17 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Community Engagement
Teacher Notes: You could start by Inviting family and community members to your school to discuss upcoming events such as NAIDOC Week , Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week. And what role they may feel comfortable to play. It could be an invitation to read a Dreaming story...16 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Language & Communication
Teacher Notes: As we can see here on our map of Australia, there are over 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations. And within those 500+ nations are over 750 individual language groups. During the Colonial period, Aboriginal languages were suppressed with...15 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Attendance & Retention
Teacher Notes: Education is fundamental to improving health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. Higher levels of education have been linked to improvement in health and wellbeing, income, employment and other social benefits....14 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Kinship
Teacher Notes: An important part of Aboriginal culture is kinship, the intricate network of relationships, rites and obligations in each group. These rules govern everyone’s daily lives and determine what their roles and relationships are, and are also an important...13 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : National Children’s Day
Teacher Notes: In 1998 , the first National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Childrens Day was established on the 4th August and was set against the backdrop of protests led by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their supporters during the...12 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : NAIDOC Week
Teacher Notes: 2025 NAIDOC Week-Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the NAIDOC Week theme is “The next generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy”. This celebrates achievements of the past and bright future ahead. The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and...11 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Reconciliation Week
Teacher Notes: 2025 Reconciliation Week-Theme is “Bridging now to next”. This reflects the ongoing connection between past, present and future. And this theme urges us to look ahead and continue the push forward as past lessons guide us. Reconciliation Week started as...10 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Harmony Day
Teacher Notes: March 21st is Australia’s Harmony Day which celebrates the country’s cultural diversity. It’s an opportunity to pay tribute to the original inhabitants of the country, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Since 1999, this day honours the...09 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Songlines
Teacher Notes: Songlines are song that are designed to help you navigate Country. And it’s also a way to connect with other Aboriginal mobs, so when you got to a certain part of the land & song, you may meet another mob who would then sing their part and share...08 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : The Dreaming
Teacher Notes: The early Aborigines have mostly oral history, although archaeologists have relics of abandoned tools and weapons and the remains of the dead to study and trace the origins of Australia’s earliest inhabitants. And although Aboriginal people are diverse...07 Affinity Education Teacher Professional Development Program : Torres Strait Islander Flag
Teacher Notes: The Torres Strait Islander flag symbolises the unity and identity of all Torres Strait Islanders. The flag was designed by Bernard Namok of Thursday Island and adopted in 1992 and given equal prominence with the Australian Aboriginal flag. In the middle...
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