harmony day-everyone belongs!
The theme for Harmony Day 2017 is ride in harmony.
Visit Mem Fox's website to listen to her read this wonderful book which celebrates Australia's incredible multicultural heritage. You can listen to many others too. |
Mem Fox with children from a school in Goodwood, S.A.
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Visit the Official Harmony Day website to access many school resources.
school resources
Download these files that align our Harmony Day teaching activities with the Australian Curriculum for each year level to assist with planning and teaching about Harmony Day in your classroom.
- Harmony Day alignment – Year six (82.9 kB)
- Harmony Day alignment – Year five (83.9 kB)
- Harmony Day alignment – Year four (84.4 kB)
- Harmony Day alignment – Year three (86.8 kB)
- Harmony Day alignment – Year two (79.3 kB)
- Harmony Day alignment – Year one (79.4 kB)
- Harmony Day alignment – Foundation (78.6 kB)
Educational reources
Aussie Facts
How many languages do Australians speak?
Where do Aussies come from?
Guess what the top ten countries of origin are.
Read the info at Aussie Facts to discover the answers to these questions and more.
Young Australians Talk
What do young Australians have to say about Australia’s cultural diversity?
View the videos at Young Australians Talk
For Teachers
Aussie Facts
How many languages do Australians speak?
Where do Aussies come from?
Guess what the top ten countries of origin are.
Read the info at Aussie Facts to discover the answers to these questions and more.
Young Australians Talk
What do young Australians have to say about Australia’s cultural diversity?
View the videos at Young Australians Talk
For Teachers
VISIT FOR TEACHERS for students (above) FOR THE RESOURCES LISTED in the image above.
Recipes for Harmony brings the world to children, introducing them to amazing people, cultures and foods in an interactive and educational way.
A helpful teacher’s resource provides example lesson plans, work sheets, ice breaker and other classroom activities.
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http://www.harmony.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Recipes-for-Harmony.pdf
A helpful teacher’s resource provides example lesson plans, work sheets, ice breaker and other classroom activities.
screenshotof pdf cover
http://www.harmony.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Recipes-for-Harmony.pdf
Apple: Available on the App store
Schools can download lesson plans that are tailored to each of our Harmony Day Story characters and aligned to the Australian Curriculum.
Coming together
- This Harmony Day come together with friends and family, in schools, workplaces and our communities to celebrate our cultural diversity.
- Bringing communities together through sport, food, music and entertainment plays an important role in promoting our cultural diversity, helping to build acceptance and the understanding of other cultures.
- Recognising the importance of celebrating our cultural heritage and sharing it with others, builds our understanding of other cultures, our differences, our similarities and our shared values.
- Australia’s diversity brings economic rewards alongside social ones.
- Our diversity means Australia can be more productive, invent new ways of doing business with the world, create new opportunities and boosts our trade and investment enterprises.
- Advances in technology and communications mean we are closer to our global partners than ever before, our diversity has given Australia an even stronger advantage.
- Diversity in our workplaces is a national asset. When different minds come together we improve social outcomes.
- Our next generation of young Australians are not only celebrating our differences, but are helping to find innovative ways to improve our social cohesion and inclusiveness.
- Migration and cultural diversity contributes to Australia’s ability to innovate by bringing together a range of different life experiences and points of view.
- By bringing together the minds of many cultures and experiences of people from all over the world, we are more innovative in the way we address economic, social and environmental issues.
Useful Websites for further investigating:
Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Australian Government)
Learn more about what it is like to live in Australia and the process of becoming an Australian citizen.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Discover Australian population trends, statistics about the Australian population, lifestyles and cultural heritage.
Department of Immigration and Border Protection (Australian Government)
Learn more about what it is like to live in Australia and the process of becoming an Australian citizen.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Discover Australian population trends, statistics about the Australian population, lifestyles and cultural heritage.