Whakapapa Inquiry

 With the start of the new term, so starts a new Inquiry. Whilst we will continue to delve into Moana Mana throughout the year, it will bubble next to our new focus of Whakapapa, Identity, Origin and Culture.

The Big Questions that will drive our inquiry are:

• Who we are?
• Where we come from?
• What makes us unique?
• How does our culture influence us?
• Who belongs within our Whānau?

We started with a 3 sessions unpacking the central themes within this unit in Philosophy 4 Children sessions. Here are some examples of what was discussed.

Where we come from?

What is culture?

From this point, we went a step further and tried to encapsulate our understanding of what we had been discussing and represent it in an artistic form. The results were really interesting certain images and ideas came to the fore. Names, Family, Interests, Gender Identity, Part of the Earth, Flags, Respect for Others were all common themes that the children used to 

You can find some of the final products below, or come in and have a closer look in the classroom with your child.