Hosting Queensland Parliament’s Health committee at our Centre Hall to discuss Torres Strait Islander Traditional Child Rearing Practice – Elders and Children invited to join us in sharing our stories

Making Flags using crate paper and Learning about what the colours mean Echidna making Storytime – Ernie Dances to the Digeridoo, Ecinda and the shade tree Dream time

Cultural Arts and Crafts Cultural Face Painting SNAICC Party Bags Stories Cultural Snacks Cultural Games Cultural Dance and Music Little J and Big Cuz

We will be celebrating at Kindy this year by participating in the following activities at Kindy: – Weaving making fish and windmills – Flag Handprints – Face Paint – Cultural Dress-ups, music and cultural musical instruments – Drawing Animal tracks in the sand – Torres Strait Animal Yoga A visit from some Aunties and Uncles from Yamani Meta- TAHIS. They … Read More

We will be doing some cultural cooking activities with the children – cooking sop sop, rice and damper with the children.

Celebration at our Deadly Kindy Waterford West. Arts and crafts, activities, story telling

Celebration at our Deadly Kindy Gundoo MIrra. Arts and crafts, face painting, bubbles, story telling

Celebration at our Deadly Kindy Burragah. Arts and crafts, sausage sizzle, face painting, bubbles, story telling

I am one of the teachers at the Balonne Kindergarten in St George Qld. This week, we are dedicating time and learning experiences around the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day. We will be learning about the meaning of the day and celebrating with arts and craft, stories, damper making and traditional games. We will be talking lots … Read More

We celebrate and acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and tradition within our two centres, coming together and engaging in shared experiences together. Encouraging each other to recognise and celebrate the importance of the early years and embedding culture and tradition into our daily practices.