EMC Community Connection

Koorie Education 

& Engagement

An update from the last few weeks...

 

Term 4 - Save the Dates

Thursday 5 October - Korin Gamadji Institute at EMC with Mordialloc College and Western Port Secondary College

Monday 23 October - Koorie Career and Pathways Expo (plus KELiS afternoon at the event)

Thursday 2 November - Monthly Koorie student meeting

Thursday 7 December - EMC KOORIE CHRISTMAS

From Jenaya's Vice College Captain's speech at the whole school assembly on Thursday 14 September

 

My name is Jenaya Bartlett and I’m a proud Wiradjuri woman, I am also the first female Aboriginal Vice College Captain at Elisabeth Murdoch College.

 

This year we had an amazing year of achievements within the Koorie Education and Engagement.

 

At the end of last year, one of the Koorie students Marley Bartlett raised the idea of Indigenous representation on the sports uniforms. This year, the proposal went to the College Council, and commissioned a design by Ky-ya Nicholson Ward, an Aboriginal artist, to design artwork for HPE and inter school sports uniforms.  These uniforms debuted on Tuesday 22nd of August, and the PE polos for staff and students will be for sale in Term 4.

 

The Koorie team has achieved so much this year and here is a short list of some achievements.

 

  • Willum Warrain yearly youth summit
  • Year 10 student Tyla taking on traineeship at the Frankston Police Station
  • Year 11 student Marley Bartlett Marrung Scholarship recipient 
  • Marley Bartlett on work placement with MITS students
  • Voice to Parliament forum with College Captains
  • Dreamtime Mob Gathering
  • Nairm Marr Djambana Flag Raising Ceremony
  • Staff meeting with Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony
  • EMC student led Flag Raising for NRW and NAIDOC week
  • Bay Mob Expo
  • KELIS at schools across Mornington Peninsula
  • Myself being a finalist for Koorie Student of the year- Jenaya. 
  • Marley Bartlett Youth award winner for the Southern Metro Region
  • Steph in wellbeing non-indigenous persons award for Southern Metro Region 
  • Jeffery Knowles attending KGI camp
  • Two new plaques of Acknowledgement were placed at entrances into the stadium and auditorium. 
  • Myself winning the Koorie Student of the year people’s choice award.

 

There are so many more achievements that the Koorie team has achieved but there are so many more experiences, knowledge and achievements to come in term 4.