The NZ Curriculum says that students "will be encouraged to value ecological sustainablity, which includes care for the environment". How can we motivate students to do this? One suggestion was to show them Google Earth's flooding prediction as a result of global warming . This would be motivation through fear. Could students be motivated by spiritual concerns?
What spiritual ideas from Maori could help? The Health teachers use: taha tinana (physical well-being), taha hinengaro (mental and emotional well-being), taha whānau (social well-being), and taha wairua (spiritual well-being).
"In the beginning the belief was that the god Tane offered mankind three baskets of knowledge - "Nga Kete-o-te-Wananga". Within these baskets were the stories of creation, instructions concerning magic, etc. The Māori believe all living things are descended from the Gods, embodied within certain mountains, rivers and lakes. All things have a type of soul - the wairua. This is why the Māori have strong spiritual ties to the land." from
http://history-nz.org/maori6.html
Thursday, November 26, 2009
NZ Curriculum in Action
Today was the first NZCIA day. Teachers sharing their experiences of the curriculum . Two schools, Alfriston and Albany Senior include cross-curriculum time where students work on inquiry learning projects. Could we do this at Otahuhu College?
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