Students explore the meaning and contemporary significance of a ‘Welcome to Country’ and an ‘Acknowledgement of Country’. By comparing diverse perspectives, including media commentary and panels, students investigate the origins, purpose, and evolving role of these practices in contemporary Australia. Finally, students apply their learning by co-creating a class ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ that is accurate, local, and meaningful, reflecting their understanding.

In this project-based unit, students will learn how First Nations peoples have maintained and passed down cultural knowledge about traditional foods, medicine and tools for successive generations. Students will then share their learning by creating plant posters, prints, or T-shirts, that brings bush tucker knowledge to life.

Students will watch several films which reveal both the harsh realities of exclusion and the resilience and joy found in family and community. Students will consider how these stories help us understand the impact of racism on identity and belonging, and why truth-telling is so important. Through yarning circles and visual mapping activities, students examine these themes before researching and gathering their own local stories from family histories, community accounts or national movements such as the Freedom Rides. These stories are then transformed into creative works such as biographies, poems, portraits or collages, which are brought together as a class story collection that honours resilience, identity and community voice.

Students investigate how harmful government policies shaped child removal, including forced adoptions and institutional care. They’ll learn how these decisions still impact families, community, culture and identity today. Students will watch survivor films, explore living-memory sources, yarn, take shared notes, and draft written responses.

This unit introduces students to the concept of cultural fire management. Students will explore the importance of fire as a tool for ecosystem health, the science of carbon storage, and the respect required to carry out these practices safely. This unit emphasises fire safety, ecological impacts, and the role of government and community organisations in land management.

Through yarning circles, outdoor observations, and creative projects, students will develop their ability to identify natural patterns and reflect on the ways First Nations knowledge systems inform sustainable practices. They will create a seasonal calendar and apply citizen science tools such as ClimateWatch to observe and protect native species.

In this project based, multi-subject unit, students explore the deep connections between plants, food, culture, and Country. They will research native plants, create their own small bush tucker garden and learn about sustainable harvesting.Students bring their learning to life by scripting, filming, and presenting a "cooking and gardening show," using creativity and performance to share their knowledge in a fun and meaningful way.

In this unit, students will immerse themselves in the rich storytelling traditions of the Adnyamathanha people using the installation and online experience Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Our Country as a starting point. Through interactive activities, they will explore Dreaming stories, and understand how these stories can convey information about identity, values, and the environment. They will participate in yarning circles, mind mapping activities, and art-making, developing a deeper understanding of the importance of storytelling.

This unit introduces students to the impact of colonisation on Adnyamathanha Yarta, focusing on the renaming of First Nations' sacred places. Through discussions and creative activities, students will explore the cultural significance of Adnyamathanha place names, what they teach about the land and its stories, and why recognising and reclaiming these names matters.

In this unit, students will explore the cultural, environmental, and ethical impacts of uranium mining, focusing on the Beverley Uranium Mine and other global examples.

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.

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.