What's new

This article describes how an innovative Year 9 cross-curricular 'Festival of Learning', Hui Taurima, was developed and then awarded a Teacher Led Innovation Fund project grant. It focuses on the elements of a place-responsive approach and on teachers' perspectives of their journey. The article discusses the benefits of engaging with places of significance to students and their communities. The abstract does not give details of method or participants.

Why it matters in Aotearoa

This is a local example of teachers building a cross-curricular programme around places that matter to students and their communities.

Putting it into practice

Work with colleagues across subjects to identify places of significance to your students' communities, and build a shared Year 9 learning unit around them.

How strong is the evidence

This is a descriptive account of one programme's development from teachers' perspectives. The abstract does not describe the method, setting size or sample.

What to read

The full article, for the elements of the place-responsive approach.

Who it's for