Educational Gardens

29/07/2021

09/07/2021

This NAIDOC Week, learn about the Country on which you live on ❤️💛🖤

Gubbi Gubbi Dyungungoo are proud to be on Gubbi Gubbi Country 🌿🌳

29/06/2021

Little wild one
give yourself time,

give yourself grace -

your life is your own
your life’s not a race.

Always remember
to dance in the rain,

chase after dragonflies,
root to what sustains.

The world will try to convince you
to be the first and the best -

to ignore all your feelings,
all resistance suppressed.

But, little one know this
at the end of your days

you’ll wish you had anchored
to your own unique pace.

Walk in your way,
rest when you need

give yourself time
set yourself free. 


~ Nicolette Sowder
artwork available here:
https://shop.wilderchild.com/collections/art-prints

29/05/2021

In case your phone is like mine and couldn’t get a great photo of the super moon eclipse, then check out this amazing print from Hirsty Photography

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE of last night’s rare Super Moon Lunar Eclipse over Sydney capturing all her beautiful phases, from a bright orange glow on the horizon through to the blood red moon during the full eclipse. To secure one of the few remaining prints please email me at [email protected]. Cheers Hirsty

28/05/2021

Enjoying making a difference in the community. What are you passionate about sharing or doing in the community!

26/05/2021

Today is the start of National Reconciliation Week 2021
MORE THAN A WORD. RECONCILIATION TAKES ACTION
Be a part of launching National Reconciliation Week 2021 by uploading your Acknowledgement of Country.

Remember to use the hashtags

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Gubbi Gubbi people on which we stand. We acknowledge and pay respect to Elders past and present.

24/05/2021

National Reconciliation Week 2021 is coming up on 27 MAY TO 3 JUNE.
This year has a great theme:
MORE THAN A WORD. RECONCILIATION TAKES ACTION
and you can all be a part of launching National Reconciliation Week 2021 by uploading your Acknowledgement of Country.

It is easy just write or record your Acknowledgement and post to social media at 9am AEST on Thursday 27 May using the hashtags

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY IS IMPORTANT for different reason but to me it raises awareness and helps with understanding of culture, while also acknowledging the traditional owners of the local Country on which we live, work, play and learn. That there is an ongoing and strong connection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the land.
A question often asked is who can give an Acknowledgement of Country? The answer is easy -Everyone. It can be given by both non-Indigenous people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

WHAT DO I SAY?
This suggested wording will help you capture your Acknowledgement of Country.
“This National Reconciliation Week, I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land on which I stand. I acknowledge the (people) of the (nation) and pay my respects to Elders past and present.”

However, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people may wish to also acknowledge their own families and Nations.

Remember to post to social media at 9am AEST on Thursday 27 May using the hashtags

See tips for how to get involved: http://bit.ly/NRW2021Acknowledgement

To learn more about the Country you're on, see the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia for a guide to the Traditional Owners throughout Australia: https://bit.ly/AIATSISmap

22/05/2021

Remember that NAIDOC Week is coming up soon. The celebrations start from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday. What are some of your favourite books to read to your class /your children?

Wow! Excited to see Big Wadawurrung Country (Geelong, Victoria) are celebrating Aboriginal Authors & Illustrators!

Great titles include ‘Welcome to Country’, ‘Our Home Our Heatbeat’, ‘Jack Charles’, ‘Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia’ & ‘Dark Emu’.

Here’s to First Nations Stories being part of the everyday!

Thanks to Taungurung Elder Aunty Bernadette Franklin for sharing the photo!

21/05/2021

Well done Victory College for a fantastic Under 8s day full of outdoor activities and fun!!! There was mud play, dinosaur, bubbles, kite making and so much more.

21/05/2021

This is a fantastic activity for science and art.