What to do

You will gather a series of short videos to demonstrate a personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka. 

Part 1

Think about what style of videos you will put together. Do you want to create a YouTube-style vlog, where you document yourself preparing for a performance and offer some reflections along the way? Or maybe you want to put together a video album of memories using clips you already have from your learning journey, along with some commentary.

Once you have chosen your discipline and your style of video, start gathering content. This may involve going through old videos you already have, asking friends and whānau if they have any videos from past performances or creating new video content.

Your kaiako will have some focusing questions that may help you think about what your video project should convey.

Think about the beginning of your journey within your chosen discipline. Do you have any videos or photos from that time, or do you want to film yourself giving some reflections? Now think about where you are today. What evidence do you have that shows your growth, and how you have changed as a performer and as a person?

Your videos 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 key moments in your journey documented in your videos, film yourself talking 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?
  • how will you take what you have gained in your learning journey forward into your life?
Part 2

When you feel your video series is starting to take shape, you might want to ask someone you trust, like a friend, whānau member, kaiako, or kaumātua to take a look and 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, do some final revisions on your videos.

You will gather a series of short videos to demonstrate a personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka. 

Part 1

Think about what style of videos you will put together. Do you want to create a YouTube-style vlog, where you document yourself preparing for a performance and offer some reflections along the way? Or maybe you want to put together a video album of memories using clips you already have from your learning journey, along with some commentary.

Once you have chosen your discipline and your style of video, start gathering content. This may involve going through old videos you already have, asking friends and whānau if they have any videos from past performances or creating new video content.

Your kaiako will have some focusing questions that may help you think about what your video project should convey.

Think about the beginning of your journey within your chosen discipline. Do you have any videos or photos from that time, or do you want to film yourself giving some reflections? Now think about where you are today. What evidence do you have that shows your growth, and how you have changed as a performer and as a person?

Your videos 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 key moments in your journey documented in your videos, film yourself talking 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?
  • how will you take what you have gained in your learning journey forward into your life?
Part 2

When you feel your video series is starting to take shape, you might want to ask someone you trust, like a friend, whānau member, kaiako, or kaumātua to take a look and 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, do some final revisions on your videos.

How to present your learning

Gather a series of short videos in one file that demonstrated your personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka. The length should be between 5 to 10 minutes, an equivalent of 700 words. 

Gather a series of short videos in one file that demonstrated your personal learning journey in a discipline of Te Ao Haka. The length should be between 5 to 10 minutes, an equivalent of 700 words. 

Timeframe

Teacher to provide.

Teacher to provide.

Getting started

Throughout your Te Ao Haka journey, you will have learnt how kapa haka is linked to, revitalises and retain te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.

You will have learnt and built on your knowledge of the different features and elements (see the glossary for definitions of these terms) within Te Ao Haka, which are required to communicate and express your intentions.

Think about the different categories within the disciplines of Te Ao Haka. For example, categories in the discipline of waiata ā-ringa include:

  • aroha
  • poroporoaki
  • whakahāwea
  • whakatoi
  • ngahau
  • tangi.

Think about how you could use three categories to tell a story.

Kupu Māori
  • takitahi – individual
  • takirōpū – group
  • rangahau – research
  • mita – intonation/elocution
  • rangi – tune
  • nekehanga – choreography
  • kaihaka – person participating in kapa haka
  • whakaharatau – practice
  • horopaki – contexts
  • āhuatanga Māori – natural Māori features or aspects
  • kākahu - garment, cloak, costume
  • pūeru – clothing

Throughout your Te Ao Haka journey, you will have learnt how kapa haka is linked to, revitalises and retain te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.

You will have learnt and built on your knowledge of the different features and elements (see the glossary for definitions of these terms) within Te Ao Haka, which are required to communicate and express your intentions.

Think about the different categories within the disciplines of Te Ao Haka. For example, categories in the discipline of waiata ā-ringa include:

  • aroha
  • poroporoaki
  • whakahāwea
  • whakatoi
  • ngahau
  • tangi.

Think about how you could use three categories to tell a story.

Kupu Māori
  • takitahi – individual
  • takirōpū – group
  • rangahau – research
  • mita – intonation/elocution
  • rangi – tune
  • nekehanga – choreography
  • kaihaka – person participating in kapa haka
  • whakaharatau – practice
  • horopaki – contexts
  • āhuatanga Māori – natural Māori features or aspects
  • kākahu - garment, cloak, costume
  • pūeru – clothing