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the celebrations and commemorations of significant events shared with their families and others (AC9HSFK02)

Elaborations
  • responding to a provided calendar of events that students, their family and friends celebrate or commemorate; for example, birthdays; religious festivals such as Easter, Ramadan, Buddha’s Birthday, Feast of Passover and Coming of the Light; family reunions; cultural festivals; and community commemorations such as NAIDOC Week and Anzac Day, and discussing why they are important
  • discussing ways of celebrating these significant occasions; for example, special meals, family gatherings, visiting special places, and the role of art, music, telling stories and handing on traditions from generation to generation for First Nations Australians
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
ScOT terms

Celebrations,  Family histories,  Personal histories

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