1. 7 th November 2012 Kate Tyrwhitt St Michael’s College Art and Learning Support Coordinator Inquiry Project Presentations Indigenous Education Focus Teacher Program

2. Vision and Successes My vision for the students / teachers / community is for the students to learn meaningful connections with Indigenous culture. The integration of Indigenous Art and culture has been successfully applied to R-7 Art classes. Year 4 and year 7 teachers will include Indigenous perspectives in their History units in 2013 as a result of my Focus teacher process. The community will benefit from enhanced appreciation of Indigenous perspectives through the art, general curriculum and community events.

3. Using ochre paints with Receptions “Raak” style paintings Fine motor skills & rainbow serpents

4. Year 4 wetlands lino print designs Links to Sustainability Indigenous appreciation of environment

5. Reconciliation Week Art Activities Utilising “Undisclosed” Art Gallery of Canberra resources & sharing with the school community Lino Cut print was a finalist in the Silk Cut Lino Award in Melbourne

6. More Reconciliation Week Indigenous students starting to identify with their culture

7. Year 6 painting motivatingextending

8. Ernabella pinch pots year 3

9. Assessment of Pots ProcedureEvaluating/ Responding

10. Year 4 excursion to Art Gallery of SA Compare and Contrast SA Illustrated exhibition with Indigenous collection

11. Visiting lecture on artefacts

12. Stradbroke Dreaming Year 3’s Links to Units of Investigation, Religious Education Sustainability and literacy links

13. Year 7 Torres Strait Island Printmaking After Denis Nona’s work Making and Responding

14. Challenges Finding the right timing to introduce ACARA history perspectives with the staff for inclusion in History curriculum. The process has revealed some adults do not have the same open mind as the students do towards Indigenous Australia. (Subtle but evident). This is an opportunity to drive the purpose of changing the curriculum and learning experiences to support positive attitudes and knowledge of our Indigenous culture and the other Cross Curriculum priorities such as Asia.

15. My learning The format of planning units is enhanced by ATSI team at CEO’s knowledge and resources Getting ideas from other Focus teachers to apply at school Specific knowledge such as Lake Mungo Interactive Program Links to Indigenous artists and performers

16. Future To work more with the REC to have a better Reconciliation Plan for 2013 that is a more whole school approach. Reconciliation Mass Indigenous Garden Music performances and dance Visiting Indigenous artists Continue integration of ATSI in Art and History curriculum Continue to share art work on the wiki, school newsletter, exhibitions and framed work around the school. Proud Race bollards

17. Sharing through wikispaces http://artsmc.wikispaces.com/ Able to email link to teachers, linked to school intranet so students can access, share with organisations such as RAP. http://artsmc.wikispaces.com/Clay+pinch+and+Coil+pots Jomon to Ernabella Ceramics resources and unit. http://artsmc.wikispaces.com/Clay+pinch+and+Coil+pots