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Mother tongue
Name: Gloria Dann Part of being Indigenous is being proud of who we are and where we come from. Sadly, many of our children are growing up with no knowledge of their culture or their heritage. But for the students of Djidi Djidi School in Bunbury, Western Australia, this is something that will never happen. […]
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Get SMaRT
MaRT is the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training’s Monitoring and Reporting Team. Some of our colleagues gave us the name ‘SMaRT Team’ last year, and we certainly try to work smarter. The team operates as an important link between Indigenous people around Australia and the Australian Government in Canberra. It’s MaRT’s job to […]
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Challa Gardens Public School and Alberton Primary School (Adelaide SA)
Winner: Tjimarri Sanderson-Milera and Rebecca Gray School: Challa Gardens Public School and Alberton Primary School (Adelaide SA) ADELAIDE SIZZLES FOR A SYDNEY SWAN The Deadly Vibe BBQ team jetted in to Adelaide on Thursday, 20 June to reward two students who had won the ‘Take An Ambassador To School – My Story’ essay-writing competition. Sponsored […]
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Vegas Shows The Way
Story: Vegas Shows The Way Is VEGAS: a) The gambling capital of the world; b) A guidance scheme for Indigenous school students; or c) Another word for ‘vegetarian’. Give up? The correct answer is b). (The gambling capital of the world is Las Vegas, while a ‘vegan’ is someone who doesn’t eat meat, eggs or […]
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A Week To Celebrate
Story: National Literacy and Numeracy Week National Literacy and Numeracy Week, which was held last month, celebrates the progress that Australian schools, teachers, parents, individuals and the community have made towards raising the literacy and numeracy levels of all Australians. The two main features of the week were the National Literacy and Numeracy Week Excellence […]
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Job of the Month – Security Officer
A security officer is a great job, as 10 Koori graduates from a security officer program recently held in Canberra will agree
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Job of the Month – Registered Nurse
Thought about working in a hospital and providing care for the sick?
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Trying to make school a deadly place to be
The teachers don’t know what it’s like for us kids, they don’t want to know
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