LHC Reconciliation Action Plan High Res Updated - Flipbook - Page 10
RAP actions
Relationships Around the School
Action
Cultural Competence
Commitment
We will reflect on our current level of cultural competence and provide staff with a range of
opportunities to learn, build and extend their knowledge and understanding of First Nations
cultures. We also commit to supporting staff to independently seek out and participate in a
variety of cultural awareness experiences that assist them in their own journey of understanding.
Lourdes Hill College places importance on the creation of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We will continue to develop a respectful, honest and open understanding of First Nations
Peoples and customs and the contribution they make to the LHC community.
Goal
To provide staff with opportunities to enhance their knowledge of First Nations histories,
culture and understanding of people in order to strengthen relationships with the
First Nations community.
Deliverable
• Provide opportunities for cultural competence training and ongoing professional
development, for example before and after immersions to Mt Isa and Santa Teresa
• Provide cultural competence training as part of the new staff induction
• Develop a whole school guide to using respectful and inclusive language and terminology
• Encourage staff participation in self-reflection on their own individual cultural competence
and as part of the GARP process
• Link selected staff reflections to First Nations histories and events to develop further
cultural awareness
Action
Reconciliation Projects
Commitment
Our school will collaborate on projects that visibly and authentically embed First Nations
histories and cultures in learning programs and the physical environment. Through this
culture of collaboration across the school and within the community, we commit to creating an
environment where young people, staff and community members acknowledge, respect and
experience connection to the First Australians.
Goal
Collaborate across the school and with members of the community on projects that visibly
and authentically embed First Nations histories and cultures in the school community and
the physical environment.
Deliverable
• Engage with First Nations artists in collaborative cultural workshops to build upon the
visible cultural characteristics of our Reconciliation Garden.
• Continue to create and engage in annual reconciliation projects such as the Sea of Hands
for Sorry Day and our NAIDOC gallery of student stories.
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