Aboriginal Perspectives of Bennelong Point: Guwanyi Walama
Digital Tour
Join our Indigenous tour guides for a journey into the history and culture of Bennelong Point.
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“A highly engaging, exciting and useable format for learning.”
Teacher, Keith Area School, SA
An interactive tour of Bennelong Point
This oral history from the Aboriginal perspective will have students imagining this iconic Sydney place from creation time and the ancestral spirits who formed the landscape, to pre-settlement and the arrival of the First Fleet.
Students will learn about the daily life of the clan that inhabited Sydney Cove, including the fishing rites, oyster beds, and the connection between the Gadigal people and the land of Tubowgule.
You will also hear of the changes that came with the arrival of Governor Phillip, the struggles of the early settlers and the fascinating story of the man called Bennelong.
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NSW Syllabus Links
Subject |
Objectives |
Outcomes |
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Stage 2 |
Stage 3 |
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History |
Develop knowledge and understanding about the nature of history and the key changes and developments from the past Develop knowledge and understanding about key historical concepts and develop the skills to undertake the process of historical inquiry. |
HT2-2 |
HT3-1 |
Geography |
Develop knowledge and understanding of the features and characteristics of places and environments across a range of scales Develop knowledge and understanding of interactions between people, places and environments |
GE2-1 |
GE3-1 |
English |
Communicate through speaking, listening, reading, writing, viewing and representing* |
EN2-1A |
EN3-1A |
Express themselves and their relationships with others and their world |
EN2-11D |
EN3-8D |
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About our Digital Creative Learning program...
Digital Creative Learning 2018
Can't make it to Sydney Opera House? Our free Digital Creative Learning workshops and tours are the perfect way to connect your classroom to world-class artists and ideas!Learning across the Curriculum
Australian Curriculum General Capabilites |
Other General Capabilites |
Critical and creative thinking Ethical understanding Intercultural understanding Literacy Personal and social capability |
Civics and citizenship Difference and diversity Work and enterprise |
Cross Curriculum Priorities
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
- Sustainability
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