Brunswick Kindergarten

Brunswick Kindergarten's vision for reconciliation is to create a community where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures are respected, celebrated, valued and included into our pedagogical practices and curriculum.

As early childhood educators, we believe we have a strong responsibility to nurture an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures to ensure the next generation of Australians grow up with connection to and an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, and our nation’s true histories.

Each enrolment year we have the unique opportunity to engage, inspire, influence and educate our children, staff and community and meet that responsibility of cultural responsiveness and make a difference in the lives of all our children.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia and as Custodians of the Land on which we live, work and play.

This respect is woven and embedded into everything we do. We're focused on building connections and relationships with the local Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung People celebrating First Nations cultures and providing an early learning environment where all children are included and feel welcome.

We strive to develop genuine, lasting relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the City of Merri-bek and to embed learning about our shared history throughout our kindergarten learning environment and curriculum.

We dedicate ourselves to a future that reinforces the values of inclusiveness, equality, equity, resilience and shared understanding of Australia's troubled past, reconciling present and unified future.