Education - Culture is Life

Our education projects include curriculum resource development, social impact campaigns and teacher training. All materials are developed by a collective of First Nations educators and young people to inspire teachers to creatively embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, peoples and cultures in their classrooms.

Our education projects aim to:

Embed Aboriginal cultural content, values and approaches to wellbeing
Increase awareness and better understanding of our nation’s true history
Provide access to more Aboriginal-led and co-designed educational materials, training and tools
Increase understanding and skills to support cultural outcomes.

Our team of Aboriginal educators are committed to a process of co-design with young people and partners on all our projects.

First Weapons

First Weapons explores the history and innovation behind the weapons used by First Nations peoples.

NAIDOC Week 2023

We’re so excited to share the National NAIDOC Week official resources for teachers, created in collaboration with ABC Education and highly respected educator, Dr Lynette Riley, AO.

Bidhi Galing

Powerful and moving, Bidhi Galing (Big Rain) celebrates the Wiradyuri heroes of the Great Flood of Gundagai in 1852, told through the eyes of a young girl who is rescued from the raging floodwaters by her father.

Teaching First Nations Knowledges & Perspectives

A guide to creating safe learning environments.

The Australian Wars

In recognition of the documentary’s immense educational value, Blackfella Films and SBS Learn have collaborated with Culture is Life to publish curriculum-aligned education resources about the Frontier Wars.

Back To Nature

Comprehensive education materials for primary and secondary schools to deliver the key themes from the successful ABC Series Back to Nature.

Archie Roach Stolen Generations

“It’s important for younger people across this country to hear this song and understand it, because it’s an Australian story. It’s something that happened in this country and it’s still happening.” Uncle Archie Roach

Welcome To Our Country

Resources for Teachers, Parents and Carer‘s to support the ‘Welcome to Our Country’ series of children’s books, told by Adam Goodes and Ellie Lang with illustrations by David Hardy.

The Australian Dream

The Australian Dream is a theatrical feature documentary that uses the remarkable and inspirational story of AFL legend Adam Goodes as the prism through which to tell a powerful story about race, identity and belonging.