Apa Thanur. Ngudyu. Badi: Sit. Learn. Grow.
Schedule
Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 am to Fri, 04 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm
UTC+10:00Location
Rydges Fortitude Valley | Bowen Hills, QL
About this Event
This workshop is essential for all educators to learn from First Nations Educators and leaders in their field, Deb Belyea and Fiona Mann Bobongie. With over 50 years of combined educational experience, from classroom teaching in remote Indigenous communities to leadership expertise, these two Indigenous academics will invite you into their cultural lens to understand the role of community when planning curriculum.
This 2-day workshop is not to be missed, and includes:
- On-Country experience with Traditional Owners
- Cultural Responsiveness: unpacking cultural biases, engaging with First Nations communities, including Torres Strait Islander communities
- Context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities
- Ways of Working and Teaching: 8 Ways of First Nations ways of Learning, Zeyawgub's Interconnectedness Framework, AICE Framework
- Cultural Experiences: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Performances, Indigenous languages workshop
- Comprehensive Workshop booklet and a complimentary workshop package including $300.00 worth of resources (reference cards, First Nations maps and curriculum resources aligned to Australian Curriculum V9.0)
- Access to Embedding First Nations Perspectives in the Curriculum Resource Padlet (Early Years, Primary and Secondary).
Agenda
π: 08:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Day One. Apa Thanur. Ngudyu. Badi: Sit. Learn. Grow: Sit. Learn. Grow
π: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome to Country and Aboriginal Dance Performance
π: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Yarn Time: Cultural Responsiveness
π: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Big Circle Discussion
π: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Morning Tea
π: 10:45 AM - 12:10 PM
Context of Community: Frameworks
π: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Torres Strait Traditional Dance Performance
π: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
π: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Planning: Where to from Here?
π: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Circle Work: Check Out
Day Two
π: 08:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Day Two: Apa Thanur. Ngudyu. Badi: Sit. Learn. Grow: Sit. Learn. Grow.
π: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
The View from the Tide
π: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Unpacking of Cultural Biases
π: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Morning Tea
π: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Through the Cultural Lens: Ways of doing and teaching
π: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Ngoelayg Koesiman: Traditional Languages
π: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
π: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Planning: Commitment to Change
π: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Big Circle Work: Checking out
Where is it happening?
Rydges Fortitude Valley, 601 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 750.00










