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6 June, 2025
College marks reconciliation week
STUDENTS at Camperdown College participated in a variety of activities this week to mark National Reconciliation Week.
National Reconciliation Week is an annual event in Australia, celebrated from May 27 to June 3, commemorating two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey.
Marrung leaders Jeannie Cook and Alice Adams said it was a time for all Australians to learn about shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how they can contribute to achieving reconciliation.
The Marrung leaders said the students at the junior campus were engaged in a variety of meaningful activities to mark the occasion.
“Year Three-Six students watched several clips highlighting the significance of the week and the history behind the Referendum and Mabo Day whilst our Prep-Year Two students enjoyed reading Indigenous stories with their classroom teachers,” they said.
“These activities sparked rich and thoughtful discussions within classrooms about equality and respect.
“Additionally, Prep-Year Six students chose to take part in the ‘Bridging Now to Next’ lunchtime activity, where they coloured in leaves as a symbolic gesture of connection and reflection.
“Senior Campus students marked Reconciliation Week with some homegroup activities including reflecting on what we are now doing as part of the college’s reconciliation journey and what we would like to do next.
“We put together our ideas onto leaves which will form an installation to represent a bridge, similar to the Reconciliation Bridge Walk that took place at Sydney Harbour Bridge in May 2000, where 250,000 people walked across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a display of reconciliation.”
A highlight for Reconciliation Week was the sale of cupcakes decorated with the Aboriginal flag, which was organised by the school’s Hands on Learning students to raise funds for Morning Tea for Culture.
Morning Tea for Culture is an initiative organised by the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency, which works to celebrate Indigenous culture and reconnect Indigenous children in care with their culture.
The Student Representative Council (SRC) hosted a lunchtime quiz for students, which also proved popular as students formed teams to compete and won prizes.
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