Connect To Country Through Education.
This project is designed to educate, inform and up-skill educators as they begin to incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives into their practice.
It explores the broader ideas of what is meant by caring for country and connection to country.
It then covers a range of frequently asked questions to help educators overcome some of the barriers to teaching these perspectives, and to help educators go about incorporating these perspectives in a respectful way, such as appropriate terms of reference.
Learning Resources for Educators and Parents
Please read through the supporting documents below to get started.
Why use these resources?
Important Tenets
Terms of reference and protocols
Being inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages around your centre
Beginner’s Resource List
Introductory Activities
These activities are designed to give you an understanding of how to introduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives to children and to help you build your confidence in sharing this topic with children and families. They form part of the unit Caring For Country: Introductory Lessons and Themed Activities.
It is recommended that the Introductory Lessons be completed before exploring any of the themed activities with children in order to give them a basic understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures.

Who Are Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Peoples?
– Early Learning

Who We Are
– Early Learning

The Flags Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Peoples – Early Learning

What is Connection To Country
– Early Learning

Acknowledgement of Country for Kids
– Early Learning
Caring for Country Education Resources

Introductory Lessons and Themed activities
for children
After you’ve covered the big ideas, dig into a range of games, stories, art and dance activities themed around a different element.

Caring for Country
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Cool Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to land, water and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.
Caring for Country Education Resources

Introductory Lessons and Themed activities for children

Caring for Country
– [email protected]
© 2022 Origin Foundation and Cool Australia.
Cool Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to land, water and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to Elders past, present and emerging.