First Steps Learning Academy Toongabbie

At First Steps Learning Academy we have a strong belief in reconciliation and philosophy of respecting our local community that shapes our reconciliation journey.

Our education program provides opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and all Australian children. We are committed to support them to learn and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and Australia’s true history. Our vision for reconciliation is to have a clear picture of what we are aiming towards. Using these five dimensions of reconciliation, identified by Reconciliation Australia, will allow our service to create this picture and support us in working towards achieving reconciliation.

Race and Relations: Our vision and mission is to understand, respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s culture. We want to ensure we have a strong two-way relationship between our centre and First Nations communities.

Equality and Equity: Our vision is to ensure that we provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples the opportunities to participate equally and equitably in all areas of our service.

Unity: First Steps Learning Academy strives to bring people together in unity. We value this as an important part of our vision as we want to ensure that everyone values, respects, understands and recognises Australia’s First Nations people’s cultures and contributions. Respecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and heritages is very important to our service. As a service we want to ensure this is recognised.

Institutional Integrity: Our vision is to ensure our policies, procedures, and philosophy of our service guide in the direction of reconciliation.

Historical Acceptance: Our vision is to promote and ensure the acceptance of our nation’s true history and is implemented into our curriculums and service. We want to ensure our children understand the wrongs of the past.