Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 17, 2021 3:27:06 GMT 12
SECONDARY SCHOOLS WORK WITH MĀORI ON NEW APPROACHES TO HISTORY
As schools across the country prepare for the upcoming New Zealand history curriculum, a partnership between mana whenua and teachers in the Waikato ensures Māori stories from the past are not forgotten.
The partnership aims to address decolonisation in the education system, a task Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford says is not easy.
“This will be achieved through educating our staff in terms of equity issues, for them to really understand the history of our country and especially from our local mana whenua perspective and the telling of those stories.”......
www.teaomaori.news/secondary-schools-work-maori-on-new-approaches-history
As schools across the country prepare for the upcoming New Zealand history curriculum, a partnership between mana whenua and teachers in the Waikato ensures Māori stories from the past are not forgotten.
The partnership aims to address decolonisation in the education system, a task Fairfield College principal Richard Crawford says is not easy.
“This will be achieved through educating our staff in terms of equity issues, for them to really understand the history of our country and especially from our local mana whenua perspective and the telling of those stories.”......
www.teaomaori.news/secondary-schools-work-maori-on-new-approaches-history