Today Hazel from Auckland Emergency Mangagement explored the Kia Rite, Kia Mau programme with Year Five. We used Maori values and atua to think about how we can prepare for natural disasters in Tamaki Makaurau.
Firstly we related our GEMS school values to the Civil Defence values:
Growth relates to Ako (learning)
Empathy relates to Manaakitanga (support) and Kotahitanga (unity)
Mana relates to Oko (alertness) and Ramgatiratanga (leadership)
Self Belief relates to Manawaroa (resilience)
Next we focussed on the Maori Atua that represent the natural disasters that can occur in our city:
Whiro represents Pandemic
Tawhirimatea represents Floods and Storms
Tangaroa represents Tsunami
Ruamoko represents Earthquakes
Mahuika represents Fire
We split into groups and worked through an activity that identified issues that can arise from natual disasters and how our whanua can prepare for them. For example, if the internet goes down we need to have a way to listen to the radio.
Lastly we practised:
'Stop, drop and hold' for earthquakes
'Get down, get low and get our' for fire
'If it's long and strong get gone' for tsunmai evacuation
We will be bringing home a picture book and plan to share with our whanau so we are all prepared. You can also find out more here: Auckland Emergency Management https://share.google/9T0lwF0ftIBJclO8y
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