MORE THAN A WORD. RECONCILIATION TAKES ACTION

Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This years theme " More than a word, Reconciliation takes action" urges the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action.

At Hampstead Primary this year we participated in a wide range of learning activities and shared our experiences at our special Reconciliation assembly on Wednesday.

Some of our activities included...

We were fortunate to have Aboriginal Artists Janikah and Alison

to share their knowledge and show us dot painting which we used to paint bark and leaves

We studied the book "Common Wealth " by Gregg Dreise then came up with our own "Reconciliation Raps"

Did some printing and made a wonderful movie about our learning journey this week.....

Read dreaming stories and designed our own Rainbow snake

Studied the Aboriginal flag and made Australian maps with their colours to represent Indigenous owners of the land.

Made our own creatures after reading Dreaming Stories

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