Cultural Education and Motivations – You Yangs Regional Park

In Term 1 the year 11 OES class went to the You Yangs Regional Park to take a first-hand look and the environments and what makes up the unique environments of this area. During the trip students took park in an Cultural Education talk from one of the Parks Victoria Rangers and a proud Wadawurrung women. She talked to the students about the perceptions and interactions of her people before and after European Settlement and how the European Settlement changed the connection to Country for her people. They also needed to look at the different types of Motivations people could/would have to visit the You Yang’s Regional Park, in this case students were there to gather information and learn about the area, were others may be going to the area to Bushwalk, have a Picnic, Bird watch or partake in other Recreation Activities.

Overall students went well in discovering new things about the outdoor environment, what motivates them to go into the outdoors and the responses they may have whilst there. But also looking into the deep history of the areas and the Wadawurrung people who have lived there for thousands of years.