Aboriginal Education

Brittany Hewett

Aboriginal Education Coordinator

• Coordinating Aboriginal Education Team
• Managing timetables, attendance and data
• Managing Aboriginal Education Programs

Annette Buckskin- Kaurna Elder

Aboriginal Education Community Officer (ACEO)

• Liaise with families
• Student well-being
• Language instruction
• Cultural resource
• Classroom support

Shaun Klingbiel

Aboriginal Education Teacher (AET)

• Literacy intervention
• Teacher support
• Data collection and analysis
• Manage whole school events
• Provide professional development in Cross-curriculum priorities
• Liaise with outside agencies
• Manage timetables

Brodie Moore

Education Support Officer (ESO)

• In class student support
• Mentor
• Manages Boy’s club
• Literacy and numeracy intervention

Language lessons

Kaurna language lesson are taught by Annette.

Students learn:

• Introductions
• Family names
• Numbers
• Native animals

Boys groups- run by Brodie (ESO). Upper, middle and junior primary groups

Activities include:

• cultural activities
• working as a team
• big problems, small problems
• school values
• A and B choices
• cooperative games
• social stories

Cultural Inclusion-Girl’s Group- run by Annette (ACEO). Upper, middle and junior primary groups

Activities include:

• Gardening
• Stories
• Cultural activities
• Cooking

Events

• Reconciliation Week Assembly and Picnic
• Garden Opening – Tuwila Wardli (Spirit Place)