The NSW Department of Education’s Distance and Rural Technologies (DART) Connections team coordinate regular ‘virtual excursions’ that are accessible via your connected classroom. View upcoming excursions.

Here are some examples of DART’s virtual excursions that are relevant to cultural exchange:

Courage to Care

In this workshop, students had the opportunity to hear first hand from a Holocaust survivor who share their personal story of rescue and the support provided by others that enabled them to survive. Students discuss and critically reflect on the types of behaviour that constitute bullying and appropriate responses.

Australia-Korea ConneXion Excursions

Through a project based at the University of New England, Australian school students used DART’s virtual excursions bridge to visit the classrooms of their counterparts in South Korea.

Australian Museum Indigenous Art Workshop

This is a practical workshop developed by Indigenous educators in which students create an artwork of their own and explore Indigenous culture and art from various regions of Australia. Students investigate the traditional styles, symbols, materials and tools of Indigenous art and use these as a stimulus to create their own design.

Australian Museum: Presenting Pacific Peoples

This presentation gives students the opportunity to learn more about the people of the pacific and how Australia benefits from the unique approaches to life that people from lands across the pacific provide. Gain insight on how to develop skills in research using websites displaying the wealth of the museum’s collections.

Other virtual excursions…

For other ideas, guidance, and support in using the Connected Classroom/video conferencing facilities at your school, contact the DART Connections team directly.