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This free exhibition provides an excellent opportunity for your students to discover the Treaty of Waitangi. Examining the Treaty from an historical and contemporary perspective, the exhibition is full of exciting interactives and fascinating contexts for learning.
This website provides an overview of the exhibition and Pre/Post Activities so that you are able to make the most of your visit to the exhibition when it comes to your area.
To ensure that you and your students get the best possible experience and to prevent overcrowding, all bookings are being managed through a central booking system. If your school has not been contacted and you would like to know more email treaty2u@tepapa.govt.nz (Subject: School) or call (04) 381-7439.
You can download the TREATY 2 U Pre/Post Activities and work on it with your class prior to and after your visit to the exhibition. The exhibition text and graphic panels, FAQ’s and interactives are also on the website.
| Suitability : |
Years 7-13
Levels 4-8 |
| Focus essential learning areas : |
Social Studies |
| Focus Strands : |
Identity, culture and organisation
Place and environment
Continuity & Change
The economic world |
| Settings: |
New Zealand |
| Perspective: |
Bicultural |
| Key competencies |
Managing self, Relating to others, Using language, symbols and texts, Participating and contributing, Thinking. |
| Essential learning about New Zealand society (ELANZS) |
Major events in New Zealand's history: The effects of colonisation for Mäori and Päkeha, the Treaty of Waitangi, its significance as the founding document of New Zealand, how it has been interpreted over time, and how it is applied to current systems, policies and events. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The exact nature of the learning outcomes for this programme will vary depending on the year level of the students and the focus of the programme as requested by the teacher. The learning outcomes of the Treaty 2 U education programme include providing students with opportunities to:
- learn more about certain Waitangi claims that have been made – the processes and outcomes
- work collaboratively as a member of a group on various tasks
- gain an understanding of the different interpretations of the Treaty by Mäori and Päkeha
- view the Treaty as a living document – how the Treaty has impacted on later events and people in NZ history
- gain a basic appreciation of the relationship of the Treaty to biculturalism, land claims, the Waitangi Tribunal, and other current topics of 'race relations' and NZ current events.
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| Length of programme |
50 Minutes recommended |
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