Over the last two years my school has trialed a fieldtrip to the Auburn community to explore the effects of international immigration on Sydney as a part of the Changing Places unit. In part, this fieldwork unit was planned as an opportunity to expose our students to a fascinatingly diverse part of Sydney for which they rarely encounter. We had hopes that the concept of place could be examined when students recognised that the reality of suburbs like Auburn may be quite different from their preconceived ideas.
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