Teacher-only planning companion for Indigenous Solidarity Action Plan. Use it to keep classroom action projects grounded in reciprocity, leadership, and evidence.
Students should not be able to complete this resource with generic “raise awareness” language. Keep pressing for who, how, and accountable to whom, and use mātauranga Māori concepts like manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, and tino rangatiratanga to sharpen the ethical lens.
People participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges.
The resource structures informed social action and asks students to plan for real participation rather than symbolic gestures.
Te Mātaiaho Social Studies `TM-SS-3-D1`.
Systems shape how people and groups organise themselves: rights, responsibilities, power, and fairness.
Students must account for power, permission, and fairness when planning action and defining success.
Te Mātaiaho Social Studies `TM-SS-3-U1`.
High-quality action planning includes protocol, reciprocity, and evaluation from the start.
Assess the quality of the planning, not just whether students feel motivated or morally certain.
Best used once students already know the issue and have gathered some research evidence.
Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2021). Te Mātaiaho: The Refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Ministry of Education.
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2021). Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. Teaching Council.