What

Self-directed

When

Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday

Duration

30 minutes

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Curriculum links & Accessibility

Year level

Years 7 to 8

Maximum student numbers

Maximum 30 students

Cost

$7 per student + education service fee

Booking information

Bookings 13 11 02

School visit information

Explore the history and culture of the First Peoples of south-eastern Australia over 2000 Generations.

Students will experience

• See important cultural items and read their accompanying stories
• Journey through 2000 generations of farming, trade, Ceremony, and creativity
• Listen to First Peoples voices
• Study the range of technologies developed by First Peoples
• Compare the designs and uses of adornments, weapons, tools, and art from across the continent.

Students will learn

• About the diversity of First Peoples in Australia
• The agricultural practices and technologies developed and used by First Peoples
• How Galbaling Ngarruk (greenstone) was traded throughout Australia
• Stories and Lore from the First Peoples of south-eastern Australia

Students will be provided

• Students will be provided with a trail booklet to guide them through the exhibition. It can also be used upon returning to school to reflect on the experience and extend their learning.
• Teachers should follow the trail on the map included in the booklet.

Students will need

• Before visiting Bunjilaka, students should watch the Bunjilaka Introduction video
• Teachers may want to watch the videos on the Bunjilaka website, in particular Boorun’s Canoe and Representing diversity.
• Students will require pencils to write or draw in their booklets (pens are not permitted within the exhibit).

Other key information

• Visit the Bunjilaka First Peoples page to learn more about the exhibit. Students with additional needs can view the Bunjilaka virtual tour before visiting to familiarise themselves with the space.

Victorian Curriculum links

History: level 7 to 8

Development and features of early societies, such as the development of technologies, agriculture, trade, social groups, religious beliefs and laws
VC2HH8K02

Changing evidence and interpretations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the world’s oldest continuous cultures
VC2HH8K11

Significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ beliefs and values that shaped, and continue to shape, everyday life, such as the relationships with Country and Place, land, trade, technologies and stories
VC2HH8K09

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross curriculum priorities:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of Australia maintain a deep connection to, and responsibility for, Country and Place and have holistic values and belief systems that are connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.
VC2CCPACP1

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ ways of life reflect unique ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing.
VC2CCPAC2

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people belong to the world’s oldest continuous cultures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples demonstrate resilience in the maintenance, practice and revitalisation of culture despite the many historic and enduring impacts of colonisation, and they continue to celebrate and share the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures.
VC2CCPAC3

The significant and ongoing contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their histories and cultures are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally.
VC2CCPAP3