The Conversation Feb 20, 2024 by Marnee Shay, Fred Cobbo, Grace Sarra, Margaret Kettle
One of the priorities of the Closing the Gap reporting is that Indigenous cultures and languages are “strong, supported and flourishing”. It also calls for Indigenous students to “achieve their full learning potential”.
These two priorities are listed in totally different sections of the report but they are very much connected.
Schools can play a big role in Indigenous language revitalisation and creating a strong sense of identity and belonging for students, supporting their wellbeing and learning.
Our new research shows how this can be done through co-designing curriculum resources with local communities that privilege local knowledge, strengths, stories and languages.
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