Visual Arts / Auslan Year 5/6: A Day in the Life of a School

learning-sequence | Auslan (L1 pathway), Visual Arts | Year Level(s): 5, 6

Explore scenes from the deaf school on St Kilda Road in 1885.

Overview

Students view and discuss two images ‘A Visit to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, St. Kilda Road’ and ‘South Australian Institution Collage’ to gain information about a school at a particular time. They then create a similar art work based on their own school and explore methods of presenting the work digitally.

Outcomes

Visual Arts: Use visual conventions to create and share artworks in informal settings.
Auslan: Interact using Auslan and notice how language is used to reflect cultural identity.

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Related Sources on Deaf History Collections

‘A Visit to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, St. Kilda Road’, Sept 2nd 1885.

This picture shows the building of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum in St Kilda Rd and some of its daily activities. The print is a wood engraving originally published on 2 September 1885 in the Illustrated Australian News.