What

Self-directed

When

Term 1, Monday to Friday

Duration

60 minutes

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Curriculum links & Accessibility & Access Fund

Year level

Years 7 to 12

Maximum student numbers

Maximum 50 students

Cost

education service fee

Booking information

Bookings 13 11 02

School visit information

In this self-guided program, secondary students studying year 7–12 French language or Level 7–8 History can explore the new, immersive Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition.

Available Term 1 only.

Students will experience

• An introduction by a museum staff member and a recommended student journey through the exhibition.
• An augmented visit to Notre-Dame in the Immigration Museum Long Room.
• Immersive and interactive reconstructions, visually transporting to Notre-Dame via touchscreen tablet.
• Key historical moments from 1163 to the present-day restoration of Notre-Dame 

Students will learn

• The cathedral’s history, from its earliest origins in the 12th century to its 850-year history.
• Key historical moments including: the role of Notre Dame on daily life in Medieval France, royal history. such as coronations and the conflicts between Catholicism and Protestants, Napoleon and the French Revolution.
• Architectural development of the building over its life.
• The restoration process following the devastating fire in 2019.

Students will be provided

• A touchscreen tablet accessible for all ages to use in the exhibition.
• Opportunity to use the tablet app in either English or French.

Other key information

• A visit to the museum’s permanent exhibitions can be added to this experience free of charge.

Victorian Curriculum links

History Levels: 7 and 8

Investigation: Europe and the Mediterranean world (c. 600–1750 CE)

• significant social, cultural, economic, environmental and political continuity and change in the way of life and the roles and relationships of different groups
  VC2HH8K19
• causes and consequences of a significant event, development or turning point that contributed to continuity and change
  VC2HH8K20

French VCE

Unit 1 and 2: Area of Study 2 Interpretive communication

• related to themes and topics around the French-speaking communities e.g. the francophone world and historical perspectives

French language Levels: 7-10

French Levels 7-8

• reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), beliefs, attitudes and values
  VC2LF8U04

French Levels 9-10

• reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), beliefs, attitudes and values, and how these affect ways of communicating
  VC2LF10U04