First Nation students, like the whole school body, across all years participate in a number of extra-curricula activities. These include:
· the Koori Leadership Council, reconciliation initiatives, and NAIDOC celebrations, fostering cultural understanding, leadership, and community connections.
· student/staff PLP mentoring where students, along with their selected mentor, parents/carers and others work together to create an aspirational personalised learning pathway.
· our Aboriginal SLSO’s and Learning Support team have also been involved in a mentoring at Corrimal High School. Across the school week, students with any class work, home work, assignment and assessments can get support.
A key focus for CHS is to provide staff and students with an increased level of cultural awareness. This will be achieved in a number of ways including:
· staff attend workshops with a focus on improving the educational outcomes of First Nation students and the genuine ingraining of culture within normal classrooms.
· Corrimal High School celebrates significant dates to raise awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. During Reconciliation and NAIDOC Week, we host a week-long series of events across all key learning areas. Our students, along with those from our CoS primary schools, actively participate in these meaningful celebrations.
· The AL&EC Team and student Koori Leadership Council work on other programs and initiatives to engage students in understanding the Aboriginal culture, Aboriginal histories and technological advancements. This has facilitated a widespread educational shift at Corrimal High School.
· A focus to bring Aboriginal stories and culture to all students at the school at CHS. Working with our community, NIAECG and KLC, we look and welcome the inclusion of Aboriginal perspective across the school curriculum and welcome community and Elders in to share, be heard and teach.
· First Nations students will have the chance to attend school-based traineeships and university programs gaining hands on experience. The school-based traineeships will allow Year 11 First Nation students to complete their preliminary course work as well as receiving a nationally recognised certificate of completion for certain employment sectors. The university programs will provide opportunities for valuable pathways to academic growth, career development and cultural empowerment.
