INTRODUCTION
Ahurea ki Tua is an adaptation of a resource called Cultural
Futures, that was developed by the N.Z. Futures Trust for the
National Commission for UNESCO.
It aims to help secondary school students:
1 To become more aware
of different ways of thinking about the future.
2 To better appreciate
that change has happened in the past, and that if you can change
the present you can create the future.
3 To better understand
their spheres of influence in the change process.
4 To become more aware
of their own cultural identities, cultural heritage and options
for future cultural expression.
5 To become more aware
of the multi-cultural and multi-ethnic nature of Aotearoa and
the world and to value cultural diversity as a source for creativity.
6 To become more aware
of how culture and values shape thinking, imagining and behaviour.
7 To become more aware
of how global influences present challenges and opportunities
for cultural interaction, diversity and creativity in the future.
This resource is aimed at year 9 and 10 students (ages 12 to
15) working at levels 4, 5 and 6 of the Tikanga ā-Iwi curriculum.
The activities in the kit follow a logical sequence, but they
can be used singly and in any order. The resource is divided into
two main parts.
Te Torotoro i te Ahurea focuses on cultural
diversity and cultural interchange. This part relates most strongly
to the 'Te Ahurea me te Tuku Ihotanga’ whenu of the curriculum.
He Rauemi hei Tūhura i ngā Ahurea ki Tua offers
a series of tools for thinking about the future, and is designed
to assist teachers with delivering the futures perspective required
by the Curriculum. The skills associated with the processes of
enquiry, values exploration and social decision-making are practised
through the activities given.
The following contents table identifies the parts of the curriculum
that each activity relates to, and the relevant whāinga paetae.
In addition you will find a starter activity to introduce your
students to thinking about the future.
This resource doesn’t cover the Treaty of Waitangi in any detail
and teachers are invited to supplement the kit with their own
Treaty resources.
UNESCO'S aims
This resource will attempt to make students aware of relevant
UNESCO principles and aims. In this context they are that:
• UNESCO works to build a peaceful world through intercultural
dialogue and the promotion of sustainable human development, which
is people centred, equitably distributed and environmentally and
socially sustainable.
• If people are to work and live together peacefully, respect
for all cultures that are tolerant of each other is important;
this entails respect for different pathways towards progress,
respect for the equal dignity, diversity and dynamism of divergent
cultures, attitudes and lifestyles.
• Cultural coexistence is the global norm and cultural conflict
is often founded on conflict over resources or generated for political
ends.
• Meeting today's human needs, while preserving and protecting
the natural environment for future generations, requires equitable
and harmonious interactions between individuals and communities.
• Social and governing arrangements or processes for strengthening
social cohesion and dialogue are necessary to allow the expression
of cultural diversity and to enable people to live together and
cooperate.
You are welcome to print or download all parts of this
resource for use in the classroom.
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