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Hands on Cultural Education Programs - Immersive Workshops Rooted in Traditional Knowledge and Holistic Learning


  • Gold Coast AUSTRALIA (map)

Yangga Art Studio offers interactive cultural education workshops that immerse high school students and educators in Aboriginal traditions, history, and practical life skills. Our programs are designed to align with the Australian Curriculum and support learning across multiple subject areas through hands-on activities and deep cultural insight.

We take a holistic approach, emphasising not only traditional knowledge but also spiritual healing, environmental stewardship, and personal growth. These workshops are led by experienced Aboriginal educators and cultural practitioners, fostering respect, connection, and awareness of First Nations perspectives.

Core Focus Areas

Each workshop includes a blend of practical activities, storytelling, and cultural education, incorporating:

  • Boomerangs, digging sticks, spears, emu callers, bones and shells, firesticks, grinding stones, message sticks and more.

  • Bush tucker preparation, native ingredients, traditional cooking methods.

  • Oral storytelling, songlines, and the connection to Country.

  • Spear throwing, tracking, sustainable practices.

  • Smoking ceremonies, ochre painting, and mindfulness rooted in cultural tradition.

  • Stolen generation, hidden generation, dormitory’s, missions, camps, rations and more.

Curriculum-Aligned Workshop Streams

We offer tailored workshops aligned with specific subjects to reinforce classroom learning

  • Focus: Traditional ecological knowledge, native plants and their medicinal uses, sustainable land practices

    Activities: Bush medicine walks, environmental stewardship, soil and plant observation

    Curriculum Link: Biology, Environmental Science, Sustainability Units

  • Focus: Traditional bush food preparation and Indigenous ingredients

    Activities: Cooking demonstrations using kangaroo, lemon myrtle, local fish, native fruits

    Curriculum Link: Food Studies, Nutrition, Cultural Cuisine

  • Focus: Traditional physical skills and holistic well-being

    Activities: Spear throwing, traditional games.

    Curriculum Link: Sport, Health & Physical Education, Outdoor Education

  • Focus: First Nations history, colonisation impact, cultural continuity

    Activities: Artifact analysis, storytelling circles, message stick communication

    Curriculum Link: Modern and Ancient History, Civics, Indigenous Studies

  • Focus: Oral storytelling, symbolism, Aboriginal literature

    Activities: Dreamtime storytelling, storytelling on stolen generation and history,

    Curriculum Link: English, Indigenous Perspectives in Literature

Program Structure & Pricing

Programs can be delivered as on-campus incursions or off-campus excursions (e.g. Wave Break

  • 1-2 cultural activities tailored to chosen subject.

    Price (Per session)

    $350.00

  • Up to 4 class rotations tailored to subject.

    Price (Per session)

    $700

  • Full cultural experience with lunch break, all activities tailored to subject.

    Price (Per session)

    $1000

  • Tailored experience in collaboration with school staff

    Price (Per session)

    POA

Supervising Teachers attend free of charge

Maximum group size: 26 students

Optional Add-Ons

• Seaway kayaking cultural excursion to Wave Break Island

• Cultural reflection journals for student assessment

• Take-home artifact kits (e.g. clapsticks, firestick kits)

• Virtual pre-visit briefings or post-visit classroom reflections

  • Description text goes hereProgram Delivery and Educational Assurance.

    All Yangga Art Studio programs are facilitated by qualified and experienced Aboriginal Cultural Educators, many of whom are recognised cultural knowledge holders within their communities.

    All facilitators hold current Blue Cards and have undergone relevant child safety training.

    Our workshops are fully aligned with the Australian Curriculum and are developed to meet the pedagogical and safety standards required by educational institutions.

    These culturally rich learning experiences are designed to build cultural literacy and competency, while also fostering practical life skills, environmental awareness, and a stronger sense of personal and social responsibility.

    By embedding Aboriginal perspectives across multiple subject areas, Yangga Art Studio’s programs promote reconciliation, respect for cultural diversity, and engaged, cross-disciplinary learning, supporting schools in their commitment to inclusive and culturally responsive education.

Booking & Contact

For bookings, availability, or to receive a tailored education package for your school, please contact:

Yangga Art Studio – Cultural Education Team

📧[email protected]

📞 0423 284 800

Based on the Gold Coast, QLD – Available for bookings across Southeast Queensland