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…
Country
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Our Yarning Circle
In Term 4 2018, we decided we wanted to put a Yarning Circle into our school learning environment. Uncle Nolan…
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…