This is CNS 2024
Culturally Nourishing Schooling is investigating professional learning strategies for teachers to transform schooling and improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and…
From Country to the Classroom
Taking teachers out of the classroom and onto Country is building connections and confidence to embed cultural knowledges in the…
Leadership In Aboriginal Teacher Education
Congratulations to Associate Professor Cathie Burgess, who has been named the Australian Teacher Education Association 2024 Teacher Educator of the Year….
School Sport Indigenous Round
We approached our local Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers with the idea of organising an Indigenous Round in our local Primary…
Uncle Shayne’s Awesome Visit
Today Uncle Shayne visited our tiny school in Petersham. We showed him around our school and he taught us the…
Blak Caucus Micro-Treaty Retreat
Our Blak Caucus … Has been established to prioritise Aboriginal community collaboration and guidance on the project. It consists of…
Sustainable Whole-of-School Change
What is CNS? “What would schooling look like if it was actioned around our community actually having a say…
Who I am and where I’m from
Who I am and where I’m from A group of Aboriginal students proud of their culture and their mob acknowledge themselves…
Acknowledgement of Country
Importance of Acknowledgement of Country Acknowledgement of Country is a beautiful way of recognising and honouring the traditional custodians of…
Storylines Youth Ambassadors Program at Alexandria Park Community School
The Storylines Youth Ambassadors program headed to Alexandria Park Community School. The day started with an introduction from Melinda Brown…
Honouring our Aboriginal Education Officers
This week at Storylines, we celebrated our Aboriginal Education Officers in an event organised by the AECG and Aunty Ruth…
Getting to Know Me with Alexandria Park Community School
In this video, we have a chat with some students from Alexandria Park Community School about their interests and experiences…
Meeting Mob with Jeffrey Morgan
Jeffrey Morgan has a yarn about life, his Mob, and gives us some great advice. He tells us about school…
Jeffrey Morgan – Artwork
Check out this deadly piece of art by the one and only Jeff Morgan. In this video, Jeff talks about…
Dillon Kombumerri – Architect
Dillon Kombumerri is an Aboriginal descendant of the Yugembir Nation on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He is a registered architect…
Indigenous Voice and Perspective Initiative – House Name Update
During 2020, Bourke Street Public School engaged in a community project to rename our school houses in Sydney Aboriginal Language…
Laura McBride – Creative Producer, First Nations
Laura says of her position at the Australian Museum, “It’s an important role because for a long time Aboriginal people…
NAIDOC: Always Was, Always Will Be
In November 2020 NAIDOC was celebrated all around Australia, although this year it was a little different due to the…
Patrick Johnson – Athlete
Patrick is the current Oceanian and Australian record holder in the 100 metres with a time of 9.93 seconds, achieved…
Melissa Jackson – Librarian
Melissa is the Indigenous Services Librarian at the State Library of NSW. She helps individuals find information, she leads tour groups around…
D’harawal calendar mural – Alexandria Park Community School
An authentic representation of D’harawal-Eora science, the mural demonstrates local Aboriginal knowledge in context. It provides an opportunity for the…
Aboriginal ways of knowing
Differences in the ways we think and learn are generally linked to our cultural perspectives. Traditional Aboriginal knowledge is precise,…
Deep Literacy: An Eora Project
Authentic learning Alexandria Park Community School acknowledges Dharug country and the Cadigal people in this Eora place and recognises the…
Eora Fishing Project and young women
Core content of the Project: Science, Food Technology, Aboriginal Studies, Geography Traditionally, in coastal NSW, women contributed 50–80% of a…
Aunty Sarah Morgan at Tech Savvy Elders in Redfern
Aunty Sarah Morgan at Tech Savvy Elders in Redfern, shares a story about her sons and an incident with a…
Tech Savvy Elders kicks off in Redfern
An inter-generational learning experience was delivered through the Tech Savvy Elders program, which kicked off in Redfern. Elders were shown…