Yarn Barks Cultural Immersion Experiences can consist of various different activities and focus area's. We pride ourselves on tailoring the experiences to best suit the participating groups and any desired learning outcomes each school may like to achieve. 

Below is a list of activities and focus area's commonly included: 

• Traditional Dance - animal dancing, gum leaf dance & understanding the deeper importance of traditional dance as critical practice to First Nations way of life. 
• Traditional Song - waking up the land, thanking the ancestors & understanding the deeper importance of traditional dance as critical practice to First Nations way of life. 
• Traditional Language - Introducing yourself and conducting an acknowledgement of country in traditional language. 
• Traditional Fire Starting - Using traditional fire starting kits as a team building activity, learning the fire song, exploring the importance of fire in First Nations Society & gaining a deeper appreciation for First Nations Practices that were critical to our survival. 
• First Nations Values - Exploring the values of respect, responsibility and accountability towards the land through a First Nations Worldview. 
• Traditional Artefact & Craft Show and Tell - Learn about different artefacts, tools and weapons, there traditional use, resources used and the creation process. Observe a display of artefacts being made. 
• Yidaki (Didgeridoo) - Performance and education on it's traditional use and crafting  process. 
• Marngrrok - Traditional Football Game. 
• Stolen Generations - Learn about the stolen generations through powerful narrative and storytelling 
• First Nations Principles - Learn about and discuss critical principles, practices and methodologies of First Nations Culture and creatively discuss with peers how they could be embraced in our lives and work. 
• Acknowledging Country - Learn about the practice of acknowledging country, what it means and how to conduct it meaningfully. 
• Boomerang Throwing - Returning Boomerang Throwing. 

Yarn's Barks Cultural Immersion Experiences are delivered as half or full day incursions utilising a rotational format providing an opportunity for all year levels to participate throughout the day. 

Below is an example format: 

Morning

• Foundation - 45 min
• Grade 1 - 45 Min 
• Grade 2 - 45min 

Recess 

• Grade 3 - 50 min
• Grade 4 - 50 Min

Lunch 

• Grade 5 & 6 - 1 hour

Please note this is an example only. We can tailor the half or full day incursions around your usual timetable and the number of students your school would like to have involved. It is not a requirement for the full student cohort to participate if your school would only like select year levels to be involved. 

To create a customised run sheet Yarn Bark will require the number of students that will be involved, the breakdown of those numbers per year level and if you have any preferred activities or focus area's to be included. This run sheet will then be provided to the key school contact prior to delivery. 

Although half or full day incursions are our recommended formats for a meaningful experience, we are also open to tailoring a specific experience to your school needs.

Half Day - $2,300

Full Day - $3,000

Other - If you are requesting a shorter or tailored experience we will provide a customised quote upon request. 

Location 

Yarn Bark is located in Victoria, however, conducts work throughout Australia. If you are outside of Victoria, please consider reaching out to book well in advance to your booking date. For interstate bookings, there may be some additional fees that can be discussed. 

Budget Constraints

We understand that in some cases schools may have smaller budgets than others. If the workshop fees genuinely aren't feasible for your school please still reach out to us to discuss options.