In March this year, communities across Australia came together to mark Harmony Week; a celebration of the cultures, languages and traditions that make our nation so vibrant. It was a time to honour our differences, recognise the strength in our diversity and reflect on how we build a society where everyone feels they belong.
If she’s not the first Aboriginal Catholic school principal in South Australia, then she’s almost certainly the second or third. Regardless, Emma Fowler who has run St Raphael’s School in Parkside for the past 18 months, comes with someone pretty cool in her corner.
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In preparation for National Reconciliation Week, which runs from May 27 to June 3, students at Xavier College took part in the creation of a Sea of Hands display.
Many Catholic schools around the State celebrated Reconciliation Week from May 27 to June 3, including St Paul’s College which held a special assembly to reflect on the wrongs of the past while acknowledging the importance of moving forward together in harmony.
A Kaurna art workshop was one of the many activities held at FAME Flexible Learning Centre to honour Reconciliation Week from May 24 to June 3.
The importance of telling the truth about the past was the key message of a Reconciliation Week presentation at Sacred Heart College this month.
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