Thames High School
Year 9 Social Studies
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Fletcher.
Year 9 Social Studies
Explore and find out about Aotearoa/New Zealand Histories, influential people and how we fit into the world.
Course Overview
Term 1
Whakapapa - Exploring pepeha, whakapapa, connections and identity.
Apartheid - The rise and fall of Apartheid in South Africa and how we as New Zealanders respond to human rights issues.
Term 2
Matariki - Exploring Matariki and the importance to us as New Zealanders.
Term 3
Aotearoa/New Zealand and the Pacific - Discover and explore the past relationships with our Pacific neighbour and how they have changed and strengthen over time.
Careers Exploration - this explores the pathways required for jobs and careers and supports the choices akonga will be making.
Term 4
Influential Wahine - Discovering extraordinary wahine from New Zealand history and explore how they have shaped and influenced the country we know today.
Disclaimer
Courses outlined will only be available if sufficient students wish to take them AND appropriate staff are available to teach them.
Courses that do not run may be offered through distance learning and be supported by the Distance Learning Department.
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