What to do

You will create a portfolio reflecting on your personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka demonstrating your knowledge of the skills and experiences you have gained. Your portfolio might be digital (like a PowerPoint) or physical (like a scrapbook).

Part 1

You will identify which discipline you will be focussing on and share this with your kaiako. You will share and write about your learning experiences by identifying your strengths and weaknesses in the discipline you choose.

Think about how you would like to put your portfolio together to tell your story. Would you like it to be digital, where you can use photos, videos and text, or would you prefer a physical portfolio, like a scrapbook, with pictures, drawings and writing?

Once you have chosen a discipline and medium for your portfolio, reflect on the beginnings of your learning journey. Do you have any evidence from that time (maybe photos or videos, or maybe some memories you can write down or draw)?

Now think about where you are today. What evidence do you have that shows your growth as a performer and as a person?

Your portfolio should also capture the moments in between:

  • what key learning moments stand out for you and how did they change you as a performer and as a person?
  • what skills have you developed in the discipline, and what moments led to you building those skills?
  • looking back, what are some things you could have done better in your journey?
  • what life skills have you gained through your study of this discipline?

With the moments in your journey documented in your portfolio, think about your journey as a whole:

  • why have you chosen this discipline to exemplify your learning in Te Ao Haka?
  • what have your experiences taught you about Te Ao Haka as an artform and as he taonga tuku iho?

You might also want to use your portfolio to look ahead — how will you take what you have gained in your learning journey forward into your life?

Part 2

When your portfolio is starting to take shape, you might want to ask someone you trust, like a friend, whānau member, Kaiako, or kaumātua to give you some feedback. Do they feel your journey is demonstrated clearly?  Are there other moments they feel are worth documenting?

With their feedback in mind, make revisions to your portfolio.

You will create a portfolio reflecting on your personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka demonstrating your knowledge of the skills and experiences you have gained. Your portfolio might be digital (like a PowerPoint) or physical (like a scrapbook).

Part 1

You will identify which discipline you will be focussing on and share this with your kaiako. You will share and write about your learning experiences by identifying your strengths and weaknesses in the discipline you choose.

Think about how you would like to put your portfolio together to tell your story. Would you like it to be digital, where you can use photos, videos and text, or would you prefer a physical portfolio, like a scrapbook, with pictures, drawings and writing?

Once you have chosen a discipline and medium for your portfolio, reflect on the beginnings of your learning journey. Do you have any evidence from that time (maybe photos or videos, or maybe some memories you can write down or draw)?

Now think about where you are today. What evidence do you have that shows your growth as a performer and as a person?

Your portfolio should also capture the moments in between:

  • what key learning moments stand out for you and how did they change you as a performer and as a person?
  • what skills have you developed in the discipline, and what moments led to you building those skills?
  • looking back, what are some things you could have done better in your journey?
  • what life skills have you gained through your study of this discipline?

With the moments in your journey documented in your portfolio, think about your journey as a whole:

  • why have you chosen this discipline to exemplify your learning in Te Ao Haka?
  • what have your experiences taught you about Te Ao Haka as an artform and as he taonga tuku iho?

You might also want to use your portfolio to look ahead — how will you take what you have gained in your learning journey forward into your life?

Part 2

When your portfolio is starting to take shape, you might want to ask someone you trust, like a friend, whānau member, Kaiako, or kaumātua to give you some feedback. Do they feel your journey is demonstrated clearly?  Are there other moments they feel are worth documenting?

With their feedback in mind, make revisions to your portfolio.

How to present your learning

Create a digital or physical portfolio that demonstrates your personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka. This should be equivalent to approximately 700 words.

Create a digital or physical portfolio that demonstrates your personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka. This should be equivalent to approximately 700 words.

Timeframe

Teacher to provide. 

Teacher to provide. 

Getting started

You will need to decide what discipline you would like to focus on.

Disciplines include:

  • mōteatea
  • waiata ā-ringa
  • poi
  • haka, haka wahine
  • whakaeke
  • whakawātea

You do not need to limit yourself to your NCEA years – if your learning journey in your chosen discipline started earlier, you can include those experiences too.

You can do parts of the assessment activity at any time or place where you are doing Te Ao Haka, e.g. home, noho marae, pōwhiri, kura, classroom, performances, etc.

Your kaiako will also have some focussing questions for you to study and think about. You might want to use these to help make your decision. 

Kupu Māori

He taonga tuku iho – an heirloom, something handed down, cultural property, heritage

You will need to decide what discipline you would like to focus on.

Disciplines include:

  • mōteatea
  • waiata ā-ringa
  • poi
  • haka, haka wahine
  • whakaeke
  • whakawātea

You do not need to limit yourself to your NCEA years – if your learning journey in your chosen discipline started earlier, you can include those experiences too.

You can do parts of the assessment activity at any time or place where you are doing Te Ao Haka, e.g. home, noho marae, pōwhiri, kura, classroom, performances, etc.

Your kaiako will also have some focussing questions for you to study and think about. You might want to use these to help make your decision. 

Kupu Māori

He taonga tuku iho – an heirloom, something handed down, cultural property, heritage