australia’s engagement with asia. asia-australia engagement 5. collaboration and engagement with...
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Australia’s engagement with Asia
Asia-Australia engagement5. Collaboration and engagement with the
peoples of Asia support effective regional and global citizenship.
6. Australia is part of the Asia region and our histories from ancient times to the present are linked.
7. Australians play a significant role in social, cultural, political and economic developments in the Asia region.
8. Australians of Asian heritage have influenced Australia’s history and continue to influence its dynamic culture and society.
Aims• Build a bank of connections between Asian
countries and Australia• Consider the consequences of Asia-
Australia connections• Explore OWC resources about Asia
Maldivian Youth Civil Society Climate Change Conference 2009.Image Credit: 350.org
Photo credits: Australian Aid, One World Centre and Jialiang Gao (Wikimedia Commons
Asia Fact Match
“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”
- Chimamanda Adichie – Nigerian NovelistHear more on the danger of the single story
The Great Australia-Asia challenge• Your group must find as
many links between Australia and your country as possible
• Record these as:• speculative (if you’re
not sure but you think the link is a possibility) or
• substantiated (if you can include a source for further information)
Fashion Designer Akira IsogawaImage Credit: Eva Rinaldi
What are your questions?
SocialThese are questions about people, their
relationships, their traditions, culture and the way they live. They include questions about
how, for example, gender, race, disability, class and age affect social relations
EconomicThese questions are about money,
trading and ownership, buying
and selling
Who decides (political)These are questions about power, who makes choices
and decides what is to happen; who benefits or loses as a result of these
decisions; and at what cost
NaturalThese are questions about the environment
- the land, the sea, living things, and their relationship to each other. These questions
are about the built as well as the natural environment
Curriculum Links Yr 3 Civics & Citizenship: Why people participate within communities and how students can actively participate and contribute (ACHCK003)Yr 5 Civics & Citizenship: Why people work in groups to achieve their aims, and how they can express their shared beliefs and values and exercise influence (ACHCK027)Yr 6 History: The contribution of individuals and groups, including Aboriginal people and/or Torres Strait Islanders and migrants, to the development of Australian society, for example in areas such as the economy, education, science, the arts, sport.(ACHHK116)
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