2WTAH

NCEA Level 2 Te Ao Haka

Course Description

Head of Faculty - Kaihautuu: Matua T. Frearson-Kirkwood, Mrs V. Moore-Allen, Mrs J. Chamberlain.

Te Ao Haka, Maaori performing arts are powerful forms of expression that recognise, value, and contribute to the unique bicultural and multicultural character of Aotearoa New Zealand, enriching the lives of all New Zealanders. The arts have their own distinct languages that use both verbal and non-verbal conventions, mediated by selected processes and technologies. Through movement, sound, and image, the arts transform people’s creative ideas into expressive works that communicate layered meanings.

The learning area of Te Ao Haka, Maaori performing arts in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa celebrates and acknowledges the skills and knowledge of the past, and empowers and challenges the thinking of the now and the future. It contributes to our intellectual knowing, and to our social, cultural, and spiritual being. The Arts is forever changing, and therefore the achievement objectives in this learning area allow for, and support that changing notion.

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 11 Te Ao Haka

Pathway

Assessment Information

Te Ao Haka utilises the new NCEA Achievement Standards, as a part of a pilot of schools.