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Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere Ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao.
The bird that partakes of the miro berry owns the forest; the bird that partakes of education owns the world.
Connecting to the stories of our area
Albany remains an unusual ‘iwi-less’ area. Known historically as a trading route for flax traders, the history of Albany as a settlement only truly began to form post colonisation.
“There is little record of Maori occupation in the area before the arrival of Pakeha settlers. The Māori name for the place is believed to be Kaipātiki, meaning ‘to eat flounder, or the feeding ground of the Flounder’. A small pā is recorded on the bank to the north of Lucas Creek and it is likely that local Maori relied on the creek as a source of eel, trout, crayfish and flounder.” (North Shore Thematic Review, Vol 2 Ch 6)
At APS, connecting with all forms of history and supporting students to see how their own culture has become part of the local stories remains a fundamental part of our local curriculum journey.
Students are encouraged to explore their own timeline and beyond, understanding both Māori and Pākeha stories of the past from the perspective of kaitiakitanga and Manaakitanga.
We strongly encourage criticality as students explore the timeline of our region and understand the perspective and culture specific to different time periods.
As part of their localised experience, we encourage students to find unity (kotahitanga) in diversity. Students and staff at APS represent in excess of 40 different countries and regions from across the globe. What links us all is that we are all manuhiri (visitors), but joined by our sense of belonging and connection to our school.
Much of the localised and recorded history of Albany could be classed as post-war modern history (1950s onwards). More information can initially be unpacked within the North Shore Thematic Review here.
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