Level 1 Te Ao Haka
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Whaea D. Robson.
Te Ao Haka is a culturally responsive art form, providing opportunities for all ākonga to engage in Māori culture, language, and traditional practice. Te Ao Haka is founded on Mātauranga Māori but is progressive in the development and evolution of the art form.
Students at Level 1 should be engaging with the foundations of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives, and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development.
Course Overview
What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
The ideas central to all levels are:
• Te Ao Haka is born of its context
• Narratives are the catalyst for all composition
• He taonga tuku iho
• Te Ao Haka is uniquely and recognisably Māori
• Te Ao Haka can only be truly understood through performance.
Recommended Prior Learning
This is an open entry course, there are no prerequisites.
Pathway
Intrinsic to Te Ao Haka are culture, language, and identity. Te Ao Haka is a vehicle used to wānanga and communicate culture, Tikanga, knowledge systems, and iwi traditions.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
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Disclaimer
Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it. Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.
Costs
The Board of Trustees has again asked to opt into the Ministry of Education donation scheme. Doing so resulted in the ability to waive student fee donations. Kaiapoi High School aims to deliver quality educational courses over and above those that which is funded by the Ministry. It is likely the School will opt into the donation scheme for 2024, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant, may be requested. We appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.