"It's about everything that a child experiences".
When I am trying to understand how to build a connected curriculum for my year 9’s, the Ministry’s series of resources to support local curriculum are rich with tools and stories to help with implementation. I love the visual and how it connects all important area of learning for our ākonga.
“Rich opportunities to learn are carefully designed to increase the breadth, depth and complexity of the learning experiences with which ākonga engage as they progress along their learning pathways. They are designed to support ākonga to contribute to their communities in ways that build on and strengthen both community and ākonga capabilities” (Rich Learning Opportunities Tool Guide, pg 3).
An appendix to the tool guide is Dr Rosemary Hipkins report on 'Weaving the coherent curriculum: how the idea of ‘capabilities’ can help' (pg 29).
A barrier to learning for my year 9’s is understanding what a perspective is or essentially how to see something from another person or groups’ point of view. When learning about how people feel about our land for example, kids find it hard to connect.
"Perspective-taking has been shown to be essential to understanding complex issues in our
world. Again, doing so contributes to building and strengthening the key competency of
participating and contributing. It supports the New Zealand Curriculum vision of educating
our young people to be and become actively engaged members of society" (pg 31)
I really want to engage Mana Whenua in understanding deeper their narratives but I need to be sensitive in how to approach this. My approach is to talk to Matua Harley, our school expert and develop a relationship of trust and understanding to ensure that my learners can hear their stories. I have enjoyed reading about some of the strategies suggested and I hope to create a unit and/or curriculum that is rich in local experiences and knowledge.
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