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Discover Jajoo Warrngara: The Culture Classroom

Bring First Nations knowledge into your classroom with curriculum-aligned lessons for Prep to Year 9, designed to flex across a range of subjects from the Arts to Mathematics.

Developed in partnership with First Nations communities, our exclusive lessons include cultural protocols and guidance to ensure you can confidently share these important knowledges with respect to the communities who shared them.

Why the Culture Classroom?

A revolutionary platform
Designed to help educators embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures as part of the Australian Curriculum

Community-led creation
Co-developed in partnership, all lessons are led by First Nations communities who share their cultural knowledges.

Designed for educators
Our resources equip educators with the cultural understanding to deliver lessons in multiple subjects with confidence.

New and trending lessons

Mathematics
Year levels: 1 4 lessons
Students engage with the Muyi Mir and Pondi stories found in the Wamba Wamba multi-touch book. They will identify and extend mathematical concepts such as number, sequence and patterns within the narratives, and engage in hands-on activities using collected natural materials.
Media Arts
Science
Year levels: 3-4 4 lessons
Students engage with the Wamba Wamba multi-touch book and explore both Muyi Mir and Pondi stories. They gain an understanding of animal characteristics, habitats and behaviours. They research food chains, create artistic visual representations of the animals from the stories, and develop an appreciation for the cultural significance of native animals.
English
HASS
Science
Year levels: 5-6 4 lessons
Students explore the cultural, environmental, and historical significance of trees. They research the critical roles trees play in maintaining biodiversity and carbon sequestration for a healthy environment as well as investigating the harmful effects of deforestation and its widespread repercussions.

Jajoo Warrngara is a social enterprise

50percent

of revenue returns to the communities who co-developed these resources

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of revenue supports not-for-profit SharingStories Foundation to continue its work with communities to protect and grow language, stories and cultural heritage

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What they're saying about us

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“It is full of excellent teaching material and very useful for planning”

Dr. Tony Keeble
Principal at Outdoor School
(Government School in Victoria)

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"The platform's multimedia and varying approaches are superb. The scope for curriculum and lesson planning is invaluable and unique. Community-ownership and direction, diversity are all foundational to this project's success and I love it all."

Vaso Elefsiniotis
VAEAI

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"I loved it! The way that it is set out will support teachers to deliver the content. Including the cultural protocols is important and essential."

Education Professional

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