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Stone, flax, a broom handle and plenty of balsa wood came in handy when a Francis Douglas Memorial College year nine Social Studies class were asked to build objects from Pre-European history.
Francis Douglas year nine social studies class with their projects.
The school group presented their projects at Puke Ariki, under the guidance of teacher and deputy principal Chris Moller. "It was a study of local pre European history," he said. "How people live within the natural resources of the land using natural products."
|  | | | Mathieu Stevenson demonstrates the use of his patu. | |  |
The students were given eight weeks to research and build an object from Māori/pre-European history. Some poured over history books to get inspiration, others talked to local kaumatua or called in the help of their grandparents. What they came up with was a collection of objects covering a wide range of Pre/European history from bird traps through to taiaha, a model pā, patu and poi.
| |  | | Daniel Charteris with his kakauroa, made with a stone head. | |
Harekeke, papier-māché and popsicle sticks were popular as building materials, along with a few imaginative inclusions - shoe polish and a broom handle. It was obvious that some boys had spent hours working on their projects.
At Puke Ariki the students visited Te Takapou Whariki o Taranaki (the sacred woven mat of Taranaki) gallery, and learnt more about their
projects.
After visiting the museum the Francis Douglas students were going to present the objects to their school.
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