Coming Together To Learn
Story: Coming Together To Learn 2nd Indigenous Education Strategic Initiatives Programme (IESIP) National Conference, 9-11 October 2001 For three days in October 2001, approximately 260 representatives from the preschool, school and vocational education and training sectors, along with a number of Indigenous Ambassadors, peak educational bodies and the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, […]
Role models rug up
Fifteen ambassadors braved the cold and headed to Parliament House in Canberra to the National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (NIELNS) Ambassadors Conference last month. The group was a mixture of five existing and 11 new ambassadors who recently joined the literacy and numeracy program. At the conference, ambassadors discussed how to promote literacy, […]
Magnetic motivation
Name: Mathew Healy Mount Magnet is a small, isolated community 600km north of Perth. The town has one school, Mount Magnet District High School, which has 160 students from Kindergarten through to Year 10. Matthew Healy is the school’s health and physical education teacher. It’s a job that covers a lot more than just T-ball […]
Helping Out
HEAD: Shining Examples INTRO: Outstanding staff and students honoured at annual awards. STORY: The achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff at TAFE Colleges across NSW have been recognised at the 16th annual TAFE NSW Gili Awards. Held as part of NAIDOC Week, The Gili Awards celebrate the role of education in […]
From little things big things grow
Education is the key to a better life, and today going all the way to Year 12 is more essential than ever. That is why the Working Together for Indigenous Youth initiative (WTIY – pronounced “witty”) has been devised. WTIY is a program that will help Indigenous students to stay on to complete Year 12 […]
Working together to build a better future for our kids
Story: Get Involved! The Australian Government has invested more than $2 billion to improve the educational outcomes of Indigenous students over the next four years, representing an increase of 23.4% over the previous four years. As part of their commitment to Indigenous education, the government has introduced the Parent School Partnership Initiative (PSPI). What about […]
Carly Lake
Get a Head Start Want a career that’s flexible, creative and gives you the chance to really make a difference? Why not consider teaching? Right now the NSW Department of Education and Training’s 2008 Teacher Education Scholarship Program is offering up to 60 scholarships for Aboriginal people to train as primary or secondary teachers. Scholarships […]
Bridging the gap
Name: Donna Bridge Donna Bridge is an English and art teacher at One Arm Point Remote Community School. One Arm Point is an isolated community about 220 kilometres north of Broome in the Kimberley. The township has a population of 500, and there are 100 students at the school, ranging from kindergarten through to high […]
Marcus Waters
>Deadly Vibe Issue 83 January 2004 For many people, the idea of leaving a well-paid director’s position within an Indigenous-run and owned TAFE in order to pursue a dream would seem crazy. However, screenwriter Marcus Waters is proving the doubters wrong. Marcus, a Gamilaroi man, took the brave step of following his heart just over […]
Moggill State School (Moggill QLD)
Winner: Isabella Higgins School: Moggill State School (Moggill QLD)
The afterschool club
Homework is one of the necessary evils of being a student. You need to do your homework to keep up to date with school subjects so that you don’t fall behind in your learning. If you live somewhere that’s kind of noisy or crowded, or you don’t have the things you need to do your […]
Mother tongue
Name: Gloria Dann Part of being Indigenous is being proud of who we are and where we come from. Sadly, many of our children are growing up with no knowledge of their culture or their heritage. But for the students of Djidi Djidi School in Bunbury, Western Australia, this is something that will never happen. […]
Get SMaRT
MaRT is the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training’s Monitoring and Reporting Team. Some of our colleagues gave us the name ‘SMaRT Team’ last year, and we certainly try to work smarter. The team operates as an important link between Indigenous people around Australia and the Australian Government in Canberra. It’s MaRT’s job to […]
Challa Gardens Public School and Alberton Primary School (Adelaide SA)
Winner: Tjimarri Sanderson-Milera and Rebecca Gray School: Challa Gardens Public School and Alberton Primary School (Adelaide SA) ADELAIDE SIZZLES FOR A SYDNEY SWAN The Deadly Vibe BBQ team jetted in to Adelaide on Thursday, 20 June to reward two students who had won the ‘Take An Ambassador To School – My Story’ essay-writing competition. Sponsored […]
Vegas Shows The Way
Story: Vegas Shows The Way Is VEGAS: a) The gambling capital of the world; b) A guidance scheme for Indigenous school students; or c) Another word for ‘vegetarian’. Give up? The correct answer is b). (The gambling capital of the world is Las Vegas, while a ‘vegan’ is someone who doesn’t eat meat, eggs or […]
A Week To Celebrate
Story: National Literacy and Numeracy Week National Literacy and Numeracy Week, which was held last month, celebrates the progress that Australian schools, teachers, parents, individuals and the community have made towards raising the literacy and numeracy levels of all Australians. The two main features of the week were the National Literacy and Numeracy Week Excellence […]
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