ATSI News

Gomeroi Cultural Workshops. 

Open to all Year 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students  -

Tuesday 10 September 2019 - 9:00am to 1:00pm in the Performing Arts Centre

 

Open to all Year 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students -

Friday 25 October 2019 - 9:00am to 1:00pm in the Performing Arts Centre

 

For further information please do not hesitate to call Jolene Faint Aboriginal Education Officer at the College on 02 6761 0800.

McCarthy Yarning Circles - Building Respectful Relationships

A yarning circle is a harmonious, creative and collaborative way of communicating to:

encourage responsible, respectful and honest interactions between participants, building trusting relationships

foster accountability and provide a safe place to be heard and to respond

promote student–student interactions and student–school–community connectedness

enrich learning experiences for students

Over the past couple of weeks students have been immersed in the Indigenous culture through the use of a Yarning Circle. 

Our Year 7 and 8 Indigenous students sat with Madeleine, our new Junior Aboriginal Education Assistant. Alongside the College Totem Poles, the students got to know a little bit more about Maddi whilst she taught them some of our deeply rich Gamilaraay language.

In another session Miss Hannan and her Year 7 English class learnt about connection to Country. In both cases all students were absolutely respectful, engaged and a pleasure to teach.

We look forward to making our beautiful Yarning Circle a more permanent part of the McCarthy College culture.

 

Mrs Jolene Faint - Aboriginal Liason Assistant