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AC9AVAFE01

explore how and why the arts are important for people and communities

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The same idea, year by year

Where AC9AVAFE01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Foundation Year.

  1. Years 1 and 2AC9AVA2E01explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience visual arts
  2. Years 1 and 2AC9AVA2E02explore examples of visual arts created by First Nations Australians

Planning against AC9AVAFE01?

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