1. “HARMONY IN BETWEEN” Indigenous Perspectives across and beyond the curriculum

2. 415,000 square kilometres 39 schools, 29 primary, 10 secondary Approx 15,000 students (520 Indigenous) 1730 staff (40 Indigenous) Diocese of Rockhampton

3. Vision Mission Policy Principles & Understandings Resources & Delivery (McArdle, 2001) MISSION GLOBAL SPECIFICS DETAILS

4. Harmony in Between VISION As educators in Catholic schools, walking in partnership with Indigenous communities, we journey with learners to find meaning for life.

5. Harmony in Between MISSION STATEMENT With Jesus as our guide, it is our purpose to enrich the experiences of all our learners with different ways of knowing and doing, to lead them to reflect on these perspectives and to act in inclusive and socially just ways. it is our purpose to enrich the experiences of all our learners with different ways of knowing and doing, to lead them to reflect on these perspectives and to act in inclusive and socially just ways.

7. POLICY FRAMEWORK MCEETYA, Australian Directions in Indigenous Education 2005-2008 National Goals for Indigenous education QLD Studies Authority Indigenous Perspectives Statement QCEC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Education Policy 2007 Diocese of Rockhampton, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, 2006 Deaths in Custody

8. CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDINGS An Indigenous world view is grounded in the relationship between Countrylaw/lorespirituality contemporary issues

9. Indigenous perspectives are particular and unique ways of knowing, doing and being. When they are present in the curriculum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island perspectives influence:

10. Culturally inclusive teaching, learning and assessment practices (how) learning and assessment practices (how) Curriculum content and delivery (what) Balanced representations (who) Culturally and communally inclusive Environments (where)

13. Supporting documents Protocols Criteria for selecting resources Using the right words

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