Senior History (L2 & L3) - Full Year

History with a difference: examine the concepts of history and its impact on societies across time.

Course Overview

History  invites students to ask, and helps them answer, today’s questions by engaging with the past and imagining and speculating on possible futures.

History presents students with the dilemmas, choices, and beliefs of people in the past.

It connects students with the wider world as they develop their own identities and sense of place. Students engage with history at personal, local, and international levels. They investigate the histories of their communities, New Zealand, and the wider world.

 

Level 2 History covers New Zealand and more specifically the significance of the Musket Wars and importance of Akaroa  in the 19th century, leading to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  We will also look at the events that lead to the end of WW2 and the beginning of the Nuclear Age - the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

Topics include:

  • Early Maori/Pakeha contact

  • The Treaty of Waitangi

  • The Musket Wars

  • The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

 

Level 3 History covers New Zealand and more specifically the significance of the Musket Wars and importance of Akaroa  in the 19th century, leading to the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  We will also look at the events that lead to the end of WW2 and the beginning of the Nuclear Age - the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

 

Topics include:

 

  • Early Maori/Pakeha contact

  • The Treaty of Waitangi

  • The Musket Wars

  • The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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The Teacher

Simon Goodman

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Course Details

Have a love for history.
Developed critical and analytical thinking skills.
Engaged in research using valid practices.
Grow your digital and collaborative learning practices.

History
A good level of English is required.
Google Meet, Google Spaces
School Year
31 Jan 2025
20 Nov 2025
English

Yes
NCEA Level 2, NCEA Level 3
No
Standard No * Standard title credit value Internal/External Completion
91229 v2 Carry out an inquiry of an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders 4 Internal
91230 v2 Examine an historical event or place that is of significance to New Zealanders 5 Internal
91232 v2 Interpret different perspectives of people in an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders 4 Internal
91431 v2 Examine sources of an historical event that is of significance to New Zealanders 4 External
Level 3 0
91434 v2 Research an historical event or place of significance to New Zealanders, using primary and secondary sources 5 Internal
91435 v2 Analyse an historical event, or place, of significance to New Zealanders 5 Internal
91437 v2 Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significance to New Zealanders 5 Internal
91436 v2 Analyse evidence relating to an historical event of significance to New Zealanders 4 External

Online, open source text books are used in this course.

Learning Exchange

1.00 placement

OR Cost

$2371.00

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Offered by

Opihi College
Opihi College

Level (NCEA)

Yes - L2, L3

Course Dates

31 Jan 2025

till 20 Nov 2025

Duration

School Year

Taught in

English

Overall Rating

Learning Exchange

1.00 placement

OR Cost

$2371.00

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