Secondary school student looking at the Passport wall in Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours exhibition in Immigration Museum.
Exhibition

VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) Personal Development Skills Strand Program

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In the Identity exhibition, VCE students can explore identity, belonging and what it means to be part of a culturally diverse society.

Engage with personal stories of immigration through cultural objects and artefacts, and learn to challenge the assumptions we make about others.

Students will experience

  • Visiting the Identity: yours, mine, ours exhibition to reflect on what it means to be part of various communities in the 21st century, whether family, local, national or global.
  • Compelling images and interactive multimedia experiences.
  • An introduction to the museum by a staff member and a booklet to record their findings from the gallery displays.

Students will learn

  • How our cultural heritage, languages, beliefs and family connections influence our self-perceptions and our perceptions of other people.
  • How perceptions can lead to discovery, confusion, prejudice and understanding
  • To challenge the assumptions we make about each other.

Students will be provided

  • A booklet to guide them through the Identity: yours, mine, ours exhibition and for them to record their findings.

Students will need

  • Pen or pencil.

Other key information

  • Teachers are advised to visit the exhibition and website prior to the group visit in order to prepare students for the exhibition experience.

Related links

Availability

Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday

Duration: 60 minutes

Student information

VCE VM

Maximum 25 students

Bookings

Exhibition

Self-guided exhibition visit with introductory presentation

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Victorian Curriculum Links

VCE Vocational Major Personal Development Skills Strand

Unit 1: Healthy Individuals 

  • Area of Study 1: Personal identity and emotional intelligence 

  • Area of Study 2: Community health and wellbeing 

Unit 2: Connecting with community 

  • Area of Study 1: What is community? 

  • Area of Study 2: Community cohesion 

Accessibility

Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.

Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund

The Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund aims to enhance access to our museums (Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum), programs and events by offering free or subsidised education programs for eligible schools. Find out more about the fund.

VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM) Personal Development Skills Strand Program

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