This was the last week of the first term for Albany Junior High School and my last week in the Science Learning Area. This week I continued to work with Mr. Cluett's Envriomental Science class and taught the occasional Alaska course in social science classes. I was also able to attend a Kapahaka (Maori Performing Arts)focus class taught by Mr. Mana Farrell. The focus class teaches students traditional Maori songs, dances, language and cultural values. These are few pictures of students in the library doing the haka. A haka is a traditional dance of the Maori of New Zealand. It is a posture war dance with shouted accompaniment, performed by a group of both men and women or in this case boys and girls from all year levels at the school. To learn more check out the "haka" post.
Being at Albany Junior High School for the last 3 weeks of their term has been a amazing teaching experience for me. The students and staff have so wonderful and accomidating. I have really enjoyed teaching the year 10 science courses being a part of learning water treatment methods, sheep heart dissections, G.P.S. mapping around campus and field trips around Auckland. I have also liked teaching students from all years about my Alaskan culture in their social science classes. I will be returning to AJHS for the second and third weeks of the next term and I look forward to observing/teaching the Mathematics courses around the school with Mrs. Jan Thomas.
Next, I will be traveling south of Albany and Auckland for the next 3 weeks of my trip. I am planning on leaving early Saturday morning headed to the town of Turangi also known as "the trout fishing capital of the world". I will be staying there from Saturday to Wednesday at a local Bed and Breakfast and will be hiking the Tongariro crossing, possibly white-water rafting the Turangi river, and doing as much fly fishing as possible.
Cheers!
J. W.
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