Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education News
Kaayi (Hello – Awabakal)
Yaama Ngindaay (Hello everyone - Gamilaraay)
Nungamanladi (Hello - Bardi)
Harmony Week is the celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds.
It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.
At St Kevin’s we celebrate Harmony Day every year, along with schools and organisations around the country. This year it has special significance and importance in light of recent events revealing racial tensions and attacks on religious groups in Australia and around the world. Of course, we are very mindful in schools of how we sensitively deal with such issues and as a Catholic school we always emphasise that we include everyone and that everyone belongs here.
Our celebration of Harmony Week will be on Harmony Day, Friday 21 March. This is the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
More information is to come, but we will be celebrating diversity and inclusiveness in our school community and have a Prayer Service on the day, highlighting and reinforcing the Church’s commitment to ensuring that we value each and every person as being created in the image and likeness of God. A great reminder of what our Catholic school community is all about is our school motto, emblazoned on our school crest: Caritas, which means love and compassion.
The Children will learn more about Harmony Week in their classrooms over the next few weeks, and we look forward to celebrating diversity and inclusiveness on Friday 21 March.
Thank you for your wonderful ongoing support as we work together to uphold our Catholic values and lead by example for our children to see and emulate.
Nginowa (Goodbye, see you later – in Awabakal)
Yaluu (Later – in Gamilaraay)
