Kulin Seasons Program

A Year of Culture: Aboriginal Learning Journey for Early Years

About this Experience

The Kulin Seasons Program offers a deeply immersive cultural curriculum that promotes meaningful summer-to-spring learning cycles. This program strongly supports EYLF outcomes - identity, connection, wellbeing, learning, and communication - as well as VEYLDF’s principles of cultural identity, multisensory learning, and holistic wellbeing. By grounding each activity in Country, story, and sensory experience, your program empowers children to grow as culturally aware, engaged, and confident learners.

30 min

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Kulin Seasons Calendar Wheel showing the 7 seasons and their names. This is an ELC program for the entire year, a lasting learning journey. Cultural responsive pedagogy. First Nations education. Our programs are led by experienced Indigenous educators and artists, who share their knowledge, stories, and traditions in a culturally safe and engaging way. By booking our programs, you're not only offering your community a rich learning experience – you're also directly supporting employment opportunities, cultural preservation, and economic empowerment for our First Nations team members.

Marngrook Play About Biderap: Roughly January–February (mid–late Summer). Marked by hot, dry weather, grasslands stretching wide, and gatherings under the open sky. A season of activity, energy, and community connection. Season themes: Hottest, driest part of the year, grasslands open, activity under the sun. Activity: Playing Marngrook with a soft possum-skin style ball. The children will take part in a lively game of Marngrook, the traditional ball game of the Kulin peoples. Using a soft possum-skin style ball, the play is full of running, jumping, and catching — open to everyone, with no winners or losers. Through this joyful activity, children learn about fairness, inclusivity, and the deep cultural roots of games that bring people together. Children playing ball with a traditional Aboriginal marngrook

Eel Traps & River Journey About Iuk: Roughly March (Autumn). Marked by the migration of eels along swollen rivers and wetlands. A season of waterways flowing, harvesting, and balance with nature. Season themes: Rivers swell, eels migrate, harvesting while caring for balance. Activity: Children play along a fabric “river” with an eel trap, and felt eels learning about traditional inventions and sustainable harvesting - big ones caught, little ones let free. As the rivers swell with life, children gather around a flowing “river” of blue fabric to explore the age-old practice of setting woven eel traps. With stones to anchor the trap and soft felt eels to guide through the maze, the educator demonstrates how only the larger eels are harvested while the small ones are released — teaching respect for nature and the importance of sustainability. Accompanied by the gentle sounds of creeks and bushland, children learn about the deep connection between waterways, food sources, and c

Waring (Wombat Season) Didgeridoo Dreaming About Waring: Roughly April to July (Autumn/Early Winter) Marked by the cold weather and wombats emerging to forage during the day while much of Country rests. Season themes: Coldest time, wombats sheltering, quiet reflection Activity: A calm and mindful journey through sound and story. Children listen to and share didgeridoo story sessions, reflecting the stillness and slowing-down of this season. In Waring — the coldest time of the year, wombats emerge to forage during the day while much of Country rests. This is a season for slowing down, keeping warm, and listening deeply. In this gentle program, children are invited to lie quietly, as if curled up in winter, and listen to the sounds of animals outside. The didgeridoo player brings these creatures to life, making animal calls through the instrument, creating a living soundscape of Country in Waring. Children are invited to describe what they heard, saw and experienced while huddled.

Didgeridoo & Bees About Guling: Roughly August (early Spring). Marked by golden wattle blossoms, orchids blooming, bees buzzing, and an abundance of flowers returning. A time of renewal, pollination, and activity in nature. Season themes: Orchids and wattle blooming, bees buzzing, renewal of life. Activity: A buzzing, musical journey for little learners! The didgeridoo’s buzzing drone connects to the hum of bees pollinating flowers. Children explore rhythms that echo the energy of springtime activity. In this interactive program, children explore the sounds of the didgeridoo alongside the hum and buzz of bees, connecting music with nature and the Kulin seasonal calendar. Based on Guling — orchid season, children discover how bees busily collect pollen and help new life bloom. Through movement, rhythm, and storytelling, little ones will buzz, dance, and create soundscapes together — celebrating the return of flowers, warmth, and activity in nature. Fun & immersive.

Poorneet (Tadpole Season) Tadpole Necklace Craft About Poorneet: Roughly Roughly September–October (spring). Marked by tadpoles growing in ponds and wetlands, signalling warmth and longer days. A time of transformation, growth, and change as waterholes come alive with movement. Season themes: Rainfall, ponds filling, tadpoles appearing, playful energy. Activity: A creative celebration of growth and transformation. In Poorneet — the Tadpole Season, ponds and waterways come alive as tadpoles grow, signalling longer days and the warmth of summer approaching. This is a time of change, movement, and new life.xplore the cycles of growth, change, and the importance of healthy waterways in nature. explore the cycles of growth, change, and the importance of healthy waterways in nature.

Garrawang (Kangaroo Apple Season) Ngargee First Nations Celebration. This whole-centre celebration brings everyone into the circle with a Welcome to Country, storytelling, the rhythms of the didgeridoo, and high-energy dancing. Children, educators, and families join in movement and song, experiencing the joy of connection and the richness of First Nations culture. Just as the land provides plenty in Garrawang, this program celebrates abundance in spirit — where stories, sounds, and community are shared freely. It is a time to come together, celebrate diversity, and strengthen respect for Country and culture, the abundance of the season and to add the final stamp to the possum skin.

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