Avenues Early Learning Centre - Jindalee

At Avenues Early Learning Centre Jindalee, we believe that reconciliation is a shared collaborative journey, central to the wellbeing of our whole community. We are committed to actively embedding reconciliation into our everyday practices, guided by relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the local community and our reconciliation plan.  This, in turn, will create opportunities for us to reflect on our collective responsibility to create meaningful and lasting change.     

Reconciliation to us means ensuring staff, children and the community are being culturally responsive and inclusive, ensuring we create and maintain a culturally safe space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and all people.  Reconciliation is reflected in our daily interactions and learning environments, which we will continue to strengthen through developing and maintaining, relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the local community.. We are committed to empowering everyone across our learning community to develop respect, understanding and appreciation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures. We will continue to deepen this commitment by embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through our values, policies, practices, intentional teaching, role modelling and play-based learning opportunities, ensuring all children have equitable opportunities to belong and succeed.      

We recognise that reconciliation is an ongoing journey of growth. As a service, we are dedicated to continuously strengthening our knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories and cultures through professional learning and reflective practice 

We will continue to contribute to a more equitable and just society, by learning about the richness of diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures and strengthening relationships and connections with Elders from the Turrbal and Yuggera communities.