History - First contacts: Awabakal Country and place (Dudley Campus)

Awabakal Environmental Education Centre- Dudley Campus, 51 Boundary Street, Dudley and Awabakal Nature Reserve.

History outcomes

Stage 2:

Community and remembrance

A student:

• describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time HT2-2
• applies skills of historical inquiry and communication HT2

First contacts

A student:

• applies skills of historical inquiry and communication HT2-5

Key inquiry questions

Community and remembrance:

Who lived here first and how do we know?

First contacts:

What was life like for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples before the arrival of the Europeans?

 Content

Community and remembrance:

The importance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area. Students:

• identify the original Aboriginal languages spoken in the local or regional area.

• identify the special relationship that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples have to Country and Place.

• respond to Aboriginal stories told about Country presented in texts or by a guest speaker.

First contacts:

The diversity and longevity of Australia's first peoples and the ways Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are connected to Country and Place (land, sea, waterways and skies) and the implications for their daily lives. Students:

• investigate, the traditional Aboriginal way of life, focusing on people, their beliefs, food, shelter, tools and weapons, customs and ceremonies, art works, dance, music, and relationship to Country.

Learning across the curriculum

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures

Sustainability 

Critical and creative thinking  

Personal and social capability

Difference and diversity

Buses come directly to the AEEC, Boundary Street, Dudley. Buses remain at AEEC while students use toilets (approximately 10 minutes).

Students are reloaded onto buses, transported and dropped at the end of Ocean Street, Dudley.

Buses collect students from AEEC, Boundary Street, Dudley at 2pm.

The format of the program and bus drop off and collection points will be altered to suit larger groups.

Please note: if you are using a bendy bus to transport students please contact AEEC prior to excursion for important information.

Students should bring lunch, recess, refillable water bottle, hats, sunscreen, covered walking shoes plus any special requirements of the group (Wet weather gear when necessary). Non-aerosol insect repellent is advisable in summer.

Meet at AEEC to use toilets, reboard buses and travel to the end of Ocean Street, Dudley - 10:00 am

Introduction and morning tea in Awabakal Nature Reserve - 10:15 am

Walk, learning activities and lunch. The walk is approximately 3 km over 2.5 hours on well-defined bush tracks. Students walk from the end of Ocean Street, Dudley through Awabakal Nature Reserve to Awabakal Environmental Education Centre. There are no toilets available on this part of the excursion.

Arrive back at AEEC, break to use toilets - 12:45pm

Learning activities - 1:00pm

Finish- 2:00pm

This timetable is only a guide and may be adjusted to suit larger groups and conditions on the day. 

AEEC is a NSW Department of Education school and staff are trained DoE teachers specialising in Environmental Education.

AEEC teachers rely on the participation of visiting teachers to meet recommended supervision levels. Visiting teachers are ultimately responsible for behaviour of students, students with existing medical conditions or special needs.

Please notify Awabakal Environmental Education Centre of any medical conditions or special needs that may need to be taken into consideration when planning or delivering the program. Upon booking an excursion, a form will be emailed to complete to detail any medical or special needs. 

As our staff are Department of Education teachers we don’t require parent helpers on the day.  If your school decides to bring parents, we kindly ask that you keep the number to a minimum.  For safety reasons and the nature of our sites, parents will not be able to participate in activities.

Extreme weather conditions such as heavy rainfall, high winds and extreme bush fire danger may result in the excursion being modified, postponed or cancelled. If you have any concerns regarding the weather prior to the excursion, contact Awabakal Environmental Education Centre on 4955 8673 or email awabakal-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Cancellations less than three school weeks notice may incur an administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather or fire danger. 

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