National Reconciliation Week 2025

What is National Reconciliation Week?

• A time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements
• It’s held every year from 27 May to 3 June
• It encourages all of us to explore how we can contribute to reconciliation in Australia

Why is it important to celebrate National Reconciliation Week?

• Promotes respect and understanding between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians
• Helps to acknowledge past injustices and work towards a fairer future
• Builds stronger communities and inclusive classrooms

How did HPS acknowledge National Reconciliation Week?

• Presentation at assembly and posters around the school
• Watching a Play School or BTN episode about Reconciliation
• Listened to the story ‘Say Yes’.
• Class discussions
• Decorated acknowledgement leaves or hands
• Displayed their creations on classroom windows.

What do HPS students think? Why is National Reconciliation Week important to acknowledge?

• We acknowledge we did something bad to Aboriginal people and we need to try and make up for it. Isabella, Year 4.
• We need to acknowledge we took their land. Steven, Year 4.
• Children were stolen and need to be remembered. It’s important to acknowledge we did something wrong. Myra, Year 6.
• We need to acknowledge we are living on someone’s else land. Diya, Year 6.