Three councillors and several officers from the City of Mandurah, parents and students attended Riverside Primary School Reconciliation Morning Tea on Tuesday.
The Morning Tea is part of the school events for National Reconciliation Week that aims to raise awareness about Australia’s colonial past.
The event kicked off with a message from local Aboriginal elder George Walley and Riverside Primary School Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer (AIEO) Ashlee Otway about the importance of understanding Australia’s aboriginal past to build a better future.
Yaburgurt Public Art project organiser Kim Jameson spoke about Aboriginal reconciliation figure of Yaburgurt and the installation of an art project by Peter Farmer in his honour in front of the Performing Arts Centre in the upcoming months.
Sue Davies, member of the Yaburgurt Public Art project, encouraged schools to join in to form a choir to perform at the opening ceremony of the installation.
Members of the Yaburgurt Reference Group shared some education packs with several other teachers and educators to assist schools to meet the Aboriginal Curriculum Standards Framework released by the department of education.
Riverside Primary School has been involved in several initiatives to promote the aboriginal history and culture within their learning curriculum such as special arts and craft classes.
Marta Pascual Juanola
Photojournalist from Barcelona, currently based in WA. Five languages speaker: English - Català - Español - Norsk - العربية.
Photojournalist from Barcelona, currently based in WA. Five languages speaker: English - Català - Español - Norsk - العربية.
