2025 – Theme to be announced soon

In 2025, we encourage all participating schools to engage with the lesson plans and activities, and additional resources we have gathered for this year’s challenge to inspire your students to draw, paint, write or sing about their increased knowledge and understanding of the theme.

Activity: Getting started with the theme.

• What does the 2025 SRC theme and artwork mean to you and why?
• What stands out for you?
• What do you notice about the images, and why do you think the artists made those choices?
• What do the words of the theme mean to you, and why?
• Consider what it feels like, sounds like, looks like for you?
• What are the benefits of understanding stories? Languages? Cultures? different knowledges?

Reconciliation and the theme

• What does reconciliation mean to you?
• Why do you think it is important to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples languages, cultures, knowledge and perspectives?
• How does listening to, learning from and honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of understanding the world around us support reconciliation processes?
• Why is reconciliation important?

Ideas for teachers: Getting started with the theme Learning From Legacy: Healing Our Country

• • Create a mind map (a picture with words, drawings, and images) that explores
    what you think of, or feel, when engaging with the theme
  • You can draw pictures, write words, create a collage, or combine these all together to create your mind map.
  • You are welcome to share and discuss your mind map with your friends, teachers, and families