School Workshops

Burrul Bawurra Dreaming

The ultimate in Aboriginal education delivered in an entertaining experience at your school.

Our most popularly booked incursion is an absorbing, interactive learning experience for students and teachers. We teach culturally important rituals, knowledge and song-lines, song and dance, showcase important Aboriginal tools, communicate aboriginal symbols in art and demonstrate the importance of community and understanding.

The Burrul Bawurra Dreaming (Big Red Kangaroo) package consists of:

Smoking Ceremony & Welcome Song & Dance Show
Didgeridoo Show and Storytelling
Artefacts, Weaponry, Bush Survival and History
Aboriginal Face Painting
Aboriginal Song and Dance
Aboriginal Art (On Canvas)
Boomerang Throwing
Torres Strait Island
Farewell concert with student and teacher participation in dance

An ALL day hands on experience (9am to 3pm, or whatever time your school hours are)
First Nations GROUP to visit (4-8 Educators)
2 concerts and 4 – 5 rotation/stations throughout the day
Structure and timetable will be depending on students numbers

From $7000+GST for a school of 100-500PAX students (a 4 rotational day)
From $8500+GST for a school of 550-800PAX students (a 5 rotational day)
From $12 000+GST for a school of 850-1000PAX students (a 5 rotational day)

For schools over 1000PAX students enrolled, please contact our office as 2 full days will be required.

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Burrul Bawurra Dreaming Workshop Feedback

First Nations Education visited our school for a whole day incursion. The presenters were very knowledgeable, organised and professional. The students from Kindergarten to Year 6 were engaged in all the activities and learnt so much about Indigenous culture. Teachers were so impressed declaring it "one of the best incursions ever."

Welcoming First Nations Education each year to celebrate NAIDOC at Ashfield Public School is like having the relatives over – we are all one big family! The team of educators is professional, friendly and knows how to motivate our students, with a wonderful and exciting day of art, dance and learning about Aboriginal cultures and histories.

First Nations Education has consistently delivered engaging workshops to our school, teaching our students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through a variety of activities. Each year, feedback from students and teachers is overwhelmingly positive. Connie is very helpful and responsive throughout the organisation process.

Workshop FAQ's

How do I book Burrul Bawurra Dreaming?

Complete our Booking Enquiry form here, in which we request up to 3 of your preferred dates for the workshop and our office will respond with further details and options for your event.

What type of areas do you need?

Areas that work best are, a field, an oval or something of similar for the Boomerang throwing, schools hall for the Aboriginal song and dance workshop, under COLA works best for Aboriginal art on canvas activity, the schools Library could be for the artefacts, weaponry, bush survival and history or even the didgeridoo and storytelling workshop, double classrooms work well also and especially for the Torres Strait Island workshop as sometimes this requires a projector.

What if it rains?

Once you book, our office will prepare you with a checklist and one requirement is the wet weather plan to prepare you in case of a rainy day.

Are photos and filming allowed?

Yes the school is welcome to take as many photos and film on the day for use of the schools memorabilia and folio only.

How much notice do you need in order to book?

The more notice you give us the better, however, we are able to service last minute bookings! Best approach is to call on 0403 313 829 if it’s a short turnaround request.

Can we choose the rotational activities?

For first time school bookings we like to offer our standard rotational activities which is, 1. Artefacts, weaponry bush survival and history, 2. Aboriginal art on canvas, 3. Aboriginal song and dance, 4. Boomerang throwing (Torres Strait Island for schools with no oval or limited spaces, for example mainly city schools).

Can the ATSI students be of extra assistance on the day?

Yes of course we encourage the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island students to be our helpers and our special guests for the day.

Do we need to prepare the Risk Assessment and Timetable?

Once our office emails your formal booking, included is a risk assessment and an example timetable on how the day will run based on another school similar size like yours. We ask that you use the timetable emailed to you as a guideline and not to copy it as all schools have different bell times and we will ask when drawing up your timetable to try to keep the bell times as close to your normal running day as possible.

Do you require the school to provide any equipment for the day?

We require the school to provide, 5 trestle tables, and place them all together creating a very large table, this is to support the canvas for the Aboriginal art activity, 30 cones or witch hats for the boomerang throwing activity, the schools PA or sound equipment for the 2 concerts morning and farewell including a mic, preferably with the stand.