Last week we had the Learning Expo for Indigenous Peoples.
Here are some reflections from the students:
We were learning about the history of the Wurundjeri peoples and how they were the first occupants of the Victorian area. We wanted to acknowledge the culture and laws that were in existence before colonisation and how the invasion and treaty wasn’t fair. My thought was that it isn’t fair how the people were treated and that the Wurundjeri people seemed to take good care of each other. We should be celebrating them. – Pat and Stan
We had the expo to share what we learning about through the last two terms about Indigenous peoples. We wanted to show them about the history and what happened early on in time. – Ravenna
We were really well set up, it took us about two weeks. To get ready we had to draft our ideas before publishing, some of us printed and laminated our work before adding a few final touches. We made a flag and do some writing about the symbol and what it meant. – Seamus and Ren
What stood out the most at the expo was the quality and how with an idea you can stretch out and make learning deeper, for example the well-being aspect of Stan and Pat’s Indigenous word search. – Vincent
The performances of Hendrix, Daniel S, Bianca, Mia, Deya, Peggy, Swanee, Iaan, Lucinda, and Matilda presenting their learning of aboriginal history and the important figures in indigenous history. Some people did dances and films of the Stolen Generation and about William Barak. We opened up the glass door/window to give us more space. – Swanee and Matilda
I was happy with the feedback that I got from Imani and my rap. Nobody was rude and a couple of people gave me some advice of how to improve it which I think ties in with this week’s guiding question “How do we make good designing decisions?” Also I liked the way everyone presented their learning. – Jacob
I thought it was insightful, how we learned about the rightful owners of this land (the aboriginal people) and how they had to struggle to survive in what was their land. – Anton
