Year 9 - Te Reo Maaori

The Te Reo Maaori Year 9 course is designed for students who have had little or no previous learning or formal study of Te Reo Maaori. The programme offers an opportunity to learn basic pronunciation, greetings, everyday words and simple sentence structures. Students develop an awareness of Maaori culture and concepts through the four skills of whakarongo (listening), kōrero (speaking), pānui (reading) and tuhituhi (writing).

The emphasis is on using language to communicate with extensive use of pair work and group activities to practice speaking skills.

Students are encouraged to participate in the St Peter’s Kapa Haka group of holistic learning of waiata (songs), waiata ā-ringa (action songs), poi (string ball dance), haka (aggressive dance) and mau rākau (defensive stick activity) to enhance the four skills of whakarongo (listening), kōrero (speaking), pānui (reading) and tuhituhi (writing).

The course includes other forms of learning through wānanga (university), noho marae (live in place to gather) local and NZ history, whakapapa, Maaori myths and legends.

This is a full-year course and takes up 2 option lines.