YEAR 2 – YEAR 6 3 Classes max/day
FULL DAY PROGRAM
9.15am–2.15pm
Curriculum Links
- HASS (Geography)
- Sustainability
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
- Personal and Social capabilities
High Impact Pedagogies
- Real-life forest context
- Hands on
- Problem solving, collaboration, communication
- Authentic resources
Students are invited to come camping for the day and learn about how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples take care of Country sustainably and have done for thousands of years.
Students will be able to:
- have a better understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of living on Country.
- identify ways they can care for Country and be sustainable at home, school or in their local community.
- practise collaboration, problem solving and communication skills while working in teams.
Overview of day
Students are invited to have a fun day camping at Bunyaville Conservation Park participating in activities that also teach them about how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people care for Country and are sustainable. Students undertake 3 main activities:
Shelter building: Students work co-operatively in groups to build a shelter out of reusable materials after exploring what Aboriginal shelters may have looked like in the area. Students practise personal and social skills such as problem solving, communication, collaboration and team work.
Indigenous Games: Students learn about games played by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. They learn how, where and why they were played before having a go themselves.
Walk on Country: Led by Bunyaville teachers, students walk on Country and learn about how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people worked with and cared for Country sustainably.
Throughout the day students strengthen their connection to themselves, others and place. The day culminates in students being empowered to live sustainably in their community.