What

Self-directed

When

Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday

Duration

30 minutes

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Curriculum links & Accessibility

Year level

Years 3 to 4

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 diversity of south-eastern First Peoples and some of the protocols for acknowledging First Peoples culture and traditions.

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
• Understand the impact of colonisation and early encounters on First Peoples in south-eastern Australia

Students will learn

• The importance of Place and Culture to First Peoples
• The impacts of colonisation on people and place
• Our shared history and Naarm’s (Melbourne) false treaty
• The diversity of First Peoples in Australia
• How children played and learnt from their parents

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 particularly 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 3 to 4

The relationships between people and their place and its environment
VC2HG4K01

History: level 3 to 4

The significance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples who are connected to their area
VC2HH4K01

The diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, their social organisation and the ways their daily lives were shaped by Country and Place
VC2HH4K06

Aboriginal Peoples’ experiences, perspectives and responses to the impact of colonisation following the arrival of the First Fleet
VC2HH4K09

Intercultural capability: level 3 to 4

Similarities and differences among diverse cultures, including their own, and how cultural communities foster a sense of belonging and inclusion
VC2CI4C01

Understandings that can be gained from intercultural experiences, including a critical perspective on, and respect for, diverse cultures, including their own
VC2CI4C02

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