Building a humpy with Windale Public School
On 23 February, 4/5D students learnt that a humpy is a small, temporary shelter, traditionally used by Aboriginal people. They…
Anglican Care Merewether performance from Windale Public School
]On 23 June 2022, our Windale Deadly Dancers went out to perform for the Anglican Care residents at Merewether for…
Kindergarten in our Yarning Circle
In August 2021, Kindergarten went out to our Yarning Circle learning space. We sat and listened to the story Shake…
NAIDOC Day 2021: Heal Country!
On Thursday 24 June 2021 Windale Public School had their NAIDOC Day celebrations. Parents, carers, families and community members were…
Harmony Week and National Close the Gap Day
The Baiyang Baiyaang (Butterfly) children engaged in some new activities during Harmony Week, incorporating National Close the Gap Day. We…
Indigenous Perspectives
Our Friday friends at Felton Street Community Preschool decided they wanted to change our painting today. We had stampers with…
Baiyangbaiyaang Children
The educators and the children at Felton Street Community Preschool worked to make a collage for National Sorry Day 2021….
Children’s Day
We were very fortunate to have Uncle Noel come to visit us today. We talked about Dreamtime and what Dreaming…
Indigenous Perspectives in Dramatic Play
Over Term 4 2020, the Baiyangbaiyaang Room children have been exploring looking after babies in our dramatic play space. Educators…
Learning Hub and Cultural Centre
The St Pius X Primary School Reconciliation Project – Learning Hub and Cultural Centre aimed to remodel the existing library…
NAIDOC 2019 Celebrations at Windale Public School
NAIDOC Day was celebrated at Windale Public School on Thursday 4 July 2019. We started off our deadly celebrations with…
Sea of Hands at Felton Street
Felton Street Community Preschool’s children, families and educators created a sea of hands in our entryway to mark Reconciliation Week…
New-look foyer at Felton Street Community Preschool
We have updated our foyer display. We thought we would change it up a bit to be a little more…
Acknowledgement of Country
Every day, the children and educators at Felton Street Community Preschool come together and sing our Acknowledgement of Country.
8 Ways Pedagogy Training
The educators of Felton Street Preschool engaged in training in the 8 Ways Aboriginal Pedagogy. As part of the training,…
Collaborative NAIDOC Artwork
For NAIDOC Week 2018, the children of Felton Street Community Preschool worked collaboratively on an art project that celebrates Aboriginal…
Walk A Mile Koori Style 2018
On Friday 30 November 2018, Year 5 and 6 students from Windale Public School went to King Edward Park Newcastle…
Stories from the AECG
This video explains the role and reasoning behind the creation of the AECG. In the video you will learn about…
NAIDOC 2019 Celebrations
During NAIDOC 2019, St Pius X Primary School celebrated by engaging in many different activities. The students explored different foods,…
Connecting to Country December 2018
Connecting to Country is a 3-day cultural awareness training program offering a unique opportunity to engage directly with Aboriginal people…
Aboriginal Dance Workshop
In September 2018, Windale Public School hosted its first Aboriginal Dance Workshop. Catherine Gilholme from The Arts Initiative NSW Public…
Our Yarning Circle
In Term 4 2018, we decided we wanted to put a Yarning Circle into our school learning environment. Uncle Nolan…
Drum Beats 2018
Windale Public School students really enjoy spending their Tuesday afternoons with Craig Hammond, participating in a Drum Beats program. It…
Gardening in our Yarning Circle space with Brenden
On 25 February 2019, our students and staff at Windale Public School had the opportunity to meet and work with…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags
Aboriginal flag The Aboriginal flag was designed by Harold Thomas, a Luritja man from Central Australia. It was created as…
NAIDOC Day at Hunter Sports High School
During the last week of term, Hunter Sports High School celebrated NAIDOC in fantastic fashion. The Minimbah team worked tirelessly…