Schools, children, primary school students, adults and teacher will have exclusive, almost never before seen access to the nation‘s fledgling beginnings as a penal colony. The educational show is based on the Learning Outcomes of the Australian National Curriculum of Humanities and Social Sciences and the previous units of – “British Colonisation in Australia”, Stage 2 in the Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE) Syllabus.
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The importance of Country/Place to Aboriginal Peoples who belong to a local area
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Describes events and actions related to the British colonisation of Australia and assesses changes and consequences.
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Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day)
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The diversity of Australia's first peoples and the long and continuous connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to Country/Place (land, sea, waterways and skies)
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The journey of world navigator, explorer or trader up to the late eighteenth century,
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Stories of the First Fleet, including reasons for the journey, who travelled to Australia, and their experiences following arrival
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Explains the roles played by significant people during the British colonisation of Australia as a penal colony.
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Reasons (economic, political and social) for the establishment of British colonies in Australia after 1800
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Identifies the consequences of the assumption of terra nullius by the British Government.
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The nature of convict or colonial presence, including the factors that influenced patterns of development, aspects of the daily life of the inhabitants (including Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples) and how the environment changed
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Describes aspects of ways of life and achievements in the early colony for male and female convicts and ex-convicts, the military and their families, officials and officers, and free settlers.
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Explains why terms such as ‘invasion’, ‘occupation’, ‘settlement’, ‘exploration’ and ‘discovery’ reflect different perspectives on the same event.
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Demonstrates the establishment of a British colony — aspects of life, significant people (including Arthur Phillip), achievements, events and places.
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Demonstrates how people the audience are learning about might feel/have felt by participating in activities such as roleplay, drama.
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Encourages students to select appropriate sources of information by observing, identifying, finding, displaying, evaluating & reflecting what they see, hear and feel.
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Allows students to read, view, listen to & talk about a range of subject matter.
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Initiates investigations by defining the purposes of the investigation, posing questions about the investigation & planning the investigation for students.
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Plans & implement action individually or in groups by identifying situations in which participation is required.
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And many many more.
The Expedition to COLONIAL AUSTRALIA school excursion is available for the following school levels:
The excursion is available in most areas of Australia, including but not limited to:
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Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Area/Regions :
All areas/Regions of ACT
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New South Wales (NSW) Area/Regions :
All areas/Regions of NSW including but not limited to ... Albury, Blue Mountains Region, Central New South Wales, Coffs Harbour, Far West, Hunter New England, Illawarra Shoalhaven, Lower Western, Murrumbidgee, New England North West, North Coast Region, Northern Rivers, Orange, Port Macquarie, Riverina, South Coast Region, South Western Sydney, Sydney, Tamworth, Tweed Heads, Western NSW, Bathurst, Capital Country, Central Tablelands, Country NSW Region, High Country/Snowy Mountains Region, Hunter Region, Lismore, Maitland, Narrabri Region, Newcastle, North West Slopes & Plains, Northern Sydney, Outback New South Wales, Queanbeyan, Snowy Mountains, South Eastern Sydney, Southern NSW, Sydney Metropolitan, The Murray, Upper Western, Western Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Central West Slopes & Plains, Dubbo, Hunter, Illawarra, Lord Howe Island Region , Mid North Coast, Nepean Blue Mountains, North Coast NSW, Northern NSW, Northern Tablelands, Outback NSW Region, Richmond, South Coast, South West Slopes, Southern Tablelands, Sydney Outer Suburbs, The Murray Region, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong
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Queensland (QLD) Areas/Regions :
All areas/Regions of QLD including but not limited to ... Brisbane Metropolitan, Cairns / Far North, Central West, Fitzroy, Gold Coast, Mackay, Northern, Thuringowa, Wide Bay-Burnett, Brisbane Outer Suburbs, Capricorn, Darling Downs, Fraser Island, Gold Coast / Sunshine Coast, Moreton, Rockhampton, Townsville, Bundaberg, Central Outback, Far North, Gladstone, Hervey Bay, North West, South West Queensland, Whitsundays
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South Australia (SA) Areas/Regions :
All areas/Regions of SA including but not limited to ... Adelaide Hills , Barossa, Fleurieu Peninsula, Limestone Coast, Yorke Peninsula, Adelaide Metropolitan, Clare Valley, Flinders / Outback, Murraylands, Adelaide Outer Suburbs, Eyre Pen, Kangaroo Island, Riverland
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Victoria (VIC) Areas/Regions :
All areas/Regions of VIC including but not limited to ... Ballarat, Bendigo, Central Highlands, East Gippsland Coast, Goldfields, Great Ocean Road, Lower Goulburn, Melton, Murray, Otways, Port Phillip, Shepparton Mooroopna, Southwest The Otways, The Bays Port Phillip, The Wimmera, Upper Yarra, West Coast Shipwreck Coast, Western District, Yarra Valley, Bellarine, Central Coast Bass Coast, Central Victoria Yarra Valley, Geelong, Goulburn Valley, Greater Melbourne, Melbourne Metropolitan, Mildura, Northeast Victorian Alps, Ovens and Murray, Pyrenees, South Gippsland, Sunraysia, The Grampians, Upper Goulburn, Victorian Alps, West Gippsland, Western Port, Bellarine Peninsula, Central Gippsland Coast, Daylesford / Macedon, Gippsland, Grampians, High Country, Melbourne Outer Suburbs, Mornington Peninsula, Northwest The Mallee Sunraysia, Phillip Island, Riverina, Southern Riverina, Surf Coast, The Mallee, Upper Murray, Warrnambool, Western Central Highlands/Tablelands, Wimmera
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Tasmania (TAS) Area/Regions :
All areas/Regions of Tasmania
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