Summer Learning Journey | Day:3 | Women's Rights | Activity:1 | The Right To Vote | (4 Points)

Kate Sheppard was a very famous and important New Zealander. In the late 1800s, she fought for women to have the right to vote in elections. She did this by creating petitions (lists with the names of people who supported her), running public meetings, writing letters to the newspaper, and talking to politicians.

As a result of her hard work, women in New Zealand (NZ) were first granted the right to vote in
1893. This made NZ the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. We call this
right ‘women’s suffrage’.

In honour of Kate Sheppard’s work, the NZ government has put her image on the current $10
note.

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What To Do:For this activity, let’s imagine that the government decides to create a new $10
bank note and replace Kate with a picture of a different New Zealand woman.

On your blog, tell us who you think the government should put on the new $10 note. Please
provide us with a picture of this amazing woman and a short explanation of why you have
selected her as Kate Sheppard’s replacement.

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If I had to pick to replace Kate Sheppard from the $10 note I would pick Geraldine Ferraro
because she is a great and smart American attorney (lawyer), and I just think that she is right
for the $10 note! But I will still want to keep Kate Sheppard on our $10 notes! Because she It
just the right person!

Summer Learning Journey | Activity:3 | I Have A Dream | Week 2 | (6 Points)

Martin Luther King Jr was a Christian minister in the United States of America (USA) in the
1950s and 1960s. He spent much of his life fighting for equality (equal rights) for people of colour.
At the time, there were laws that kept black and white people separated - they went to different
schools, used different toilets, and even sat in different parts of a bus and ate in different areas
of a restaurant. This was called ‘segregation.’

Dr King did not agree with these laws and he led many protests against them. He was joined in
his protests by many people, including an African American woman named Rosa Parks. In
1955, Rosa boarded a bus in Alabama (USA) and when the bus filled up with people, she
refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. You can read about this famous incident
here and watch a video about Rosa Parks here.

The brave actions of people like Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks were instrumental in
changing the way that African Americans (people of colour) were treated in the United States.

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What To Do:For this activity, please consider the problem that black men and women faced in America at this time.

On your blog, describe the problem. What did Rosa Parks do about the problem? How did
other people react?

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Rosa Parks story began when she was on a bus she was told by the bus driver to get off the
chair so that the white person can get on the chair, then Rosa said “no” to the bus driver and
wouldn't give up her seat on the bus because she really didn't like that white people and black
people had to do different things!! Well when this happened she was sent to jail and fined for
breaking segregation laws. Rosa refused and argued that the law was wrong!

Summer Learning Journey | Activity:2 | School Strike For Climate | Week 2 | (4 Points)

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You may have heard people talking about an issue called ‘Climate change’. Climate change

refers to an increase in the temperature of our planet. Warmer temperatures can cause natural

disasters (floods, storms, droughts, bushfires, hurricanes, etc), rising sea levels, and the

extinction (disappearance) of plants and animals.

Many people in New Zealand (and overseas) are worried about climate change, including

Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old girl from Sweden. She believes that climate change is not only

real, but that it is a “crisis”. She is upset that adults, particularly governments and powerful

people, are not taking climate change seriously. In 2018 she began protesting outside the

Swedish government buildings every Friday instead of going to school. She inspired the

School Strike for Climate protests and, in 2019, spoke to the United Nations about her

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What To Do:For this activity, we would like you to explore the School Strike for Climate Australia
website.

On your blog, list three facts (things) that you learned, and include a photograph of something that you are doing around home to help the environment.
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Click here to go and watch Greta Thunberg's speech to world leaders

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Summer Learning Journey | Day:2 | Taking Action | Activity:1 | A Long Walk To Freedom | (4 Points)

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Nelson Mandela was an activist and civil rights leader who was born and raised in South Africa.

For over 40 years (1948-1991), the country of South Africa had a political system called
‘apartheid’. This meant that there were different rules for people who had white skin than for
those who didn’t. Nelson Mandela felt that this was very wrong and he fought for many years to
change the law. Eventually he became the President of South Africa and ended apartheid, but
not before spending 27 years in prison.

In Robben Island prison (where Mandela spent 18 years), life was very tough. Mandela had a
tiny, damp, concrete cell, with only a straw mat to sleep on. During the day he was forced to
work in a quarry, breaking rocks into gravel. He was only allowed to see one visitor and receive
one letter every six months. At night, Nelson read and studied to be a lawyer.

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What to do:For this activity, please imagine that you are Mr Mandela and that you are living at
Robben Island prison. You have been given a journal and each night you write in it.

On your blog, write a journal entry imagining that you are Mr Mandela. What do you think he did
each day? How did he feel? Include as much detail as you can in the journal entry.

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Summer Learning Journey | Activity:3 | Dear Jacinda | Week 2 | (6 Points)

The Right Honorable Jacinda Ardern is the current Prime Minister (PM) of New Zealand (NZ).
You might have heard of her because she’s in the news a lot! Did you know that she is the
second youngest person and the second woman ever to be elected PM of NZ?

As PM, Jacinda Ardern makes a number of important decisions every day. Before she makes
these decisions, she meets with many people to hear their ideas and get their perspectives
(views) on issues.

Let’s imagine you were to write a letter to Jacinda Ardern about an issue that is really important
to you, and to ask her for help. It could be something serious to do with education, health or
welfare, or it could be something more fun and crazy - you decide!

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What to do:For this activity, please write a letter that includes the issue you have chosen, why
you have chosen it, and what you would like our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to do about it.
It is your job to persuade us (and her!) that it’s an important issue.

On your blog, share your letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVERYONE 2020!

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE! 2020! Sorry for late post but I will be wishing everyone a happy new year.😀✌️🌈☮️🌌🎉

Summer Learning Journey | Activity:2 | Jessica Rogers Maths Problem | Week 2 | (6 Points)

Dr Jessa Rogers (Metuamate) is a Aborignal Australian and a leader in indigenous education.
She grew up in Queensland, Australia, and when she had a baby while she was still at school,
it seemed like her education would suffer. However, Jessa not only completed her high school
education, but she went on to University and completed several degrees, including a PhD
which means she is called Dr Rogers!

Dr Jessa Rogers became the first school principal (and youngest Aboriginal principal in
Australia) of the Cape York Girl Academy, a school in far north Queensland for young
indigenous mums and their babies. For her work on improving indigenous education in
Australia, she won the NAIDOC Youth of the Year award in 2010, has gone on to win many
more awards and write several books.

Dr Rogers is a proud member of the Wiradjuri people, an Indigenous community in Australia,
and has a strong connection to New Zealand. In fact, her husband is affiliated with two iwi in
New Zealand - Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa, and he is also of Cook Island and Tahitian
decent. Jessa is currently working at the University of Canberra as an assistant professor.

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What to do:For this activity, we would like you to calculate Jessa’s age when she won the
NAIDOC Youth of the Year award. She was born on 7 April 1985 and she received the award
on 9 July 2010. Please provide the answer to this question in years, months and days (eg. 20
years, 6 months and 2 days).

On your blog, please post both your final answer and an explanation of how you solved this
maths problem. You could write your explanation, or use screencastify to record yourself
explaining how you solved it.

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