Curriculum Resources

Learn about the design, history and symbolism of the Torres Strait Islander flag and how it relates to contemporary Torres Strait Islander people, cultures and identity.

In this activity, students reimagine the land on which the school stands and craft a creative response through poetry. This activity was created by Matthew Nogrady, English teacher at Telopea Park School in Canberra, ACT.

By exploring some of the Our Mob Teach Profiles published by MATSITI, students think about what they may be able to learn from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and appreciate the importance of increasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in education environments.

Students reflect on what it means to feel and be welcomed by others generally and then engage with the particular significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Welcome to Country conventions.

Students explore the Narragunnawali and/or Workplace ‘Who has a RAP?’ search tools, to compare different RAPs in their local area or across Australia. They identify similarities and differences between the RAPs and evaluate how these can add strength to collaborative networks between schools and other RAP organisations.

Three films, titled People, Country/Place and Culture, feature six exceptional young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who share stories about their communities, history and cultures in contemporary Australia.

Students will develop an understanding of the significance of Country to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and why connection to Country is important whether a person lives in the city or in a rural area.

This activity supports students to engage with the film Who We Are: Country/Place, wherein six young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples speak about their connection to Country.

Students view a short video featuring five young Aboriginal people, and one young Torres Strait Islander man, speaking about their connection to Country.

This activity supports students to engage with the film Who We Are: Country/Place, wherein six young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples speak about their connection to Country.

This activity supports students to engage with the film Who We Are: Culture, wherein six young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people describe what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures means to them and to their families.

This activity supports students to engage with the film Who We Are: Culture, wherein six young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people describe what Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures means to them and to their families.

In this activity students engage with the Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of Harry Sabatino, a nineteen-year-old man who grew up on Sabai Island in the Torres Strait and is now studying to be an Engineer in Brisbane.

In this activity students engage with the Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of Harry Sabatino, a nineteen-year-old man who grew up on Sabai Island in the Torres Strait and is now studying to be an Engineer in Brisbane.

In this activity students engage with the Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of Harry Sabatino, a nineteen-year-old man who grew up on Sabai Island in the Torres Strait and is now studying to be an Engineer in Brisbane.

In this activity students engage with The Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of James Saunders, twenty-eight-year-old business owner who grew up in south-east Queensland and now lives in Sydney.

In this activity students engage with The Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of James Saunders, twenty-eight-year-old business owner who grew up in south-east Queensland and now lives in Sydney.

In this activity students engage with the Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of Josh Toomey, a twenty-eight-year-old Wiradjuri man from Dubbo who now lives on the Central Coast and works as an electrical linesman with Ausgrid.

In this activity students engage with the Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of Josh Toomey, a twenty-eight-year-old Wiradjuri man from Dubbo who now lives on the Central Coast and works as an electrical linesman with Ausgrid.

In this activity students engage with the Who We Are: Brave New Clan short film that explores the story and experiences of Kaylah Truth, a twenty-six-year-old Meerooni woman of the Gurang nation, who grew up in Logan, south of Brisbane, and has become a successful rapper.