Our ‘school within a school’, Gawura, is a highly regarded model, a unique, coeducational Kindergarten to Year 6, day school, for First Nations children who live at home with their families. We are proud to have been named 2020 Australian School of the Year.
Gawura acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, water and communities. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging. It is our privilege to work and learn on Gadigal Land.
For our NAIDOC morning tea celebration at the end of Term 2, we create our NAIDOC spinners.
With a focus on the theme Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud, the spinners posed questions to create a learning opportunity or dialogue to share knowledge or consider new ideas.
Questions included:
"What does it mean to be Blak, Loud and Proud to you", "Why is it important to learn about the history and stories of blak culture?"
Were you there at our morning tea? What questions spun your way? What knowledge did you learn or share?
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Have you heard our incredible news?
Commonwealth Bank of Australia have come on board to support up to 10 Gawura graduates as they transition into St Andrew's Cathedral School for six years of secondary school education.
What an incredible endorsement of what we do, and that education is the pathway to changing futures, including creating better employment opportunities.
Thank you, CBA, for standing beside us, believing in Gawura and our Indigenous students.
www.facebook.com/share/rCxd4LEwnVK6Un1T/?mibextid=WC7FNeWe are overjoyed to let our community know that St Andrew’s Cathedral School has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in an exciting First Nations Scholarship Programme. The scholarship will empower up to 10 of our female Gawura graduates to continue their education at St Andrew’s Cathedral School, beyond Year 6.
The Year 7 students will not only have their education costs supported for the next six years, they will also have access to valuable mentoring opportunities at CBA.
This is another vote of confidence for the Gawura programme where an additional supporter from the community has stepped forward to assist Gawura graduates as they strive towards a positive future.
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Brilliant
How good! Amazing!
On the last week of Term 2, our School celebrated NAIDOC Week with a special assembly, inviting our beloved community to share this occasion with us.
Rev Emma Newling, SACS Junior School and Gawura Chaplain delivered a beautiful prayer with the audience, that encapsulated NAIDOC, Gawura and our hopes for the future. Thank you, Emma, for this heartfelt, insightful and hopeful moment within our assembly.
Lord God of all the Earth,
You are worthy of all praise and honour and glory and power, for you are the author of life.
As you care for all nations, so you have watched over this land and all the generations of people who have lived, and worked, and rested here.
As we celebrate NAIDOC week, please work in us a spirit of unity that seeks what is good for our neighbours and serves those in need. Please spare our country from division but rather bring healing, respect, and a spirit of generosity in the days ahead.
Please make all Australians, but especially our policy-makers, people who are quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
God in Heaven, may all people - and particularly First Nations’ people - have the freedom, the health, and the opportunities to flourish wherever they are in Australia.
Where there is injustice, please establish honest fairness. Where there is pain, please bring comfort and healing. Where resources are scarce or there is a cycle of poverty, please give what is needed and provide what is lacking.
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Happy NAIDOC Week.
What does NAIDOC mean to you? How will you be honouring and celebrating the history, culture and achievements of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Gawura exists so that our First Nations culture can continue to be carried forward for generations to come.
Have you seen our latest video featuring Gawura and Year 7 student Mizpah and her dad?
In the video, Gawura students perform a traditional Whale Dance choreographed and led by Aunty Rayma – a proud Wiradjuri woman. The video also shows both Gawura and St Andrew's Cathedral Junior School students learning from First Nations Elder – Aunty Leanna Carr-Smith about the meaning of the Wiradjuri word ‘Yindyamarra’. By learning together, we can make steps forward to embracing a future that enriches us all.
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Year 2 Gawura student Hazel is a member of Sydney Children's Choir (SCC).
This means that Hazel gathers with her singing buddies and attends choir lessons every weekend to hone her skills. Last weekend, Hazel performed at the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music as part of the SCC Winter Showcase.
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