PALS website visitors can learn more about Australia’s rich Indigenous culture and reconciliation at the following sites and links.
Scroll down the page for links to and information about education kits that can provide inspiration for PALS projects.
Department of Indigenous Affairs
BHP Billiton Iron Ore
Department of Education and Training
Minister for Indigenous Affairs
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
WA Premier Alan Carpenter
Reconciliation Australia
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council
National Native Title Tribunal
Riverlands School
Other Useful Links
TEACHERS: DO YOU NEED AN IDEA FOR A PALS PROJECT??
Developing and implementing a PALS project is easier than you think. PALS project work can complement existing teaching programs and help you achieve your school or class learning outcomes.
Since the inception of PALS in 2004, schools around the State are able to reinforce their commitment to Aboriginal studies and reconciliation through various creative and educational projects.
View the PALS project section of the website to have a look at past and current projects.
The PALS one-year calendar also offers a manageable and achievable time limit for projects.
PALS projects can also incorporate and demonstrate existing curriculum frameworks for learning areas including Society and Environment, Music, Art and English and will also provide you with fantastic ideas for PALS projects.
PALS officers are always available to discuss project ideas. Contact us about how your school or class can participate.
WEST AUSTRALIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
The WA Music Education Pack is a contemporary music resource for teachers. Created with the Department of Culture and the Arts, the pack includes information on WAM Concert Incursions and Songwriting Workshop Incursions, which can be used as a starting point for PALS projects. WAM has access to fantastic Indigenous bands and solo performers who are willing to come to your school.
YIRRA YAAKIN NOONGAR THEATRE WORKSHOPS
Yirra Yaakin has developed an entertaining workshop program that introduces school students to Aboriginal culture through theatre. Aboriginal artists with a wealth of experience will entertain and educate students as they learn about Aboriginal language, movement and expression. The workshops would provide the perfect opportunity to create a theatre-based PALS project.
YIRRA YAAKIN NOONGAR THEATRE EDUCATION PACK
An education support kit for the Yirra Yaakin play, Whaloo is that you? This kit is linked to the Curriculum Framework for Kindergarten through to Year 7. Reference is made to English, maths, science, society and environment, health, art and languages other than English learning areas.
THE MOORDITJ CONSORTIUM
The Moorditj In Your Classroom CD-ROM and teachers guide presents the work of 110 Indigenous artists from Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. More than 280 works from the world of craft, dance, literature, media, music, oral history, theatre and the visual arts are included. Each has been organised into themes and topics that relate to major outcomes of Learning Area Statements for primary and secondary students.
OUR DREAMINGS EDUCATION KIT
Our Dreamings is an interactive multimedia CD-ROM which explores art and culture from the central desert of Australia through the traditional world of the Warlpiri people. This teaching resource provides an opportunity for teachers to bring Aboriginal art and culture into the classroom.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT (CALM) - NatureBase
NatureBase is an Aboriginal Culture Program run by CALM for primary and secondary students that offers resource packs (supported by the Department of Education and Training for Aboriginal Studies classroom work), excursions and Professional Development.
