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Delivering Aboriginal Cultural experiences to Students and Teachers

Muru Mittigar delivers Aboriginal Cultural immersion through both off-site trips and on-site presentations, catering to various age groups from early childhood to high school. These programs build knowledge and understanding of a traditional Aboriginal lifestyle and the impacts of colonisation.

Our school programs have been designed and developed to create a unique opportunity for our local schools and their students to participate in an interactive and hands on experience with members of the local Aboriginal community through educational and cultural programs.

Our cultural educators introduce various aspects of Aboriginal culture, history, heritage, traditions, and protocols.

Off-site Trips & On-site Presentations for Early Childhood to High School Education

Primary & High School

We can adapt delivery to align with Key Learning Areas (KLA’s) per stage, or age group.

The Schools Program objectives include:

To discover importance and significance of our Dreaming as our belief system and as a teaching method of values, morals and Lore.
To explore the connection the Dreaming has to ceremonies and traditional dance and song.
To gain a stronger understanding of plants and animals and immediate environment with respect to the land.
To develop an appreciation and knowledge of Aboriginal art and its value in visual story telling from generation to generation.
To develop a sense of acknowledgement and respect for the traditional custodians of our country through cultural awareness.

Early Childhood

Our early childhood programs have been designed to provide a unique experience for early childhood carers and children.

It enables them to participate in an interactive experience with members of the local Aboriginal community through exciting cultural awareness education.

This program runs for approximately 1 hour and is presented by Aboriginal staff who hold current NSW Working with Children Checks and includes:

Small culture talk including artefacts.
A dreamtime story.
Art knowledge presentation including ochre face painting.
Song and dance.
Basic language.

Teacher Professional Development

Muru Mittigar’s Cultural Awareness Program aims to develop cultural sensitivity within the education sector.

The program will assist Educators to understand why Aboriginal people are sensitive to particular issues e.g. the stolen generation, and provide strategies for discussing and managing these topics respectfully.

We provide a culturally appropriate and safe training environment which affords teaching professionals the opportunity to share meaningful information respectfully.

The presentation has been developed to assist educators to gain a greater understanding and awareness of cultural values and provide strategies to share this knowledge within the classroom.

Using numerous techniques and resources we strive to provide detailed information in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, culture and spirituality. We believe authentic and quality cultural awareness and understanding is fundamental to key learning outcomes.

The program will provide information about the importance of identity and connection to Country/traditional lands, the impacts of colonisation and the changes to Aboriginal & Torres Straight Islander people, communities, land and environment.

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Complete On Country Aboriginal Professional Development.

Standard descriptors: 1.4.2 | Proficient Teachers Design and implement effective teaching strategies that are responsive to the local community and cultural setting, linguistic background, and histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.