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IndigenousEducationNewsletterTerm3&42015•AIMEMentorProgramatWoolyungahIndigenousEducationCentreattheUniversityofWollongong•NAIDOCWeekCelebrationIndigenousEducationStudentsattendedBangarraDanceTheatreattheMerrigongTheatreCompanyIllawarraPerformingArtsCentreIPAC

•PersonalizedLearningPlans•SchoolBasedTraineeshipsSBT•WorkBasePlacementsforStudents•Tutoringavailableforliteracybasedsubjectsforassignmentsandclasstasks•CareerPathways,SchoolBasedTraineeships(SBT)andWorkPlacementadvice&consultations•CatholicEducationDioceseOfWollongongIndigenousEducationCommunityConversation•CatholicEducationOfficeDioceseOfWollongongIndigenousEducationStaffDevelopment•SchoolMagazineArticleinitiative2015•NgaranNgaranCulturalAwarenessManagerDwayneBannon-HarrisPresentationofSouthCoastNewSouthWalesMuseumfilmincludingaDidgeridooPerformingArts&TraditionalTechnologiesWorkshopTerm42015

•WollongongBotanicGardenDiscoveryCentreSouthCoastNSWBushFood&BushMedicineProgramTerm1,2016•NSWAFLKickStartMentorProgramTerm12016

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AIMEMentorProgramWoolyungahIndigenousEducationCentreUniversityofWollongongStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationStudentsattendedAIMEAustralianMentorProgramattheWoolyungahIndigenousCentreattheUniversityofWollongong.AIMEisanoutstandingeducationalprogramthatprovidesIndigenousStudentswiththeskills,opportunities,beliefandconfidencetocompleteschoolandtoconsiderfurthertertiaryeducationstudies.ThankyouallStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationStudentswhoparticipatedattheAIMEMentorProgram.Awesome!

FromLeft:ToumandaFohrman,ChelseaJensen,AmyTarrini,SebastianIvanov,IzakParkes

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NAIDOCWeek2015CelebrationBangarraDanceTheatreProduction‘lore’MerrigongTheatreCompanyIllawarraPerformingArtsCentreIPAC

NAIDOCWeekCelebrationStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationStudents&FriendsattendedBangarraDanceTheatreProduction‘lore’attheMerrigongTheatreCompanyIllawarraPerformingArtsCentreIPAC.TheBangarraDanceTheatreProduction‘lore’heartfeltdanceworksexploredthemesofidentity,inequality,climatechange,sustainabilityandprovidedpositiveandhopefulperspectivesforthefuturewhiledepictingarealisticportrayalofthelifeofAboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeople.AllStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationStudents&Friendswhoattendedenjoyedtheperformance.BangarraDanceTheatrelinkhttp://bangarra.com.au/cited23.6.2015

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StJoseph’sCatholicHighSchool&CorpusChristiCatholicHighSchoolSportsDayPhotos

Blue&RedDaySportsDayattendedbyStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchool&CorpusChristiCatholicHighSchoolisafundaywhichencouragesYear7–10studentstoparticipateinteamsportswhichbuildsteamwork,health&wellbeinginafuninteractivedayofparticipation.Suchcoolpics&thankyoutoallthestudentswhoparticipatedatRed&BlueDay2015.Suchcoolphotos!Canyoupleasetellyourfriendswhohavetheirphototakeninthispiccollage☺

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NgaranNgaranCulturalAwarenessProgramatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolAspartofStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolongoingNAIDOCWeekcelebrations&WorldHarmonyDayDwayneBannon-HarrisonManager&facilitatoratNgaranNgaranCulturalAwarenessfacilitatedanawesomeCulturalInitiativeDayatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolfortheIndigenousEducationstudents&theirfriends.DwayneBannon-Harrison’sGrandfatherisUncleMaxDjarlaDulumunmun,Elder,knowledgeholder&CulturalAdvisor.NgaranNgaranCulturalAwarenessisaEcoTourismAwardedCulturalProgramlocatedSouthCoastNSW.CheckoutNgaranNgaranCulturalAwarenesswwwwebpageforfurtherinfo.

