Year 9 Indigenous Immersion Week
Posted on August 8, 2024
An integral part of the new Year 9 Program was Connection to Country and supporting our students to have a greater understanding and awareness of First Nations People and specifically, understand more about our story in Lutruwita (Tasmania). All students were involved in a Smoking Ceremony to kick start the week, before engaging in four main activities.
Walking Tours
Each student undertook both a Guided Tour and an Indigenous art tour of our CBD. The guided tour, run by Blak Led Tours was a specific highlight, hearing stories and historical moments from our Past.
The Lea
With outdoor experiences, connection as a group and nature, as other key aspects of the Year 9 Program, students undertook abseiling, low ropes courses, flying fox and frisbee golf at the Lea in Kingston.
Indigenous Games
In Houses, the students learnt three Indigenous Games:
Game 1: arrkene irreme (softball-like game)
Game 2: munhanganing (tag-like game)
Game 3: marngrook (AFL-like game)
Students participated in a House Round Robin at Bell Street on Friday, while also enjoying an Indigenous lunch of wallaby sausages, Kunzea-flavoured bread and Indigenous spiced popcorn.
NITA Education
Students engaged in a number of hands-on workshops, which included things like tasting bushtucker, learning how to weave, dance, and make fire, listening to Indigenous Stories and most importantly, completed the Gumnuts to Buttons Course, developing a deep understanding of Tasmania.
We are very grateful to everyone who supported the week, especially Trish and Mathius from NITA Education for running four days of workshops for our students.
Please enjoy some photos of the week below.
