How Will We Do This?

Inside the Classroom

Through:

Building and maintaining culturally safe, aware, and responsive classrooms and curriculum.

Raising awareness of issues and current affairs related to reconciliation.

Developing workshops that foreground First Nations Peoples spirituality and culture for students and teachers.

Promoting national days of significance along with current curriculum resources for teachers.

Hosting First Nations teachers and practicum students to work in collaboration with teachers across P–12.

Key persons: Deputy Head of School and Director of Curriculum and Learning

Outside the Classroom

Through:

Providing responsive learning pathways for Year 7-10 students to be guided through the many layers of First Nations knowledge and perspectives embedded locally in Sydney, more broadly to country NSW as well as North-East Arnhem land.

Designing and implementing NESA accredited Professional Learning Course for our staff.

Establishing an annual First Nations artist/person in residence program.

Providing co-curricular learning opportunities for students.

Implementing a staff induction program to highlight the significance of our Ascham Ngara Commitment and engender cultural competence.

Increasing First Nations perspectives and representation across all aspects of the School.

Key persons: Director of Professional Learning, Head of Boarding