Week 1

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9.00-12.00 (with a 30 min break)

Welcome

Morning tea

Orientation

City tour

Corroborees

* Attendees

* Clothing

* Songs

* Dance

Aboriginal dance

Australian textile making

Aboriginal movie: Rabbit Proof Fence

Break

12.00-1.00 pm

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1.00-3.00 pm

Introduction to Australian Aboriginal  culture

Australian Food

Australian dance: Line dance

Visit to a pottery

Discussion on the ‘Stolen Generation’.

Week 2

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9.00-12.00 (with a 30 min break)

Introduction to Aboriginal painting

* Symbols

* Strokes

* Object

* Practice

Aboriginal History and Politics

* Timeline of political events

* Brief understanding

Traditional weaponry

* Spear

* Shield

* Boomerang

Heritage tour: history of Armidale

Conversation with community members

Break

12.00-1.00 pm

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1.00-3.00 pm

Canvas painting

Famous Aboriginal sites and their significance

Boomerang making

Visit to a commercial art gallery

and the Museum of Printing

Meet and greet Aboriginal elders

Week 3

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9.00-12.00 (with a 30 min break)

Armidale Folk Museum

Trip to National Park and Dangar Falls

Sports and recreation ‘Australian Style’

Cultural Quiz

Aboriginal housing

Break

12.00-1.00 pm

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H

1.00-3.00 pm

Australian slang expressions

Aboriginal tools and instruments

Aboriginal food (bush tucker) and  a talk on native plants and their modern usage

Boomerang throwing and boomerang painting

Farewell lunch (Australian barbecue) and certificate presentation and survey