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Kōrero: Country schooling

Country teacher at work

Video file

The challenges of teaching children of different ages in one room is shown in this 1960 film of a country classroom. The teacher gives attention to one group of children at a time, while others work on set tasks.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 105. National Film Unit, 1960

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Nancy Swarbrick, Country schooling – Towards equal opportunities: 1935–1980s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/16513/country-teacher-at-work (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.