What

Self-directed

When

Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday

Duration

30 minutes

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Curriculum links & Accessibility

Year level

Years 1 to 2

Maximum student numbers

Maximum 30 students

Cost

$7 per student + education service fee

Booking information

Bookings 13 11 02

School visit information

Learn about the daily lives of the First Peoples of the south-eastern Australia’s including the practices of daily life and technologies used to live sustainably.

Students will experience

• See important cultural items and read their accompanying stories
• Enter Bunjil’s nest to experience the creation story as told by the Kulin community
• Journey through 2000 generations of farming, trade, ceremony, and creativity
• Interact with our activity table to practice some of the language and skills essential to south-eastern Australia’s First Peoples. Venture through Milarri Gardens to see plants and animals significant to south-eastern Australia

Students will learn

• About the diversity of the First Peoples of Australia
• The ways of life of the First Peoples of South-East Australia
• The innovations and tools developed by First Peoples for farming practices
• How children played and learnt from their parents
• Some of the ways First Peoples use native plants seen in Milarri Garden
• 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 from 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

Geography: level F to 2

How places are identified and named, including by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
VC2HG2K02

The interconnections between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Country and Place, and the importance of Country and Place
VC2HG2K03

History: level F to 2

Differences and similarities between students’ daily lives and how these have changed or remained the same over time
VC2HH2K03

Intercultural capability: level F to 2

Cultural diversity in familiar places, including the school and/or local community
VC2CI2D01

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

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies are diverse and have distinct cultural expressions, such as language, customs and beliefs. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural expressions, while also maintaining the right to control, protect and develop culture as Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property.
VC2CCPAC1

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