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Testimonials
Matariki and Navigation
This field trip allowed my students to engage with Matariki in a new and interesting way. My students used all the key competencies and were given complete responsibility for sharing their new knowledge; we ended up with 2 raps, a play, a pop-up book and a speech. It was awesome.
Julie Reeve from Tauwhare School
Good background and build-up to Matariki. Prompted cultural awareness and discussions.
Susan Fennell from Eastern Hutt School
Trips like this are great because all of the students can access the material, not just the capable readers, as so much of the content is video based. Being able to access the material after the event is also great.
Frank Usherwood from Bethlehem School
Appropriate as my class was investigating this topic. This is another way to connect my students' learning to a wider community and it let my students see that other kids ask similar questions.
Tarakihana Roberts from Kaitao Intermediate
I could quickly look at background and ideas and use those suitable for my Year 2 class. Great for English (use sources of information e.g. videos, to identify form and express ideas), Science (PEB - Astronomical Systems - Matariki) and Social Studies (How the past is important to people | How places are significant to people).
Lynette Knappstein from Seddon School
Totally appropriate as we have spent the term focussing on our origins and how our ancestors reached NZ. For the Māori children, in particular, the story of Kupe was perfect.
Jane Hill from Ballance School
It integrated well with the NZ Curriculum i.e. Thinking, Managing self, Relating to others, Participating and contributing, High expectations, Treaty of Waitangi, and Future focus.
Tarakihana Roberts from Kaitao Intermediate
This field trip lent itself so naturally to exploring space in a NZ context. Students loved learning about our sky & our history as navigators.This was powerful for my Māori learners as it showed sophistication they were not previously aware of.
Louise Wilson from Mt Pleasant School
This was a wonderful field trip which linked with our classroom learning. The kids particularly enjoyed watching the web conferences.
Hayley Bamborough from Green Bay Primary School
Our focus this term was "Exploration" and this trip linked beautifully with this. We have many Pacifica students in our class and it enabled them to make connections to their heritage, culture and history.
Melissa Heard from Masterton Intermediate
We were able to relate this field trip to our learning around literacy, science, social science & the arts. The setup of the material encouraged students to work both collaboratively & independently.
Louise Wilson from Mt Pleasant School
The website fitted perfectly with our current learning about Matariki and the field trip was very engaging. It helped encourage the students to be actively involved in various Matariki events in our area, as they felt confident sharing their newly acquired knowledge as well as asking questions.
Marcia Karaitiana from Ascot Community School
Love it! There are connections to all of the Key Competencies and Learning Areas as students become engaged by the 'Real People' behind the information. Also gives students an opportuntity to connect with others in an authentic digital experience.
Melissa Heard from Masterton Intermediate
Fantastic background information for my students; they all really enjoyed it. Great resource that all students and teachers should use.
Daniele Cuthbert from Edgecumbe School
We were studying Matariki as a whole school so this field trip was fantastic!
Jennifer Dodson from Rangikura School
Engaging, motivating, easy to use, great resources, tailor-made for busy teachers to implement. Resources fully support an integrated approach. Thoughtfully curated. Children loved the digital content and videos. Rankings via quizzes very motivating for my class.
Lenora Skinner from Whangaparaoa School (Auckland)
Absolutely fantastic experience. Complimented the work we were doing with School Kit. Supported all key comps, real learning for the kids, integrated into many learning areas, authentic learning.
Suzanne Crockett from Ngakuru School
The class were motivated and excited by the learning, as the field trip gave students the opportunity to strengthen their own identity and cultural connections/ whakapapa. In addition, I tried new ICT aspects linked to the field trip and explored the concepts of 'Cultural Narratives' and 'Social Mapping'.
Wendy Reid from Riverlands School
Relevant topic and info that fully engaged my students.
Malcolm Hepburn from Ngatimoti School
Perfect fit for our learning. Students really responded to this teaching medium. It met our AO about understanding cultural aspects - stars / navigation, understanding signs and symbols, participating and contributing, and thinking. Also helped a special needs student to shine.
Tanya August from Havelock North Intermediate
All aspects outlined in the planning for this field trip were easy to connect to the NZ Curriculum documentation. The newsletters were informative and useful, but I also found what I needed in the online help. My students have already asked when our next LEARNZ trip will be.
Wendy Reid from Riverlands School
Meaningful and relevant content for students, pitched at an appropriate level for our multi-age classroom. Having the opportunity to interact and ask questions in real time was appreciated and is valuable.
Brenda Sutton from Waitaria Bay School
Great for inquiry learning about Matariki and a good link with Tuia 250. Helpful to be able to replay the videos and do the quizzes to check learning and retention in a fun interactive way.
Jean Waretini-Paul from Mercury Bay Area School
Content was perfect for our topic this term on navigators. The children's sense of belonging and dual heritage was reinforced as we discussed the videos and as our more able readers supported those less able in reading the background pages.
Hazel Halton from Witherlea School
In the web conferences, I find the guest speakers and hearing the other schools' questions makes our learning authentic and relateable.
Sandra Wilson from Te Rerenga School