House and Lively Learning
NAIDOC Week Celebration - Traditional Games
Students enjoyed playing a variety of traditional games from the ‘Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games’ resource (https://www.sportaus.gov.au/yulunga). We discussed the background behind the games and traditional language and equipment used. Here are the games which each subschool played which linked with our current subschool Physical Education focuses:
Junior School - Fundamental Movement Skills
We’me- A ball rolling game similar to Bocce and Lawn Bowls where you attempt to roll a ball to hit another ball out of a set area.
Pir-rha - A ball spinning game to see who can spin the ball the longest.
Middle School - Strategy/Target Games
We’me- A ball rolling game similar to Bocce and Lawn Bowls where you attempt to roll a ball to hit another ball out of a set area.
Kolap - A target game where you attempt to land closest to a set target.
Bur-oin-jin - A running and passing ball game where players have to work together as a team to get the ball from one end to the other without being touched.
Senior School -Strategy/Target/Striking Games
Bur-oin-jin - A running and passing ball game where players have to work together as a team to get the ball from one end to the other without being touched.
Kal-q - A ball striking game where you use a bat to hit a ball continuously to players on your team, similar to Table Tennis/Tennis.
Kolap - A target game where you attempt to land closest to a set target.
Every game led to great discussions about the similarities of these games with those that are played by many of the students today. By participating in these games it allowed students to gain a better understanding of the history of the traditional owners of the land and the games that they created and played.
Active Kids Schools Initiative & Get Active Kids Voucher Program
It was recently announced that Victorian kids will have more opportunities to play sports with their teammates and friends as part of a $45.2 million funding boost to get kids moving and help families with the costs of community sport, as we step towards COVID Normal and look forward to the things we love.
The Victorian Government has announced $45.2 million in funding to support participation in community and school sports in 2021.
The funding initiative will comprise of two programs:
- the $24.2 million Active Schools initiative
- the $21 million Get Active Kids Voucher Program.
For more information head to https://sport.vic.gov.au/news/articles/sport-vouchers-and-more-to-get-kids-moving-again.
The vouchers will be launched in early 2021 with eligibility criteria and details on how to apply to be announced in the coming months.