Year 5 | Creative Arts Circles

Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Perspectives from the First Fleet and Early Colonial Australia

Jul 3, 2026 | Integrated Arts

This integrated Drama and Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) unit invites students to explore the diverse perspectives, experiences, and motivations of people involved in Australia’s early colonies in the 1700s. Through collaborative research and group-devised drama, students investigate key moments in the history of colonisation while developing historical understanding, empathy, and creative expression. Suitable for upper primary students (8–11 years).

There is no Planet B

Oct 13, 2025 | Drama

This unit of work explores the profound effects of climate change on our planet, using poetry as a lens. Suitable for students in Upper Primary and Junior Secondary classes.

Where Do I Fit In? / Where Do I Belong?

Sep 3, 2025 | Drama

In this unit, students explore the concept of ‘belonging’ by first responding to a selection of symbolic items drawn from a mystery bag, and later by sharing objects from their own bags. Working in groups established early in the unit, they use a range of drama conventions to devise short scenes. Suitable for students Years 5 and 6 (Age 9 – 11)