9HUM Shake, Rattle & Roll - Surviving Nature’s Fury

Uncover the raw power of nature and the incredible resilience of humanity. This course offers a unique blend of science, history, and survival skills that will fascinate curious minds and prepare you for real-world challenges. You'll gain insights into how communities rebuild and adapt after disasters, fostering a deeper understanding of our planet and our place in it.

• All Humanities courses will develop both English and Social Science skills through expanding vocabulary and learning strategies to make meaning through reading, viewing, writing, and speaking. 

• Critical thinking in high-pressure situations

• Disaster preparedness and basic survival techniques

• Empathy and community-building strategies

• Research and presentation skills

• Use local and global case studies to learn about natural disasters, and peoples’ responses to them

• Introduction to geography contexts and concepts

• Citizenship

• Collaboration

• Communication

• Critical Thinking

• Culture - Kaitiakitanga; Ūkaipōtanga; Whanaungatanga

You'll explore real-world events like the Wahine disaster, the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami, the Christchurch earthquake, and Cyclone Gabrielle. Through these case studies, you'll learn about geology, meteorology, and the human impact of natural disasters.

Wai - place and environment & economic activity

Year 9 Humanities leads on to Y10 Humanities and then to senior subjects such as English, Social Sciences, Media Studies, Drama, History, Geography, Classical Studies, Psychology, Legal Studies, Business Studies and others.

Ākonga are encouraged to be curious and explore their understanding of identity, the world, belonging, and connection. In doing so, they explore a wide range of perspectives and draw upon different bodies of knowledge. This helps ākonga learn in other contexts and sets them up to be life-long learners.

The knowledge, skills, and values ākonga develop through English and Social Sciences support them to participate in social, cultural, political, and economic life, and prepare them for a variety of possible career pathways beyond school.  

English Career Pathways 

Social Sciences Career Pathways

• 1 B8 exercise book

• 1 document wallet

• Pencil, pen, highlighter, eraser - to stay in class in their document wallet

• Personal headphones 

• Personal Chromebook and charger

At times - other coloured pencils, felts, glue sticks, or scissors may be needed. These can be kept at home until needed.

Texts supplied by the Humanities Faculty.