Why might I be interested in this elective?

• Do you have a desire for positive change, locally and globally?
• Do you have an openness to new thinking and ideas?
• Would you like to develop self-awareness and respect for others?
• Would you like to develop skills of inquiry and critical thinking, and the ability to apply to these local and global issues?
• Do you want to know more about Australia and our First Nations people?
• Would you like to develop an appreciation of diversity?

What is this elective about?

This elective will deepen your understanding of the injustices in Australia for First Nations people and provide you with a commitment to ways to how we can build change in our futures. It will foster in you an understanding of how local and global are interconnected, and of the impact our actions have at both levels.

This elective may have an Immersion Trip (optional) which students will be able to travel to a First Nations Community, or by students with an interest in First Nations people of Australia who are not attending the travel Immersion component. 

In this elective, you will choose area of advocacy and become agents of change from your first-hand experiences and research during your visit to remote First Nations Communities in Australia, or through undertaking a local, Victorian based activities with organisations which supports First Nations people in Victoria. 

In this Elective you will learn through primary source and first person research and practise. We believe that offering an authentic immersive experience will provide you with opportunities to learn about yourself and others through engaging with other communities. 

In this course we will look at a variety of different topics, major themes and big ideas to learn about First Nations communities in Australia. You will gain a respect and understanding of the challenges and changes needed for the next generation of children in First Nations communities to be able to grow into adulthood happy and healthy, and have agency over their social, cultural, political and economic life.

In this course, students will:

- Develop a local, national, global identity through authentic engagement

- Develop awareness of the values, diversity, practices and beliefs of First Nations communities in Australia

- Develop an understanding of social justice and human rights areas of advocacy in Australia

How will I demonstrate my learning?

All students will conduct face to face interviews, written responses and then choose how they want to present their research question & findings to a Showcase of Learning.

Potential methods to present major work:

- Photovoice projects

- Art Installation

- Solo performance work

- Ensemble performance work

- Podcasts

- Short-film

- Game-design

- Animation

- Report / Oral Presentation

If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together. Words used by Lilla Watson, Aboriginal elder, activist and educator from Queensland, Australia.

Please contact Ms K-P if you want to know more information about this Elective, or come to a Q&A with students who completed the Elective in 2023 at Recess on Friday 8 August in M003

Or see these students about the Elective / Immersion Trip

Margot, Sophia B, AJ, Caitlin D, Jaimie M, Gemma L, Evie N, Imogen L, Sophie R