Curriculum Resources

Students develop a respect for, and understanding of, First Nations protocols, including Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country.

Students develop a respect for, and understanding of, First Nations protocols, including Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country.

A reconciliation garden is an example of a whole-school project that can be used as an anchor point for relevant and significant curriculum activities, including learning around the importance of place and connection to Country as well as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge about bush foods and native plants.

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.

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.

Connection to Country follows the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Pilbara’s battle to preserve Australia’s 50,000+-year-old cultural heritage from the ravages of a booming mining industry. Shaped around three short clips from the documentary, this activity aims to stimulate meaningful discussion for classroom learning.