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We acknowledge and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditions, customs and histories. We celebrate and support the cultural identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognise the many different ways of knowing, being and doing.We want to impact the community we work with and give our children and families opportunities to engage in learning and engage in our local Aboriginal culture. We understand that all children have a right to feel a sense of belonging and have...

  The Immanuel College community includes students and families from a broad range of cultural backgrounds. The College will continue to work at building relationships between these groups and in building a strong sense of community. Within this process we recognise the special place and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within Australia. The College understands that practical measures are needed to address the inequalities and inequities experienced by Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in health,...

At Manor Lakes Kindergarten, we will continue to develop positive relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to building reciprocal relationships with the Local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Playgroup within our Manor Lakes Community centre hub. This Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Playgroup operates under the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency and educators from the group and the Kindergarten interact and visit regularly. We will begin to work together with...

At Mossfiel Kindergarten we are committed to a Vision for Reconciliation which includes: For everybody in our service and community to understand, respect and value people's differences and similarities and to be committed to our reconciliation journey.To build respectful relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians.To learn from and acknowledge the past and look positively towards a shared future among non-Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures.Working together collaboratively with educators, children, families,...

“Sorry” is not a word; it is an action.At Sesame Lane Child Care, we believe that “sorry” is in the demonstration of our RAP Actions, and acceptance of the wrongs of the past and the real impacts of these wrongs. We are committed to making amends for past wrongs and ensuring that these wrongs are not repeated through education, and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures. We will respectfully consult and seek advice from Gubbi Gubbi...

Kozy Kids Golden Grove is committed to building a more inclusive Australia that better understands and values the cultures, histories, rights and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We see a more inclusive Australia as one where strong relationships become the foundation for our success for our national wellbeing. In enacting our vision, we aim to see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families equally and equitably supported by Kozy Kids Golden Grove, benefiting from our high...

Our vision for reconciliation at Bankstown Montessori Academy is to enrich, enlighten and to further educate all educators, families and children within the centre. Educators, families and children will take this opportunity to develop a strong sense of understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and ways of life within our education program. We value diversity within our service and, for this reason, we will provide and plan experiences that broaden children’s, families’ and educators’ perspectives and encourage them...

We at Cheeky Pandas Family Day Care are committed to reconciliation and believe we have a responsibility to be a facilitator of change in the education of our future generations.We aim to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and traditions are acknowledged, valued, respectfully taught, celebrated and embedded into programs authentically. We will foster meaningful relationships with our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and will endeavour to provide continuous opportunities for staff, educators, family and the broader...

At St John Bosco Catholic School, our vision for a reconciled Australia includes joining and bringing together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous people in order of acknowledging the pain and loss experienced by Australia’s First Peoples since colonisation. We endeavour to promote an understanding of the action of reconciliation in order to move forward together, to openly see and improve how we, as a country, view, treat and accept Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Further to this,...

C&K Oxenford is committed to building strong, visible and respectful connections between staff, children, families and our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. We will continue to embrace Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and traditions and to engage in learning about our shared histories, exploring ways of working together to contribute to the future of the reconciliation effort. At C&K Oxenford, reconciliation means that everyone needs to feel they are a part of our Kindergarten family; to have a...

At Goodstart Early Learning North Lakes, we aim to ensure equality and equity for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. We aim to respectfully embrace and embed the cultures, traditions and beliefs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, especially the Gubbi Gubbi People on whose Land our Early Learning Centre is located. We will continue to promote reconciliation in our Centre within and across our everyday physical environment, programming and activities.

It is important for the Sherrie’s Family Daycare children, workplace and community to learn and understand more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories, to support both children and adults to develop positive, respectful relationships with Australia’s First Peoples. This is a positive step to help to deter racism within daily lives and to have happy, healthy relationships within our community.

Anglicare Googong Early Learning Centre is committed to promoting community relationships based on mutual trust and respectful understanding and acceptance of all people.Anglicare Googong Early Learning Centre commits to reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and all other peoples of Australia.We acknowledge the unique cultural rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We seek to recognise the past and continuing injustices experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to work in partnership to promote an equitable shared future.We will support our team to understand and...

As a Kindergarten Community, we are committed to: • Acknowledging Australia's First Peoples as Traditional Owners of the Land on which our Kindergarten is situated.• Creating a welcoming and inviting learning environment, inclusive of all cultures represented in Australian Communities and with a focus on encouraging children to build strong cultural identities.• Respectfully embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives as part of our everyday learning program.• Promoting a culture of respect and acceptance as we move forward on our journey...

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Owners of our Land, recognising and celebrating Australia's unique and shared histories and building a better future. We acknowledge that there is still some distance to travel on our journey to reconciliation and that as Early Childhood Educators, we have an important part to play in this. We teach the children the value of connecting with our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. A reconciled Australia can help all...

We believe in giving all children and their families the opportunity to have an awareness of and respect for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, heritage and traditions. To honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country, we believe in providing learning opportunities for children and their families to care for the environment in a sustainable and respectful manner. The Land on which our Kindergarten stands is sacred to all.

Our vision is to promote awareness of the diversity of cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, within our school and wider community. We are guided by Reconciliation Australia towards our journey in moving forward to a better future, recognising that we should acknowledge the past in order to move forward. This will be developed through our Reconciliation Action Plan which will be built on relationships and respect, alongside community. Saint Kieran’s recognise and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians...

Goodstart Mt Helen will respect and value the insight we gain as we establish relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Ballarat area, with the view to strengthen our understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.  The knowledge we gain will enhance us personally and support our skills to include and share the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives with respect and care.  Working in partnership with our local community, we will educate our centre...

KU Kangaroo Preschool’s vision for reconciliation is to create an environment which embraces meaningful relationships with our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. At the core of our vision is our motivation to invite, welcome and engage with all members of our community in a manner that is respectful and authentic. We will support the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, acknowledging their histories, and will continue to value and respectfully nurture their cultures and languages. We...

Holsworthy Early Education and Care Centre is committed to reconciliation. Reconciliation is about recognising and respecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories. We believe that through working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, we will develop positive relationships and understanding.  This is significant in nurturing an equal and inclusive future. Our philosophy values cultural competence and local community, we aim to involve those from all backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children....