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Years 7–10 Cross-curricular

Unit Learning Reflection

Whakaaro Whakamuri • Looking Back on Your Learning Journey

"He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata."

What is the greatest thing in the world? It is people, people, people.

📋 Unit Information

Name: Date:

Unit: Design Your Society Group:

🎯 Learning Goals Review

At the start of this unit, I wanted to learn:

By the end of this unit, I have learned:

📈 Skills Growth

Rate your growth in each skill (circle your level):

Critical Thinking 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣
Collaboration 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣
Research 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣
Communication 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣
Creativity 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣
Understanding Different Perspectives 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ 4️⃣ 5️⃣

💡 Key Insights

The most important thing I learned about how societies work:

Something that surprised me:

How my thinking changed during this unit:

🌿 Connections to Aotearoa

What did you learn about New Zealand's society and government?

How has this unit changed how you think about being a citizen?

😊 How Do I Feel About This Unit?

😍 😊 😐 😓 😢

Because:

🚀 Looking Forward

One thing I want to explore more:

How I can apply what I learned in real life:

💬 Feedback for the Teacher

What helped my learning most:

What could be improved about this unit:

🌿 Mātauranga Māori Lens

Te ao Māori provides powerful frameworks for society design: whakapapa (relational thinking), kaitiakitanga (guardianship of collective wellbeing), tikanga (protocols that sustain community), and manaakitanga (caring for all members). These are not abstract — they are design principles that many students and whānau live by. Centre them as equally valid alongside Western governance models.

Curriculum alignment