ImagefromrightMsValWest(Law)AboriginalEducationAssistantLiteracyTutor&CulturalInitiativesatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchool&IndigenousEducationstudents&FriendsofStJoey’sIndigenousEducation&DwayneBannon-HarrisonManager&FacilitatorNgaranNgaranCulturalAwareness

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NgaranNgaranCulturalAwarenessWorkshop

ThankyoutoallStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationstudents&friendswhoparticipatedatthisNgaranNgaranCulturalInitiativeTerm32015.ThankyouDwayneBannon-HarrisonforanamazingWorkshop!Greatlyappreciateyourwonderfulknowledgethatyoushareandimparttoallwhoparticipatedatyourworkshops,outstanding!

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PersonalisedLearningPlansStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationarepleasedtoannounceandcommencethe

PersonalisedLearningPlan2015TheStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationPersonalisedLearningPlan2015thatwillpromoteongoingconversationsbetweenparents,students&staffatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationtoassistyourchildtoachievetheirlearningandeducationalgoalswithTutorialAssistance,EssayWritingskills,PresentationSkills,TimeManagement,CurriculumVitaeCVBuilding&StudyPlansforallLiteracyBasedSubjectswhileatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolandtoidentifyCareerPathwaystowardsfuturestudiesat•University•TAFE•SchoolBasedTraineeshipsSBT•WorkPlacementTheprocess1.ParentandchildtohaveaconversationathometocompletePersonalisedLearningPlan2015requiredinformation.2.StudenttoreturnPersonalisedLearningPlan2015toMsValWestAboriginalEducationAssistantAEAatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchool.3.StudenttobookaTutorialTimeatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolCulturalSpacewithMsValWestAboriginalEducationAssistantAEAtodiscusstheirPersonalisedLearningPlan2015andtocompleteaLearningPlanform.4.ParentsarewelcometohaveconversationsRe:PersonalisedLearningPlan2015withMsValWestAboriginalEducationAssistantAEAatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolortocontactValerie.west@dow.catholic.edu.au

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SchoolBasedTraineeshipsSBT

AtStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationthereareseveralproactivewaysinwhichweassistsyourchildtoidentifyCareerPathwaysfromYear7–12andassistsstudentstochoseaCareerPathwaytowardsfurtherstudy,workplacements&SchoolBasedTraineeshipSBTwhilestudyingYear10–12.•PersonalizedLearningPlan2015•PersonalizedLearningPlansonlineatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolin2016forallstaff&teacherstogainanunderstandingofyourchild’sCareerPathwaysofinteresttobeabletodeveloptheireducationallearningneedstomeetyourchild’slearningtheory&practicalrequirementswhileattendingschoolandtutorials.

•Ongoingconversations&meetingswiththeStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolCareersAdvisorMrsDebFreeman

•GuestSpeakersandPresenters•CulturalInitiatives–BangarraDanceTheatre,NSWAFLKickStart,AIMEUniversityofWollongong,iSucceed.

FutureSchoolBasedTraineeshipsSBTcanbeorganisedinconsultationtogetherwithstudentsandparentswithMsValWestAboriginalEducationAssistantAEAatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchool.

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StJoseph’sCatholicHighSchoolIndigenousEducationGroup2015

FromTopLeft:IzakParkes,SebastianIvanov,AaronMcMillan,ZoeParkes,KyleWapples,PeterWillis,MsValWestFromLeft:BenjaminCruikshanks,GraceJensen,ChelseaJensen,DominiqueIvanov,ParisCaton,ToumandaFohrman,AmyTarrini,LachlanRoddaPhotographimagecanbeemailed2016.PleasecontactMsValWestValerie.west@dow.catholic.edu.auatStJoseph’sCatholicHighSchool

MerryChristmas&HappyNewYear

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