Meet Barani - A Sydney Story on Water, Land and Sky Country
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Bring your Stage 2 students to “Meet Barani”. Find out what life was like for Barani, a young Gadigal boy, and his mother in yesterday’s Sydney.
Students will handle Aboriginal cultural objects from the Sydney area and beyond. With one of our museum guides, you will explore our museum galleries “Shaped By The Sea”, “Ur Wayii (Incoming Tide)” and “Under Southern Skies” to find out about culture and life on water, land and sky Country. This will include the contemporary art practice of featured Torres Strait Islander artists Brian Robinson and Alick Tipoti.
Developed in partnership with Deadly Ed, this program is aligned to the incoming NSW HSIE curriculum, and targeted at Stage 2, but can be adapted to Stage 1 or 3 upon request. This cross-curricular program covers content from both the HSIE (History and Geography) and Visual Arts syllabus.
Why not make a day of it and pair it with a booking on board our replica tall ships, Endeavour and Duyfken, to consider different perspectives of First Contact? Look for our “First Contact: Duyfken” or “Endeavour Tour” programs on the Bookings form.
Created by Deadly Ed in partnership with the Australian National Maritime Museum.
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Also included
- Free self-guided access to museum exhibitions and HMAS Vampire outside of the scheduled program times. If you wish to visit any other vessels, please include the details in your booking form.
- All groups have a 30-minute recess and safety induction on arrival.
- Please indicate in your booking enquiry if you would like to schedule a lunch break during your visit.
Cost
$225 per group of 15 students
Free for teachers and supervising adults within the required supervision ratio.
Book with another education program on the same day for $300 per group of 15 students.
Discounts are available to schools with an ICSEA score of 800 or lower.
Accessibility
This tour is conducted in the museum galleries. There is ramp and lift access to all exhibition spaces within the main museum building.
To ensure all students and supervisors have a positive experience at the museum, please indicate if anyone in your group has additional support needs at the time of booking.
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Stay for the whole day!
Book two programs on the same day for a discounted price.
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