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Testimonials
Matariki and Navigation
We were studying Matariki as a whole school so this field trip was fantastic!
Jennifer Dodson from Rangikura School
This field trip is a great experience and learning for students and teachers alike. It caters particularly well to the High Expectation, Inclusion, Cultural diversity and Treaty of Waitangi Principles. All students have access to the knowledge offered by the audio option, and learning of Te Reo words, history and culturally different points of view are being taught.
Anja Hennig from Green Bay Primary School
Students really enjoyed it and were really engaged. They feel able to connect with their history and it has opened up discussions about our own past.
Rebecca Wilcox from Morrinsville School
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
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
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
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
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
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
Perfect timing for Matariki. Tamariki were very connected with this field trip. Strong Social Sciences link around cultural ways of knowing.
Denise Barrington from Kerikeri Primary School
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
The kids loved seeing our ambassador and reading her diary. Thank you.
Nicola De Vries from St Albans 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
BioBlitz
In this virtual field trip, the students studied creatures while learning about the concepts of biodiversity and conservation so we built our Inquiry around native animals. We decided to go to the Groynes and check out creatures there. We also looked at the wildlife at Willowbank.
Vanessa Burrell from Haeata Community Campus
It linked in to our syndicate camp in the Tangihuas by Whangarei. It backed up our teaching points on why we need to monitor wildlife and trap introduced pets.
Anna Davis from Dargaville Primary School
Supported all of the KC's, the Nature of Science and the science capabilities.
Sarah Moore from Hikurangi School
Great way to extend learners in science and mathematics. Adjustable for Years 1-6. Lots of Key Competencies.
Nicola Douthe from West Park School
The Bioblitz field trip allowed our tamariki to further explore their learning context (insects) and to add to their understanding of an area of the science curriculum. The format of the field trip meant that what the children had already learned was given relevance and promoted further inquiry, conversations, excitement and engagement in this context.
Jane Reid from Southbrook School
The BioBlitz trip was an excellent activity in terms of supporting NZ Curriculum objectives in Science and Ecology for Levels 3 and 4. Science is a way of explaining the world and scientists work together to support their ideas. Ecology - students can see how organisms are adapted to their environment.
Simon Romijn from St Paul's College (Ponsonby)
Pitched at a perfect level for my Year 4/5 class and went well for our place-based focus for the term. It supported and excited my students in an inclusive and well-planned way.
Nicola Bennett from Wanaka Primary School
It fitted in with our next unit "Living Landscapes" and my students' interets in NZ spiders. It was my first time doing a live web conference and my class and I found it to be enjoyable, especially hearing from the experts, and they learned about the etiquette of that situation.
Shannon Christie from Fenwick School