Aboriginal Education
There are currently 43 students at Lambton High School who identify as Aboriginal. We are pleased that a significant number of these students perform at or above the academic levels of our non-Indigenous students.
Programs and Initiatives
At Lambton High School we have:
- Implemented the Norta Norta program to provide targeted learning support for Aboriginal students.
- Developed Personalised Learning Plans through the partnership of teachers, students and parents at a ‘Yarn Up’. These plans included goals and aspirations for Aboriginal students and were used to target appropriate assistance and resources. MGoals is utilised to record and monitor goals.
- Implemented a Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group for aspiring aboriginal leaders.
- Cross-referenced junior programs with the syllabus to ensure that the mandatory Aboriginal perspectives are explicitly programmed.
- Constructed a Bushtucker Garden with totum poles.
- Implemented Aboriginal students learning Welcome to Country in Awabakal language.
- Vocal Ensemble sings national anthem in Awabakal language.
- Organised a Wollotuka University of Newcastle visit for our Aboriginal students.
- Participated in Bro speak program which takes boys to Walk a Mile Kori Style.
- Staff representation on Muloobinba AECG and Regional AECG.
- Hosted Muloobinbah AECG meetings.
- Staff trained in 8 ways of learning framework.
We have developed a strong partnership with the the Muloobinbah AECG and ensured their involvement in school programs, merit selection panels and spending priorities.
For more information: www.muloobinbahlocalaecg.wix.com/edu
