New Zealand), trade and resource management (sustainability);
- develop team building skills as they participate in interactive activities such as stick games and poi;
- hear a Māori legend;
- view historical imagery;
- get hands-on with natural resources, games and ‘taonga’ (treasured objects);
- listen to how Te Reo (Māori language) is spoken; and
- learn how to hongi (optional hāngi lunch on request).
Haka Workshops
Enquire about Haka workshops where students will learn learn a well known Haka ‘Ka Mate’. Students will also develop an understanding of how and why Haka is performed.