As a tool to create a supportive and meaningful classroom culture we created a classroom korowai to demonstrate key values important to students in each class. The korowai is a significant Maori cloak, it signifies protection and guidance.
This can be referred to when students are not behaving or treating others unfairly. I quite often upload this picture to worksheets for this class so they get to reflect on and refer to it during learning.
This is a very useful tool that can be utilized in any class at any time of the year. As a health and physical education teacher, this is a crucial tool for setting the culture of the classroom. When referring to very sensitive topics, having a warm and supportive culture ensures the safety of all students.
