Narragunnawali program - supports schools - early learning services - take action - intergenerational change

The need for reconciliation in education How we do it We connect educators with the tools they need to engage students in Historically, the formal education system in Australia has served as a tool of colonisation. [...] for educatorsearly learning services RESOURCES AWARDS Program VisioN Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination is at the centre of Australian Our impact Launched in 2015, the program has (at September 2023): education systems, which actively engages the hearts and minds of future generations to contribute to the reconciliation process. [...] The reconciliation program has also significantly increased the attendance of First Nations children at the preschool, with enrolments of local Aboriginal children lifting to 16-20% of all enrolments.” – Tess Herring, Tumut Community Preschool Services Manager The external evaluation1 of Narragunnawali shows an increasing need for commitment to reconciliation in education. [...] The future of reconciliation in education OUR AIM: 75% of all Australian schools This means demand for the program and its services will continue to grow. [...] To grow reconciliation through education, we focus on: and early learning services TO START A RAP Findings from the latest wave of the Longitudinal Survey of Indigenous Children indicated that, where parents and carers were aware their child attended a school with a RAP, the child was: BY 2027 LESS LIKELY to be reported as NOT WANTING TO GO TO SCHOOL EXTENDING DEEPENING SUSTAINING AND MORE LIKELY.