Senior Legal Studies Excursion to the High Court and MOAD
Last week JPC’s Senior Legal Studies class had the exciting opportunity to visit both the High Court and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MOAD) as part of our learning on contemporary issues and the law. The class undertook a tour of the High Court under the guidance of the High Court’s lead guide – visiting both Courts 1 and 2 and learning about important Court decisions such as Mabo and Wik and then applying our knowledge in a source analysis activity.
During the students' visit to MOAD students learned about our democracy and our people’s voices can be heard. Highlights included viewing the Behind the Lines Cartoon and ‘Gamechangers’ exhibits and role playing the Franklin Dams case together on the historical floor of the House of the Representatives! Thank you to all the students for their energy and engagement and thank you to Ms Zorzi for her excellent co-supervision of the excursion.
Year 11 student Naren S provided this view on the excursion:
My experience at the High Court of Australia was eye opening and looking at all the intricacies of the court, even down to the very structure of the building allowed for an in-depth view of the Australian judicial system. This allowed me to have a better insight within my Legal Studies class on cases like Mabo and Wik, expanding my knowledge exponentially. As a result of the excursion, I was able to create a newfound appreciation towards the Australian judicial system because of its various intricacies and thought behind it.
Matt Caldow
Senior Legal Studies Teacher