Principles & Resources

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    Relationality
    • Relationality in education means working through relationships.
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    Critical
    Discernment
    • Critical discernment means making deliberate and informed choices when choosing resources and teaching strategies.
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  • Pro-activity circle Pro-activity circle glow
    Pro-activity
    • Pro-activity means actively seeking connections with an open and engaged mindset.
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  • Community circle Community circle glow
    Community
    • Community means knowing the story of the community and how the school fits in.
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    Togetherness
    • Togetherness means working together as a team.
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Design Principles

This website is all about bringing people together in collaborative education partnerships to achieve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education aspirations. It is inspired by ‘both-ways’ (Ober & Bat, 2007) and Ganma (Marika, 1999) philosophies.

These ideas are expressed through the principles of Togetherness, Relationality, Pro-activity, Community, Critical discernment and Reflection. The principles are discrete, but part of a whole.
Design Principles
People can choose their learning journey, recognising that every context is unique.
Design Principles - Learning Journey
Journeys are not linear and contain side-paths of learning built on multiple relationships.
Design Principles - side paths
There is reflection at every point.
Design Principle - reflection
And the learning is experiential and connected to individual contexts.
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Everything is about doing things together.
Design Principles - doing things together
Your Story becomes Our Story.
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Achieving great things in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.
Relationality
Relationality in education means working through relationships.
Learn more
Critical Discernment
Critical discernment means making deliberate and informed choices when choosing resources and teaching strategies.
Learn more
Pro-activity
Pro-activity means actively seeking connections with an open and engaged mindset.
Learn more
Community
Community means knowing the story of the community and how the school fits in.
Learn more
Togetherness
Togetherness means working together as a team.
Learn more
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Welcome. We would like to acknowledge all the Countries you are on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We would also like to acknowledge the importance of the local stories of the traditional custodians of the land from which you are learning.