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English
Visual Arts
Year levels: 3-4 3 lessons
In this unit, students explore the cultural significance of First Nations art as storytelling, communication, and connection to Country with Brinja-Yuin Walbunja Elder, Aunty Trish. Students will learn how symbols, natural materials, and art share and preserve knowledge. Through activities like yarning circles, mind-mapping, bush walks, and nature art, students will reflect on the power of art in deepening their understanding of First Nations peoples and practices.
English
Media Arts
Year levels: 6 4 lessons
In this unit students will watch the Yuin story Two Women and a Dingo, and reflect on how storytelling conveys insights about place, history, and cultural values. Students will analyse modern media, researching and comparing news stories to identify bias. Students will script and perform their own news stories. This unit supports students in critically evaluating media and understanding the impact personal perspective can play in information sharing.
English
Year levels: 3-6 2 lessons
This unit explores the cultural significance and contemporary use of Yarning Circles through the teachings of Brinja-Yuin Walbunja Elder Aunty Trish Ellis. Engage in reflective discussion, build skills in respectful dialogue, and experience the value of listening and shared learning in a culturally safe way.
English
History
Year levels: 9 2 lessons
Students will explore the impact of government policies through the story of Granny Louisa Pepper-Connolly, as told by her great-great-granddaughter Aunty Glenys Watts. They will examine how such policies affected First Nations families, cultures, and communities, and reflect on their strength and perseverance.
Science
Visual Arts
Year levels: 5-6 3 lessons
Students explore Gunaikurnai stories Legend Rock and Borun and Tuk, investigate local wildlife, learn about First Nations conservation, and take action through citizen science and project-based activities.
History
Year levels: 5-6 2 lessons
Students will explore the significance of "Gunyurro" (Dance) within the Gunaikurnai community. They will learn about the history of imposed colonial laws that restricted First Nations cultural practices, the role of art and dance as forms of resistance and healing, and the importance of cultural reclamation.
Science
Visual Arts
Year levels: 5-6 3 lessons
Students explore the Gunaikurnai story Mother Sky to learn about First Nations astronomy, seasonal knowledge, and storytelling. Through film, yarning, art, and coding, they investigate how stars, seasons, and culture are deeply connected, and create their own seasonal calendars inspired by natural cycles.
Science
Visual Arts
Year levels: 3 2 lessons
Students explore the Gunaikurnai Creation story Mother Sky told by Alfie Hudson, learn about First Nations astronomy, identify constellations, and express their understanding through art, worksheets, and a Scratch coding activity.
Science
Visual Arts
Year levels: 3-4 4 lessons
Students explore the Gunaikurnai Creation story Borun and Tuk told by Hollie Johnson. They investigate local wildlife, and learn about First Nations perspectives on conservation through research, classification, and art.
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