Between the Flags education kit and schools competition

Topic: History, Studies of Society and Environment, English, Art
Type: Curriculum materials
Years: 4-10

Key Curriculum Links: Time, Continuity and Change; Culture; Investigation, Health and Physical Education, Communication and Participation and Arts curricula

The year 2007 marks the centenary of surf lifesaving in Australia and has been designated the Year of the Surf Lifesaver.

To celebrate this milestone in Australian social history, the National Museum of Australia developed an exhibition entitled Between the Flags. The exhibition opened at the Museum in 2006 and will travel to venues around Australia throughout 2007 and 2008.

This education package contains teachers' notes, audiovisual resources and activities that can be adapted for Years 4–10. It can be used as a stand-alone resource, to explore the place of surf lifesaving in Australian social and cultural history, or in conjunction with a visit to Between the Flags: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving. The package is designed to be flexible and provides a set of teachers' notes and activities for each exhibition theme.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Rips, rescues, relaxation and riots: Australian beach culture
3. Samurais of the surf: Being a surf lifesaver
4. Winning against the wind and waves: The sport of surf lifesaving
5. A wave of ideas: The development of lifesaving technology
6. Going global: Exporting Australian surf lifesaving
7. Bronzed Aussie gods: Surf lifesavers
8. Glossary
9. References and resources

> Download the Surf Lifesaving education kit (3.5mb PDF) - see attachments below for options on downloading
If you have any trouble downloading this kit, please email education@nma.gov.au with your contact details and we will mail you a printed copy.

Combine your love of the beach with your love of art and you could win $500!

If you are a primary or secondary school student or a school-aged member of a surf lifesaving club we have a great way for you to join in the celebration of 100 years of surf lifesaving. Enter the Sharing the Sands competition!

> Download the Sharing the Sand competition details and entry form (381kb PDF).