In Hangarau we make stuff.
This hapori encompasses all things hands-on and creative. Our focus is making and creating, reflection and a strong community culture. It will be a place for exploration, discovery and collaboration and offer you an opportunity to learn some new skills in technology.
Everyone will fully partake in ALL aspects of Hangarau - this is not the same as Terms 1 and 2.
The four areas of technology you will explore are: Hard Materials, Soft Materials, Food Technology, and Digital Technology. Students will move around every area over the course of Term 3.
At the end of term 3 you will show off and sell your creations at a market day, raising funds to support your term 4 projects.
Food Technology | Soft Materials | Hard Materials | Digital Technology |
In Food Technology you will explore the following: 1. Tea Making 2. Pickling 3. Seed Bark 4. Popcorn - 7 Ways | In Soft Materials you will explore the following: 1. Screen printing on fabric and Natural Dyes 2. Using Yarn to create something 3. Sew What? (Machine and Hand sewing). | In Hard Materials you will explore the following: 1. Creating a Flower press 2. Making Coasters 3. Collaborative marble run - and film about it. | In Digital Technology you will explore the following:
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In term 4, we will have three to four weeks where you can elect a technology focus to work on a mini project in.