Citizenship resource teaches kids about Australian immigration

November 10 2009 by Liam Clifford

New resource to help Australian teachers inform students of immigration.

The Australian immigration department has announced the release of a new educational resource kit to help teachers inform children about Australian citizenship.

The new school resource book 'I am Australian: Exploring Australian Citizenship' is intended to help teachers deliver more information to upper primary and lower secondary school children on what it means to be an Australian citizen.

The resource kit can be used to teach children who were born in Australia, and those who have moved to Australia, about citizenship and civics.

Immigration minister Chris Evans says, “knowledge of Australian citizenship and civic responsibilities is important for all Australians, no matter how they became citizens.”

He added, “this will be a valuable learning tool for all students, not only for those who have come here from other countries, but also for those who have lived all their lives in Australia.
Some four million people who have moved to Australia since 1949 have become Australian citizens, hailing from over 200 countries of the world."

The Australian immigration department has been producing resources for schools to enable them to teach citizenship since 2001. This latest incarnation of the school resource book marks the 60th anniversary of Australian citizenship.

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