Meaningful Stories: Real Engagement

This unit invites students to connect with nature through sound, capturing and preserving the natural “voices” of Country.

In this multi-year, cross-curriculum unit, students explore Adnyamathanha Country through the Same Like Yesterday mapping activities, storytelling, biographical interviewing, and visual art.

Students explore the concept of ‘vision’ by learning from the past and imagining the future. They investigate key moments of First Nations activism using the Storying Our Shared Histories timeline. Drawing on their knowledge of current issues, students create a future timeline of imagined events and develop a character profile for a fictional changemaker.

Students learn about past and present changemakers, including the legacy of William Cooper and the origins of NAIDOC Week. They think critically and creatively about the kind of future they want to help shape for next generations through yarning, campaign planning and visual arts.

Students are introduced to the role of protest in shaping society and explore how protest has been used to challenge injustice and spark change across Australia and globally. Students research protest as both political and creative expression, and are supported to develop their own artistic responses to issues they care about today.

Students explore the origins of NAIDOC Week, from the 1938 Day of Mourning to the legacy of changemakers like William Cooper. Through inquiry and creative expression, they reflect on justice, recognition, and what it means to have a seat at the table.

Students explore key moments in history through the lens of ‘strength'. Using the ‘Storying our Shared Histories’ timeline, they examine how strength has taken different forms over time. Students research and create a visual or digital snapshot, reflecting on how this history shapes our future.

Students explore the idea of strength and how it can take different forms depending on people’s circumstances. They engage in hands-on activities to reflect on fairness, consider the impact of privilege, and think about how their own strength can support others

Students investigate how European colonists acquired land in the 1770s. #momentoftruth 

Students learn the history of the convicts and colonists on the First Fleet and critically reflect on the commemoration of those who fought in the Frontier Wars. #momentoftruth 

Students investigate the reasons for British expansion and explore the perspectives of European convicts, colonists, and First Nations' peoples. #momentoftruth