What

Museum Staff-led

When

Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Thursday

Duration

45 minutes workshop, 45 minutes gallery visit

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Curriculum links & Accessibility

Year level

Years 9 to 10, VCE

Maximum student numbers

Maximum 30 students

Cost

$9 per student + education service fee

Booking information

Bookings 13 11 02

School visit information

In this curriculum aligned program, secondary students learn about refugee and asylum seeker experiences, Australia’s immigration policies and UN Declaration of Human Rights.

Students will experience

• Stories of displaced peoples, asylum seekers and refugees from the museum’s collection.
• Presentation of key ideas, documents and terminology on seeking refuge in the Australian context.
• Following a classroom session, visit museum galleries to consolidate learning on Australian laws, legal definitions and interact with further stories of people who have sought asylum in Australia.

Students will learn

• Key ideas and definitions including refugee, asylum seeker, internally displaced person, human rights.
• An understanding of key institutions and legislation including UN, UNHCR, Refugee Convention, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• An outline of the process for an individual who is seeking refuge.
• A range of people across time and locations who have sought asylum to Australia.

Students will be provided

• A booklet to guide them through the galleries and to record their findings.

Students will need

• Pens or pencils.

Other key information

• Teachers are encouraged to visit the Getting In gallery and the Immigration Museum permanent exhibitions to familiarise themselves with the content before the excursion.

Victorian Curriculum links

History Levels 9 and 10

• significant developments and events since 1945 that have contributed to global change, such as World War II, the United Nations, the Cold War and technologies
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• the continuing efforts to create change in the civil rights and freedoms in Australia, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants and women
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• the origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration
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Civics and Citizenship: Levels 9 and 10

• the Australian Government’s roles and responsibilities at a regional and global level, including diplomatic relations in the Asia-Pacific region
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• the influence of a range of media, including social media, in shaping identity and attitudes to diversity
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Intercultural Capability: Levels 9 and 10

• how diverse cultures, including their own, influence one another in a range of contexts and how this impacts identity and a sense of belonging and inclusion
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• ways in which intercultural relations and intercultural experiences are influenced by policies and practices of a range of institutions
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VCE Legal Studies

• Unit 2 Wrongs and Rights – Area of Study 3 Human Rights