Indigenous culture is celebrated

Students and staff celebrated the indigenous culture in a number of activities at Brisbane Water Secondary College's middle school campus at Umina recently.

College principal Mr Pat Lewis said teachers at the regular Friday morning tea were treated to a range of tasty bush tucker, berry jams and butters on damper, which were enormously popular.

Staff and students were entertained after the meeting by students from Wyoming Public School who gave an exhibition of aboriginal dance.

Several local aboriginal elders who have returned to education and are studying for a Diploma in Aboriginal Studies at the Ourimbah Campuses then spoke to the group.

In their moving addresses, the speakers shared some of their life experiences with the audience who showed great interest with what they heard, Mr Lewis said.

Aboriginal culture was also celebrated in post-Naidoc Week celebrations for a full day on the Umina campus.

Students from the college and from each of the Peninsula Primary schools gathered to experience a wide range of activities.

Students were divided into four groups that circulated through activities in dance, didgeridoo, story telling, bush tucker and Aboriginal artefacts.

During the day, the male leaders also treated them to an exhibition of dance.

Mr Lewis said that the day, organised by the College's aboriginal education worker Kylie Cassidy, and the local ASSPA group, was an outstanding success and a valuable part of the values education program in the college.

Newsletter, September 1 Brisbane Water Secondary College