School kids embrace diversity

Tari JeffersManjimup-Bridgetown Times
Camera IconManjimup Primary School Year 3 Jeremy Thompson shows off his National Reconciliation Week poster. Students across the year levels did different activities between May 27 and June 3 to honour the In this Together theme. See more on page 4. Credit: Manjimup-Bridgetown Times

Manjimup Primary School took a whole-school approach to learning about Indigenous affairs as part of National Reconciliation Week last week.

Camera IconYear 1 students show off their National Reconciliation Week posters. Credit: Manjimup Primary School

School Aboriginal and Islander education officer Tracy Hansen said in a normal year, the school would have held a Welcome to Country and an assembly in addition to class activities.

“National Reconciliation Week is about acknowledgement, being kind to each other and accepting differences,” she said.

“We are such a multicultural school.

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“It’s wonderful that we can all get together and recognise National Reconciliation Week.”

Kindergarten students did a whole-class project where they traced and coloured in their hands to create an Aboriginal flag, Year 1 and 3 students created posters and Year 4s created a timeline of Aboriginal history.

Camera IconA Manjimup Primary School student works on a poster during National Reconciliation Week. Credit: Manjimup Primary School

Ms Hansen said she was looking forward to celebrations returning to normal next year.

National Reconciliation Week was held from May 27 to June 3 and the 2020 theme was In This Together.

Camera IconYear 4 students Brodie Flanagan, Chris Toigo, Lilly Cooper and Zac Bussanich show off their work during National Reconciliation Week. Credit: Manjimup-Bridgetown Times

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