{"id":13,"date":"2021-11-30T14:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T03:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/junior\/beyond-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T09:13:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:13:55","slug":"what-our-students-learn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sacs.nsw.edu.au\/gawura\/in-the-classroom\/what-our-students-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"What our students learn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cWe know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children thrive in environments where they have strong connection to culture and community.\u201d <\/em>Minister Ken Wyatt<\/em><\/strong>, August 2019. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gawura School students learn the NSW curriculum intertwined with Indigenous cultures and languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every year we take students from Years 5 to 12 on a three to five day excursion On Country, visiting a different Nation each year to allow students to walk On Country, learn about the culture of that Nation, the language and spend time with local Elders. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gawura School works to the guidelines of the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW, the key learning areas are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n