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28 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
As we mark Reconciliation Week, our schools have been engaging in important discussions around Aboriginal identity, culture and Reconciliation. ❤️🖤💛 Students at Holy Family Primary School, East Granville were treated to a specialist Indigenous Art lesson, exploring traditional artworks and artefacts as well as creating their very own dot paintings. 👣🪃🎨 St Patrick's Primary School Blacktown led a school liturgy with a dedicated prayer space to pledge their commitment to a future of reconciliation and healing.❣️🤲 St Finbar's Primary, Glenbrook, St Bernadette's Lalor Park, Catherine McAuley Westmead #NRW2022 #BeBraveMakeChange
28 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
It is always such a fun and hands-on learning experience for students when they visit the Muru Mittigar Cultural Centre at Rouse Hill 🙌 Kindy students from Santa Sophia Catholic College and Year 3 students from St Michael's Blacktown South recently each spent time learning from the traditional owners of the land 🖤💛❤️ Uncle Colin, Aunty Jen, Aunty Pat and Dennis always welcome our school groups with a beautiful smoking ceremony and offer a range of activities including boomerang throwing, art, examining artefacts and telling stories. #NRW2022 #BeBraveMakeChange
27 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
What a meaningful opportunity for students from Mother Teresa Primary Westmead and St Patrick's Parramatta as they participated in a beautiful smoking ceremony led by Uncle Chris Tobin, watched performances by the Jannawi Dance Clan and spent National Sorry Day reflecting on and learning more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture 🖤💛❤️ Such a special community event put on by the City of Parramatta at Old Government House in Parramatta Park. #NRW2022 #BeBraveMakeChange 👉Photo credit: Cassandra Hannagan
27 May 2022
BE BRAVE. MAKE CHANGE.
A great way to start Reconciliation Week is by highlighting how people in our school communities are living the 2022 theme BE BRAVE. MAKE CHANGE.🖤💛❤️ Whether it's through our schools or Jarara Indigenous Education Unit, or working with community organisations like Baabayn Aboriginal Corporation, Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation, there are many events and programs aimed at highlighting the important role we all play in reconciliation. This special video was shared at the launch of our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), a practical plan to make a difference to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. #NRW2022 #BeBraveMakeChange
27 May 2022
Reconciliation Action Plan Launch 2022
Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta has launched its first Reconciliation Action Plan. In this moving video of the launch event, Elders, partners, staff and students speak about this significant step in our reconciliation journey.
26 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
A reminder that a number of our staff may take part in protected industrial action tomorrow, Friday 27 May, to progress their claims for a new enterprise agreement. At schools with staff who are taking part in this action tomorrow, supervision will be provided but no classes will be held. Families will have received more information about this from their school. Thank you for your understanding.
26 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
Today on National Sorry Day we acknowledge the mistreatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who were forcibly removed from their families and communities, which we now know as ‘The Stolen Generations’. We all have a part to play in healing and reconciliation. 🖤💛❤️
26 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
To students, staff, parents and everyone in our school communities, some important news this morning with the announcement that Greg Whitby AM KSG will retire as Executive Director at the end of the 2022 school year. Over more than forty years service to education, Greg has been a champion of innovation and change in learning and teaching. For more information, read the following release: https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/2022-GBW
26 May 2022
Catholic education champion calls time after 48 years service
Greg Whitby AM KSG will retire as Executive Director of Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta at the end of the 2022 school year. Over more than 40 years service to education, Greg has been a champion of innovation and change in learning and teaching.
26 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
A power outage at Holy Spirit Primary St Clair has meant that the school will need to close today (Thursday 26 May 2022). Phone contact is still available with the school and is being redirected to its emergency contact number. We will keep you updated about when the school will be able to open again.
25 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
What incredible art🎨🚁🐲 from former St Thomas Aquinas Celebrates student Sean Cordeiro to win the prestigious 2022 Sulman Prize! Sean, who went to school at St Thomas Aquinas during the '80s, and fellow Blackheath artist Claire Healy won the prize for this masterpiece - turning part of a helicopter into a kite!😳🤩👏👏 The Blue Mountain Gazette ran the following story while Principal Marina Hardy and former Principal Peter Gibson (who was at the school when Sean was a student) expressed their delight that a former student has gone onto such great success. https://www.parra.catholic.edu.au/2022-Sulman
25 May 2022
From CEDP Facebook
Year 4 at Our Lady of the Way School, Emu Plains simply LOVED their bike and road safety day at the Community and Road Education Scheme (CARES)! 🚴♂️😁🚗 Students enjoyed their day learning about road sense, helmets, bike maintenance and street safety, featuring a talk from Senior Constable Pritchard. 🚔👮♂️ Students even got to experience a simulated roadway with real traffic lights and stop signs! 🚧🚦🛑
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