Manurewa High School Manurewa High School

Level 3 Pacific Studies

03PAC
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs F. Fa'aete'ete.

Follow up from Level 2 Pacific Studies, students will look at past, present and future issues that affect Pasefika communities within the Pacific diaspora and explore various aspects of Pasefika indigenous knowledge.

03PAC: Gain 20 credits by examining the history and origins of the Samoan Tatau, Climate Change in the Pacific and the history of slavery in the Pacific - Blackbirding.  This is not a UE approved subject. 




Course Overview

Term 1
Aspects of Pacific Knowledge - learning about the history and origins of the tatau (tattooing).

Term 2
Climate Change in the Pacific

Term 3
Blackbirding