Navigating the Pacific: Wansolmoana
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Audience
Secondary school -
Learning stage
Stage 4 -
Learning area
Geography, History, Pasifika -
Type
Museum educator-led
© Australian Museum
About the program
In this museum educator-led program, students will explore the navigational techniques and skills of Pasifika peoples through an engaging, gamified experience. They will also gain insights into the diverse ways of life of various Pasifika cultures. This curriculum-linked program will examine the traditions and customs that shape societies across the Pacific.
This lesson will be utilising the Patricia McDonald Education Rooms and Wansolmoana, the Museum's Pasifika gallery. The program and resources have been specially designed to enable group work, hands-on experience, exploration and open-ended questioning, which foster empathetic understanding and critical thinking.
Audience: This program is bookable for Stage 4
Cost: $10 (GST included) per student with a minimum cost of $100 per session. General entry to the Australian Museum is free.
Duration: 60 minutes
Capacity: Up to 30 students per session
Term: Term 3-4, 2024 and Term 1-4, 2025
Dates: Mondays & Tuesdays (2024) and Monday-Friday (2025)
Times: 10:00am, 11:00am, 12:15pm & 1:15pm
As this is a new program, we are offering Navigating the Pacific: Wansolmoana for FREE during Term 4 as a trial. In exchange for a booking during this period we will request feedback from attending teachers and students.
A Day at the Museum for disadvantaged schools
If you are classified as a disadvantaged Australian primary and/or secondary school with an ICSEA value of less than 1000, or a special school, as defined by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) you may be eligible for our A Day at the Museum program.
NSW Syllabus (for the Australian curriculum)
Stage 4
History K–10 Syllabus
A student:
- describes major periods of historical time and sequences events, people and societies from the past HT4-2
- describes and explains the causes and effects of events and developments of past societies over time HT4-4
- uses evidence from sources to support historical narratives and explanations HT4-6
- identifies and describes different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the past HT4-7
Geography K–10 Syllabus
A student:
- discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability E4-5
Any changes to numbers or cancellations must be made in writing by emailing group.bookings@australian.museum before the date for Final Confirmation (14 days prior to your visit).
Final booking numbers must be confirmed at least 14 days prior to the scheduled visit.
A tax invoice will be issued prior to your visit based on Final Confirmation details.
A tax invoice based on Final Confirmation details will be issued prior to your visit or session.
Please advise at the time of booking if the tax invoice needs to be issued to a different contact name or email address. NSW Department of Education schools that use the EDConnect payment system should advise this at time of booking and provide a purchase order number if required.
Our payment terms are net 14 days. However, it is the AM’s strong preference that bookings be paid in full prior to the visit.
Adjustments on the day – the AM will adjust the invoice amount and you must pay the difference where:
i) Group numbers increase from Final Confirmation numbers; or
ii) the Group changes to a more expensive booking/ticket.
The adjusted invoice payment terms are net 14 days. To be clear, where numbers are less than Final Confirmation numbers, no deductions or refunds will be given.
For information about your excursion, arrival to the Museum and available facilities, visit our School groups page.
