In Week One, some of our Year 6 students attended Cardinia Network’s Student Leadership Conference 😊. Hear from Jamison, Laksh, Sophie and Charli in their reflection below:
It was a cold and wintery morning as we departed Officer Primary School to head to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne. We met up with several schools from the Cardinia Network including Cardinia, Lang Lang, Koo Wee Rup, Nar Nar Goon, Pakenham Lakeside, John Henry and Pakenham Consolidated.
We began the session with Jaffa who is a Wurundjeri person. She welcomed us to Country and we learnt Bunurong words for land (Bik), sky (Warra Warra) and friends. She shared with us her knowledge of indigenous tools, hunting strategies and games. We learnt about how they respected the land and the native animals they shared their life with. With a wallaby as company, we played variations on cricket and aussie rules using a ball made from possum hides. We drank warm lemon myrtle tea and tried finger limes and Davidson’s plum, for a taste sensation! We threw womeras and learnt how to make and carry fire.
To end our day, we talked about Cultural Safety and what it looks, feels and sounds like in our schools. Cultural safety is when we can feel safe in our school environment and comfortable expressing our cultures and beliefs. We agreed that we feel encouraged and supported here at Officer Primary School.
