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Curriculum content descriptions

How they, their family and friends commemorate past events that are important to them (ACHASSK012)

Elaborations
  • making a calendar of commemorative events that students, their family and friends celebrate (for example, birthdays, religious festivals such as Easter, Ramadan, Buddha’s Birthday, Feast of Passover; family reunions and community commemorations such as NAIDOC week and Anzac Day) and discussing why they are important
  • recognising ‘Acknowledgement of Country’ and ‘Welcome to Country’ at ceremonies and events to recognise that the Country/Place and traditional custodians of the land, sea, waterways and sky are acknowledged
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Family histories,  Celebrations,  Personal histories

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