How did First Nations people learn before books, school and the internet?  

What are some of the teaching places on Country? Can a cave or a beach be a classroom? 

What’s the role of rock art, like engravings, stencils and prints, in the ‘oldest classroom’? 

What are the different kinds of classrooms First Nations kids learn ion today? 

Students at La Perouse Primary School in Sydney tell us what they know about how their ancestors learnt on Country. 

Wayne Brennan and host Axel Clark visit a very old rock shelter on Dharug and Gundungurra Country. We hear about different kinds of rock art, learning when you’re ready and ways of passing down knowledge.

Merrikiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs invites us into her classroom at Yirrkala Bilingual School in North East Arnhem Land. 

How to use this episode in your classroom
Play all the way through (24 minutes) or play half the episode (12 minutes) and pause.
We'll tell you when you've reached halfway, and recap the episode.
Use the 4 page Learning Materials worksheet PDF with your class, and find more resources on our website. 

Voices 
Wayne Brennan is an archaeologist at the University of Sydney , a Gamilaraay person and Blue Mountains custodian. 
Merrikiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs is the Principal of Yirrkala Bilingual School, a Yolngu woman and leader.  

Episode image 

Red ochre used in painting. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Australia.

Transcript
Download The Oldest Classroom transcript as Word
Download The Oldest Classroom transcript as PDF

Music

Thannoid and Highway 94 by Blue Dot Sessions.

Credits
Hosted by Axel Clark
Made on Gadigal Country by Anna Clark, Clare Wright, Jane Curtis and Britta Jorgensen
Executive producers are Claire Wright and Anna Clark
Podcast concept, design and development by Anna Clark
Indigenous Cultural Consultant is Katrina Thorpe  
Story editor is Kyla Slaven
Learning material by Nick Adeney, Victorian primary educator
Curriculum advisors are Nicole Laauw, Department of Education NSW, and Rose Reid, Association of Independent Schools of NSW

Thanks to all the students whose voices you hear in this episode and their schools and teachers: Princes Street Primary school, Marrickville West Primary School, Westbourne Grammar School, Preshill Primary School, La Perouse Primary School, and Yirrkala Bilingual School.   

Hey History! is produced by the Australian Centre for Public History at UTS and UTS Impact Studios.

Impact Studios' executive producer is Sarah Gilbert. 

How did First Nations people learn before books, school and the internet?  
What are some of the teaching places on Country? Can a cave or a beach be a classroom? 
What’s the role of rock art, like engravings, stencils and prints, in the ‘oldest classroom’? 
What are the different kinds of classrooms First Nations kids learn ion today? 
Students at La Perouse Primary School in Sydney tell us what they know about how their ancestors learnt on Country. 
Wayne Brennan and host Axel Clark visit a very old rock shelter on Dharug and Gundungurra Country. We hear about different kinds of rock art, learning when you’re ready and ways of passing down knowledge.
Merrikiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs invites us into her classroom at Yirrkala Bilingual School in North East Arnhem Land. 
How to use this episode in your classroom
<ul>
<li>Play all the way through (24 minutes) or play half the episode (12 minutes) and pause.</li>
<li>We'll tell you when you've reached halfway, and recap the episode.</li>
<li>Use the <a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/episodes/01-oldest-classroom">4 page Learning Materials worksheet PDF with your class</a>, and find more resources on our website. </li>
</ul>
Voices 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/wayne-brennan-2020383b">Wayne Brennan</a> is an archaeologist at the University of Sydney , a Gamilaraay person and Blue Mountains custodian. </li>
<li><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/merrkiyawuy-ganambarr-stubbs-137412">Merrikiyawuy Ganambarr-Stubbs</a> is the Principal of Yirrkala Bilingual School, a Yolngu woman and leader.  </li>
</ul>
Episode image 
Red ochre used in painting. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Australia.
Transcript
<ul data-rte-list="default">
<li>Download <a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/s/Hey-History-Episode-1-The-Oldest-Classroom-TRANSCRIPT.docx">The Oldest Classroom transcript as Word</a></li>
<li>Download <a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/s/Hey-History-Episode-1-The-Oldest-Classroom-TRANSCRIPT.pdf">The Oldest Classroom transcript as PDF</a></li>
</ul>
Music
<a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/244565">Thannoid</a> and <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/244166">Highway 94</a> by Blue Dot Sessions.
Credits
<ul>
<li>Hosted by Axel Clark</li>
<li>Made on Gadigal Country by Anna Clark, Clare Wright, Jane Curtis and Britta Jorgensen</li>
<li>Executive producers are Claire Wright and Anna Clark</li>
<li>Podcast concept, design and development by Anna Clark</li>
<li>Indigenous Cultural Consultant is Katrina Thorpe  </li>
<li>Story editor is Kyla Slaven</li>
<li>Learning material by Nick Adeney, Victorian primary educator</li>
<li>Curriculum advisors are Nicole Laauw, Department of Education NSW, and Rose Reid, Association of Independent Schools of NSW</li>
</ul>
Thanks to all the students whose voices you hear in this episode and their schools and teachers: Princes Street Primary school, Marrickville West Primary School, Westbourne Grammar School, Preshill Primary School, La Perouse Primary School, and Yirrkala Bilingual School.   
Hey History! is produced by the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/research/australian-centre-public-history">Australian Centre for Public History</a> at UTS and <a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/">UTS Impact Studios</a>.
Impact Studios' executive producer is Sarah Gilbert.

A podcast for kids age 8-12 about Australian history with stories, music, and immersive soundscapes.

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Students can listen in class and use our Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator.

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Hey History! is made by history professors, so you'll hear from Australia's top historians and experts. It's produced by The Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with La Trobe University.

A podcast for kids age 8-12 about Australian history with stories, music, and immersive soundscapes.
The podcast follows Stage 2 and 3 of the Australian curriculum, and of NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland. 
Students can listen in class and use our Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator.
Go back in time to the Gold Rush. What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay? Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country.
Hey History! is made by history professors, so you'll hear from Australia's top historians and experts. It's produced by The Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with La Trobe University.

Hey History!

A podcast all about Australian history where the kids ask the questions. 

Go back in time to the Gold Rush.

What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay?

Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country.

Each episode has music, stories, primary sources and sound-rich scenes with Australia's top historians and experts.

Listen to our 4 episodes in any order. And, there's a professional development bonus episode How to talk with kids about Australian history.

This podcast follows the Stage 2 and 3 Australian curriculum, and different states. Teachers can use it class with Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator - grab them from our website heyhistory.net

Hey History is produced by the The Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at the University of Technology Sydney, in partnership with La Trobe University. 

A podcast all about Australian history where the kids ask the questions. 
Go back in time to the Gold Rush.
What happened at the meetings between Captain Cook and First Nations people at Kamay Botany Bay?
Experience life as a convict kid, and hear how First Nations people learn on Country.
Each episode has music, stories, primary sources and sound-rich scenes with Australia's top historians and experts.
Listen to our 4 episodes in any order. And, there's a professional development bonus episode How to talk with kids about Australian history.
This podcast follows the Stage 2 and 3 Australian curriculum, and different states. Teachers can use it class with Learning Materials designed and road-tested by a primary school educator - grab them from our website <a href="https://www.heyhistory.net/">heyhistory.net</a>
Hey History is produced by the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/research/australian-centre-public-history">The Australian Centre for Public History</a> and <a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/">Impact Studios</a> at the <a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/">University of Technology Sydney</a>, in partnership with <a href="https://www.latrobe.edu.au/">La Trobe University</a>.

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