The story

As we approach the 100 year anniversary of the start of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, this presentation describes the story of how the RFDS started in Australia. The show focusses on how and why key people contributed so much to the development of outback Australia in relation to health, communication, transport, education as well as their most famous contribution to medical services through the Royal Flying Doctor Service. It also highlights the personal qualities of those who people that make them inspirational role models for students of today: perseverance, vision, compassion, risk taking, and plain hard work.

The presentation on these remarkable Australians uses a mixture of story-telling, role play and student interaction, aimed at upper primary and lower secondary students. It includes a number of interesting and sometimes amusing anecdotes to complement the overall story the events that contributed to the RFDS story.

Curriculum Relevance
This story is relevant for all school students, (particularly Grade 6) under the Australian Curriculum for the Historical Knowledge and Understanding requirements

The story of the RFDS directly addresses two of the ‘Key Inquiry Questions’ as recommended by ACARA:

1/ How did Australian Society change throughout the twentieth century?

2/ What contribution have significant individuals or groups made to the development of Australian society?

On confirmation of a booking:
• HATS productions will send educational material to complement the presentation, and details of student participation in the presentation.
• The school staff choose 10 students and allocate roles as per the documentation that will be sent (there is no script to learn and no rehearsal is needed until the day of the presentation).

BOOKINGS
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SFS went along to the show - read our article here