Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Christianity in a climate for change - Questions and activities

Laura Kings 6 November 2023 EH

These questions and activities teach students how to deal with change in their own lives and then explore how change interacts with Church teachings and belief.

Listening, understanding, reconciling, healing and forgiving – questions and activities

Laura Kings 6 November 2023 EH

While these questions and activities were designed for use before and after the Voice campaign, they are general in nature and suitable for use with teaching a Catholic approach to any divisive or polarising social issue.

Kinchela Boys find their voice

Michael McGirr 19 October 2023 EH

First Nations peoples invite non-Indigenous Australians to listen, understand and share the journey of healing.

AC+ resources on solidarity

Laura Kings 17 October 2023 EH

For our AC+ subscribers: please find a selection of Australian Catholics articles to support your lessons on Catholic Social Teaching - solidarity.

AC+ resources for exploring Youth and the Church

Laura Kings 16 October 2023 EH

Young people have a complex relationship with the Church. They are both developing and questioning their faith whilst being under enormous pressure from family, peers, school, society and the media.

AC+ Resources Guide on Catholic culture and identity

Laura Kings 20 September 2023 EH

This resource guide supports discussions and learning around inclusion and diversity in the Catholic Church and the wider Australian community, as we consider the theme, ‘You, me and us’.

Recognising and celebrating the gifts of all God’s children – questions and activities

Laura Kings 7 September 2023 EH

How do we use our God-given gifts for good? How do we recognise and celebrate the God-given gifts of others? How do we make sure all God’s children who are made in His image are included?

Learning to love your neighbour – questions and activities

Laura Kings 13 July 2023 EH

These questions and activities examine the concept of love, particularly God’s love for us and the love He expects us to show to others.

AC+ resources for exploring First Nations perspectives

Michael McVeigh and Laura Kings 13 June 2023 EH

For our AC+ subscribers: Here are some resources that might be helpful in engaging students in reflection and conversation around First Nations perspectives.

Supporting First Nations students in our schools

Michael McVeigh 5 June 2023 EH

How can we better engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in our schools, particularly with respect to their cultural stories and values? Australian Catholics Education Hub subscribers were joined by a number of First Nations guests for a Q&A session exploring these and other questions in early May. Here are some of the insights from the session.

A Catholic perspective on reconciliation with First Nations - questions and activities

Laura Kings 25 May 2023 EH

These questions and activities support classroom learning around reconciliation with First Nations in Australia from a Catholic perspective.

Everyone's Mum

By Fr Ross Jones SJ 18 May 2023

A warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers, the following contains references to a person now deceased.In these days of reflection concerning the coming referendum on “The Voice”, my thoughts turn to another mum. When I attend regular Board Meetings at Redfern Jarjum College, I pass a very formidable statue of ‘Mum’ Shirl, so much a local hero there.

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