Learning
History
Historians understand events that have significance to people. We understand why events mattered in the past and why they matter now. We learn how to research, and to build historical arguments. We learn how to write clearly, concisely and convincingly. We develop our empathy and imagination through investigating a range of perspectives. |
Student Work and Events |
Vietnam Trip
In the July 2010 school holidays, 19 history students and four teachers had an adventure in Vietnam. In Year 12 History we learn about the movements of communism and nationalism. We have explored Vietnamese identity, and how it was built and expressed through the events of the twentieth century.
Our excited group had a fabulous time in HaLong Bay, Hanoi, Hue, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City. We learnt more than we expected about Vietnamese history and culture. We also learnt about heat (40 degrees plus!), bargaining (don’t try and overcharge us – we will bargain down to the last 1000 dong with you), fabulous food (mmmmmmmmm, peanut butter Oreos, fresh spring rolls, stuffed crabs, dragonfruit….aah).
It was a truly amazing adventure. Big thank you to all the parents, staff and students who supported our trip.
Head of Department |
John-Paul Powley: johnpaul.powley@wegc.school.nz
Programme |
In History we learn to ask questions and to answer them convincingly. We challenge our own ideas and acknowledge our biases to help us to understand others’ points of view. We are interested in cause and effect, continuity and change, the past and the present.
Students will gain knowledge, skills and experience:
Level 1: Understand how the causes and consequences of past events that are of significance to New Zealanders shape the lives of people and society. Understand how people’s perspectives on past events that are of significance to New Zealanders differ.
Level 2: Understand how historical forces and movements have influenced the causes and consequences of events of significance to New Zealanders. Understand how people’s interpretations of events that are of significance to New Zealanders differ.
Level 3: Understand that the causes, consequences and explanations of historical events that are of significance to New Zealanders are complex and how and why they are contested. Understand how trends over time reflect social, economic and political forces.
Summary of History Skills and Assessments
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Career Pathways |
Where can studying History take you? Possible future career pathways.
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” Winston Churchill
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” Mohandas Gandi
"We are made by history.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Every day create your history
Every path you take you're leaving your legacy.”
Michael Jackson
