2025, Primary School, Writing
In the garden of time Ancient grains stand tall like Elders. They whisper through the wind One bite, one story.
When I began to shut my eyes, my body felt like it was lifting itself above, into the skies, my thoughts picturing themselves into a special place far away. Then, I realised I had dived deep into the Dreamtime.
I dive into the banks of the river and my senses come alive. I look up and breathe in the scent of the canopy, the eucalyptus trees that have nurtured and looked after the river that my ancestors have been bathing and swimming in for thousands of years. I wriggle my toes in the majestic cool waters and dive my body into the memories of the river.
WOOSH! Flames burst up around me with other Elders lighting fires around the younger ones of the mob, telling stories under the star-light sky.
The children laughed and pranced. The dirt and soil rumbled while they danced. The children were joyful while they played.
A blazing fire. A story of valour. A story of culture. A story that had been passed on from her wiyanga to her children. It was a story that would be passed on to generations and generations; if her children chose to do so…
I amble across the river’s edge, the wavelets are my first classrooms, ‘Hold on a tick,’ Pop tells me, ‘Listen to the water before you cast your line.’ So, I listen....
2025, Artwork, Primary School
Many of these resources and activities have been developed in consultation with NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) to ensure that the program meets NSW curriculum outcomes for Stages 3, 4 & 5.