Garuwanga Gurad (stories that belong to Country)

Extend your excursion with this in-class activity: Language Games [PDF]

Stage 3 History Syllabus - The Australian Colony

Outcomes

HS3-ACH-01 describes Aboriginal Knowledges and Practices that care for Country and the importance of Aboriginal Languages revival

HS3-GEO-01 examines global citizenship and how people organise, protect and sustainably use the environment, using geographical information

Content

Aboriginal Cultural Knowledges and Practices that care for Country

• Explain the importance of undertaking Cultural obligations to Country as part of the continuation of Aboriginal Cultures
• Examine Aboriginal Cultural works as evidence of Oral Traditions and mapping of landscapes

Aboriginal Peoples have diverse Languages

• Explain how Aboriginal Peoples celebrate and share Aboriginal Languages and Cultural Practices in a contemporary world

People organise and manage places using geographical information

• Explain how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities use seasonal calendars to organise and manage Country and Place

People can protect global environments and use sustainable practices for the future

• Compare sustainable practices used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and international Indigenous Peoples

National Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages

Using language for communicative purposes in interpreting, creating and exchanging meaning:

• Language awareness
• Role of language and culture

Up to 20 Students: $300
Up to 40 Students: $600
Up to 60 Students: $900
Up to 80 Students: $1200
Up to 100 Students: $1500
Up to 120 Students: $1800

You can alter your booking numbers up to two weeks prior to your visit. We will contact you three weeks prior to your booking to confirm final numbers and requirements. You will be invoiced for the full cost of your program two weeks prior to your booking. Payment can be made by credit or debit card, or EFT. Cancellations made within seven days of a booking will incur the full cost of the program. Cancellations made within two weeks of your visit will be invoiced for 50% of the total booking. Cancellations must be made in writing. Please refer to our Extreme Weather Policy for information regarding weather-related cancellations.

• Please plan to arrive before the start time of your booked program to allow for cloaking, toilet visits and/or a refreshment break for the students. If you arrive late, some elements and activities may need to be cut from the program to keep to the scheduled finish time.
• Large groups will be divided up into smaller groups for activities in the museums.
• Bags, food and drinks are not permitted in the museums. Cloaking facilities are provided.
• Photography policies vary between the museums so please ask a member of staff for details.
• Teachers and carers are required to remain with their groups at all times.
• Disciplining students remains the responsibility of teachers and carers accompanying the group.
• Please let us know before your visit if any of your students have special needs or learning difficulties so we can plan to accommodate their needs during the visit.

Risk assessment: Museum of Sydney

Museum of Sydney Social Story

The Warrane Street Walk

The Warrane Street Walk is a companion resource to the Garuwanga Gurad program.

Available as downloadable PDF files in teacher and student versions, it links several significant 19th-century Aboriginal historic sites around Circular Quay, also known as Warrane by Sydney Aboriginal people.

The teacher version provides a map indicating five key sites, A4 images, brief background information and discussion points.

The student version includes limited information and discussion questions. The questions are linked to the themes of the Garuwanga Gurad program.

Warrane Street Walk (teacher version) [PDF]

Warrane Street Walk (student version) [PDF]