Christian Brothers College Newsletter
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A Birth-12 Catholic College for boys in the Edmund Rice Tradition
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Term 2, Week 5
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Friday May 31, 2013
Fathers of CBC rowers on the water!
This newsletter is an important part of our Sorry Day commemorations held at CBC this week:
From The Principal Dear Parents, Friends and Caregivers, Ngangkirna, miyurna! Naa marni?
National Sorry Day is an annual day of commemoration and remembrance of all those who have been impacted by the government policies of forcible removal that have resulted in the Stolen Generations. Sorry Day has been held annually on 26 May each year since 1998, and was born out of a key recommendation made by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in the Bringing them home Report that was tabled in Federal Parliament on 26 May 1997 source: www. nsdc.org.au
in the College. Earlier, the Catholic Education Office of South Australia had sought the experience of the Dare to Lead project to be made available to specific CESA schools. The review of Indigenous Education conducted at Christian Brothers College included interviews with staff, Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and College executive. At the review we revisited our Reconciliation Policy and Reconciliation Action Plan both which were revised and are to be ratified by the College Leadership team (staff and students) prior to Board and Community consultation.
Ngai nari Noel Mifsud.
Dare to Lead
Aboriginal Leadership
Martuityangka Kaurna miyurna, ngai wangkanthi “Marni naa pudni Kaurna yarta-ana.”
In response to Sorry Day commemorations, CBC was visited by the national office of Dare to Lead.
Ngaityu yakanantalya, yungantalya.
Dare To Lead is a project run by Principals Australia and funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. The project provides support for Principals endeavouring to improve learning outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and to improve the curriculum across all schools about traditional and contemporary Aboriginal history and culture.
Last week a number of our Indigenous students participated in an Indigenous Leadership program conducted by the CEO. I received positive feedback from both the staff and students involved including the following letter from one of our parents:
Translation: “Ladies and gentlemen, are you (all) good? (ie hello) My name is Noel Mifsud. On behalf of the Kaurna people I say “It’s good that you (all) came to Kaurna country.” (ie welcome) My dear sister(s) (and) brother(s). (ie thank you)”
Dare to Lead was invited by the College to complete an external, independent review of Indigenous education
Inclusive Community
Our community is accepting and welcoming, fostering right relationships and committed to the common good.
Faith Excellence Community Compassion
I would like to say thank you for supporting my son to attend the Aboriginal Leadership course last week. My son enjoyed participating in the course and gained a lot from networking with other Aboriginal students from across the state. It is really important that Aboriginal students have access to such courses