Indigenous Cultural Themes
If your students are studying "Rainbow's End" or "Writing About Country", don't miss our the chance to have access to a senior Indigenous Culrural Advisor. We are currently the only organisation offering programs for the VCE syllabus that works with a facilitator who has relevant indigenous heritage. Schools that are tackling Indigenous Education are highly recommended to consider a long term engagement with our multi day camps.
Getting Inside Rainbow's End
It's very exciting that we are studying Aboriginal History regularly at VCE. Even more to have the rare chance to be led by an experienced Australian Aboriginal educator. This workshop gives us a chance to trust in and learn from indigenous approaches to education as well as providing deep personal insight into the text.
Created and facilitated by Shiralee Hood & James Adler.
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Prices
$24 per student
$2400 min booking fee
Prices do not include GST
Running Times
2 hour workshops
Special guest facilitator: SHIRALEE HOOD
Writing About Country
Shiralee is a proud indigenous Noongar/Gunaikernai woman. James' family is of migrant and refugee origin. Both have lived in city and rural Australia. Their combined heritage enables them to offer unique insight into the theme, the mentor texts, and the ways suggested by the VCAA that students could write about country.
Short writing exercises in this workshop focus on, pre and post-colonial "Australia", city and country, migration, resettlement, identity (and losing one's home/country) as well as discrimination. Given that Split was written by a Noongar woman, Shiralee's people, we strongly suggest that schools choose this as one of the two mentor texts we explore on the day. Her knowledge could be what opens the door to writing about country with reference to indigenous Australia.
The facilitators are both professional actors, directors and writers. They are two of the most experienced arts educators available. Shiralee co-created the indigenous actors' programs at VCA and WAPPA. James created the Eagle's Nest Schools program. They have mentored thousands of young people in the art of telling and writing stories.
The workshop combines techniques from Western and Indigenous approaches to creating stories and is a must for any school wanting students to thrive at "Writing about Country"
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Prices
$24 per student
$2400 min booking fee
Prices do not include GST
Running Times
2 hour Sessions
Special guest facilitator: SHIRALEE HOOD
Non Text-based Indigenous Programs
In 2025 we discovered that schools who had the best experience with our Indigenous programs were schools that have already had some exposure to aboriginal led education.
To ensure that schools can make the most out of our Year-12 Rainbow's End Workshops and Writing about Country workshops we highly recommend this preliminary session with our team who can introduce general cultural education at Year-11 or even earlier. It is a huge socio-political issue that young Australians aren't engaging with Aboriginal culture often or early enough.
Cross cultural education is complex and takes time. We strongly suggest this program choice to ensure your school and our Aboriginal educators feel safe in the workspace.
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Brand New Eagles Nest Program
Prices
$24 per student
$2400 min booking fee
Prices do not include GST
Running Times
2 hour Sessions
Please contact us directly for more information about this program.