Indigenous workshops for school students
More than 100 students from Chancellor State College and Nambour State High School will take part in a series of Indigenous workshops at the University of the Sunshine Coast tomorrow (Wednesday 17 September).
The workshops in Indigenous art, culture, education and environmental relationships will be held as part of a three-day Indigenous Education Symposium that will feature presentations by some of Australia’s top Indigenous education experts.
Groups of students will move through the four workshops, before enjoying a lunch and a guided tour of USC’s Western Desert art collection.
The symposium will continue with an Indigenous research ethics workshop on Thursday afternoon and the main program on Friday.
James Cook University’s Head of School of Indigenous Australian Studies, Professor Yvonne Cadet-James, will lead Thursday’s ethics workshop which aims to help those involved in conducting research with and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The keynote speaker on Friday will be the Director of the NSW Aboriginal Education and Training Directorate, Michele Hall, who will speak on the topic of “Aboriginal education is everyone’s business”.
About 100 educators and members of the public are expected to attend the symposium on Friday for a series of workshops, a guided tour of USC’s Western Desert art collection and an Indigenous film festival.
To attend the symposium events on Thursday or Friday, contacting Nicole Copley on (07) 5459 4821 or at <ncopely@usc.edu.au> or Corey Czok on (07) 5459 4799 or at <cczok@usc.edu.au>
— Terry Walsh