Community
Communities are the foundation on which effective culturally responsive pedagogy is built. Pedagogy of Difference calls on educators to forge genuine, reciprocal partnerships with the local First Nations communities that educational settings serve. These two-way partnerships are built on trust, respect and shared knowledge of their local context and strengths.
Through meaningful collaboration with Traditional Owners, Elders, families, cultural knowledge holders and community leaders, learning experiences are grounded in lived realities. High Expectation Relationships as promoted by the Stronger Smarter Institute, ensure education is not only relevant but deeply connected to the people within the local community.
These partnerships begin with students and families and extend beyond school gates to encompass systems and broader First Nations educational specialisation. Education systems have a shared responsibility to develop learning communities that allow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to thrive.
This is where voices are valued, resilience is built, and the strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is honoured and celebrated.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owner groups upon whose lands our Catholic schools are situated. We honour the spiritual heritage of our First Nations Australians who teach us so much about love of Country, family and community. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this resource may contain images of people who have died.
A project that focuses on calling teachers to respond to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' requests for pedagogical change.
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