MONTESSORI EDU

We acknowledge  the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we stand. We respectfully engage in reconciliation processes by supporting our staff, children and families' understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' cultures, histories and their significant contributions to the past, present and future of Australia. We continue to value and respect the expertise and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Elders, and community members to help support the Vision, Principles, Practices and Outcomes of the EYLF to  create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and non-Indigenous children. Reconciliation in our centre is taught in every area of learning including mathematics, language and literacy, science, sensory, music, geography, and history. We continue to support staff and children to acknowledge the true histories of this nation and the past and ongoing impact colonisation has on First Nations peoples’, life outcomes and opportunities. We are learning from our past mistakes and moving forward to a future built on honesty, humbleness, respect, and integrity. Staff are supported  to improve the way they communicate about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories, and with First Nations Elders and community using respectful and inclusive language. "We should walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity," - Dr. Maria Montessori We work towards a better understanding and respect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures to continue to develop a enriched appreciation of Australia's diverse cultural heritages and onwards to reconciliation. This is essential to the maturity of Australia as a nation and fundamental to the development of an Australian identity.