🫂The significance of Acknowledgement to country - Connecting through Culture and community ✅

Woodlands places emphasis on the value of being, becoming and belonging and integrates an Acknowledgement of Country within its curriculum to respect the sharing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Planning, programming, implementation, and critical thinking

It is vital for Teachers/educators to understand that incorporating a daily Acknowledgment of Country is way of encouraging children to engage with diversity and respect. The following questions can be reflected upon when supporting children to think about what it means to Acknowledge Country:

•  What is the name of the language group of this area?
• Do you know how far this Country extends ?
• What are some special places on this Country?
• Have you always lived on the same Country?