School incursion: Living Country, living culture

GE2-1. Examines features and characteristics of places and environments

GE2-2. Describes the ways people, places and environments interact

HT2-2. Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time

HT2-3. Describes people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects

ST2-4LW-S. Compares features and characteristics of living and non-living things

ST2-2DP-T. Selects and uses materials, tools and equipment to develop solutions for a need or opportunity

Students will:

• Recognise that Aboriginal people are the first Australians
• Investigate the connections that the Yuin People have to the land, sea and animals of this place
• Hear stories to understand why this place is important to Yuin People and how it can be cared for
• Find out how Yuin People describe the weather and the seasons
• Engage with local Aboriginal culture through fun learning activities
• Use paints from natural ochres
• Collect bush materials to make traditional toys
• Have the opportunity to ask questions of a local Aboriginal guide
• Understand the different roles within a traditional Aboriginal community
• Listen to Aboriginal stories of family, culture and place
• Learn how Aboriginal people relate to the local environment around them, and why this is so fundamental to life 
• Understand methods and materials used in Aboriginal art 
• Reflect on what may be learned by modern Australians from Aboriginal life