View of a path through a cave

Virtual Learning: First Peoples: Country and Culture

What
Online
When
Coming soon
Duration
45 minutes
Year level
Years 3 to 4
Cost
$90 for every 30 students / connection + booking fee
Booking information
Bookings 13 11 02

Understanding the diversity and longevity of Australia’s First Peoples is essential learning for all students. The focus of this session is to illustrate the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects this relationship has on their daily lives, cultural practices and identity.

Students will learn about the beliefs and practices of the First Peoples of Victoria, who have lived in South-Eastern Australia for thousands of years. By learning about First Peoples' connection to Country students can better understand the aims of sustainability.

Students will be provided with a booklet of ‘before and after’ activities that explore key concepts that are addressed in the program and provide questions and resources for conducting deeper research after the session.

Students should prepare questions to ask at the end of the session as part of their preparation for this virtual incursion.

Any questions?

 

Victorian Curriculum links

Year 3/4 historical knowledge

  • The diversity and longevity of Australia’s first peoples and the significant ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the effects on their daily lives (VCHHK078)

Year 3/4 geographical knowledge

  • The many Countries/Places of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples throughout Australia, and the custodial responsibility they have for Country/Place, and how this influences views about sustainability (VCGGK080)
  • Types of natural vegetation and the significance of vegetation to the environment, the importance of environments to animals and people, and different views on how they can be protected; the use and management of natural resources and waste, and different views on how to do this sustainably (VCGGK082)
  • Similarities and differences in individuals’ and groups’ feelings and perceptions about places, and how they influence views about the protection of these places (VCGGK083)

Year 3/4 general capabilities

  • Ethical, critical and creative and intercultural understanding

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