Walking with an Anzac
In 2014 School Kit was commissioned to deliver the Walking with an Anzac Education Programme in New Zealand Schools. The brief was unexpected - not to commemorate famous battles, not to learn the history behind medals or even to study our famous war heroes but to support New Zealand classrooms to develop their research skills through the discovery of local stories of First World War soldiers.
We created a Discovery Box containing 32 of the best stories our team found in New Zealand schools but the real lesson has been that our own community story is all around us, everywhere, if we just teach ourselves and our students how and where to look.
What people said.
“This kit really sparked student interest. It got them talking about and with their own whanau about Tupuna who went to war. I had great feedback and support from whanau who were so happy to see their children interested in learning about their ancestors.”
“Absolute fascination at first from the research, students made compelling pieces of drama filled with emotion, passion and accurate information.”
“This was a wonderful opportunity for students to gain an insight into the personal journey's experienced during this period of our country's history. The pack enable students to build a genuine and powerful connection with the people and the artifacts provided. The research they conducted was all the more valuable to them because of this and contributed to the students being highly motivated to discover more about this period.”
