by Marcus Priaulx
Cherbourg State School’s cultural program is to be used as an example for other educators to follow.
A short film is to be made about the program’s high quality teaching and put on a State Government website to demonstrate best practise.
Principal Peter Sansby said it was a coup for the school and its cultural staff, including Martina Jacobs, Sophia Jacobs, Frank Malone and Lewis Langton.
“It’s an acknowledgement of how the whole school has worked to bring cultural teaching to the students,” Mr Sansby said.
The children learn local, State and national Indigenous history, cultural dancing and practices, and the need to feel proud about being Aboriginal.
Mr Sansby said the program was devised after a survey of Cherbourg people showed they value their Indigenous culture and wanted it to be part of their children’s education.
“It’s a great example of consulting and delivering what the community wants instead of telling it what it should have,” he said.
“It’s something the whole of Cherbourg should be proud of.”
