Teacher in Charge: Ms T. Pasese.
Recommended Prior LearningStudents must have taken a Level 2 Social Science course, or HoD discretion.
History at MÄngere College explores powerful themes through a range of important topics. Students learn about injustice through events like the Dawn Raids, the Black Civil Rights Movement, and Apartheid. They also study issues significant to Aotearoa, such as the Foreshore and Seabed Act, Parihaka, and the Mau Movement. Global topics like World War II, the atomic bomb, and the Vietnam War give students insight into major events that shaped the modern world. These topics help build understanding of the past while developing critical thinking and research skills with trips in between.
For more information, see the poster below.
Term 1
Term 1 is all about who we are as a class and learning how to collect and use evidence. What role does Fake News play in our everyday understanding of what's happening around us? How can we trust where we get our news and understanding of events from?
Term 2
In Term 2 we are using the evidence that we have collected in Term 1 during our inquiry to then analyse significant events in the history of Aotearoa or the Pacific (or even the world). How are things changing? When the world is changing what still stays the same (continuity).
Term 3
With our inquiry, we will begin to analyse perspectives (points of view) that people hold in relation to the topic you chose. What do people think? Why might they believe or see the world like this? This is an excellent way to prep yourself for University.
Term 4
Students who are aiming for Endorsement will sit an external in Term 4. The topic will be based on what you have worked on throughout the year.
Archivist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Historian, Barrister, Minister of Religion, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Conservator, Legal Executive, Solicitor, Judge, Curator, Workplace Relations Adviser, Records Adviser, Photographer, Policy Analyst, Secondary School Teacher, Valuer, Intelligence Officer, Court Registry Officer, Career Consultant