Year 3
Essex Heights Primary School
CERES Excursion
Year 3 students attended CERES in Brunswick East on Wednesday 14 October to increase their understanding of Indigenous Culture and Traditions.
Students engaged in a variety of hands-on activities throughout the day covering the following areas:
- Identify and connect with elements of Aboriginal cultures.
- Understand that each Aboriginal person has connection and identifies with their culture in their own way and holds responsibility for caring for the land through totemic system.
- Explored ways of keeping ancient knowledge and tradition alive through a selection of activities including Tiddalik Stories, Ochre painting, Ngarrga/Traditional Dance and Merri Merri Cultural Walk.
- Discussed the role of students to embed the knowledge they have gained into their school activities.
This excursion added to students depth of knowledge as we undertake our 'Australia's First People' unit this term.
