We are now offering professional development for teachers to support their understanding of local Bundjalung history and it’s beautiful, rich culture. This training is delivered by Byron Bay Bundjalung woman, Delta Kay and takes place on Country at either Cape Byron, Broken Head or Bangalow Parklands.

Duration: 1.5hours
Cost: $70 p/p (min $350) * inclusive of GST
Level: All levels (Graduate Teacher to Lead Teacher)
NESA Standards: 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3 & 2.4.4 (Know the content and how to teach it)

Rationale

Aboriginal education is an important cross-curriculum priority area for schools (ACARA) and teachers play a significant role in facilitating this learning within their classrooms. Thus, it is important that educators who teach within Bundjalung Country are well-informed about local history and culture.

Our professional development supports teachers to:

• recognise where Delta’s ancestral land is located within the greater Bundjalung Nation

• identify significant places within Bundjalung Country

• understand the connections traditional custodians have to their Country, including how they care for the land and why totems and traditional stories are important.

• know some Byron Bay Bundjalung history, including traditional ways of living, the devastating impact of European invasion and how elders negotiated their Native Title

• speak and use some Bundjalung language within their classroom

• recognise native bush tucker plants and plants used for natural medicine

• implement Bundjalung content and perspectives in teaching and learning programs

• meet NESA professional teaching standards

For bookings, please email info@explorebyronbay.com or call 0467 277 669

Country as Teacher is a not-for-profit cultural curriculum held by Bundjalung educators to learn from and directly with Jogun (Country).