On the 13^th, 14^th, 15^th of this month a new initiative is taking place for Gunawirra Limited and some Preschool Directors from country regional areas. Radford Early Learning Centre and later Canberra Grammar early learning Centre are acting as our hosts for the visitation. Here is the summary of the planned visit and its purpose:

Developing an activities book for NSW Aboriginal preschools

The health and creativity of a community is renewed each generation through its children.

Who is involved?

Gunawirra and two early childhood staff, directors of Radford Early Learning Centre, six outback Aboriginal preschools, a representative of DET, Aboriginal community representatives from the new Government multi initiative in Gunnedah, and other book designing professionals have formed a committee with Gunawirra professionals to design and develop an activities project (like a giant book with pockets for the teachers and children in Aboriginal preschools from DET (24 centre’s) and community (100 centre’s) to use and follow with one project for each month over a 10 month or full year period. >> click here to read more >>

Gunawirra is producing an activities booklet which will have 10 projects for preschools throughout NSW that have Aboriginal children. It is an initiative we are carrying out with Radford College Early Learning Centre in ACT over the next two years. We will go to Radford College for two or three days in late September to begin the process – the cartoonist, the book designer, the photographer, the writer and the publisher are all ready to get it under way. Shiri Hergass and Kristina Karasulas will play a significant role in this initiative. See the Radford Early Learning Project page for more information.

The Board and supporters of Gunawirra would like to thank everyone who attended the “Let’s Go To Pre-School” function on 6th May at the Gilbert + Tobin office.

The new book called ‘Let’s Go To Pre-School’, for Australian Indigenous pre-schoolers and their parents, was released and is being distributed to indigenous children and their families.

For more information go to our website Events page or call Kristina Karasulas on 0414 923255.

All are welcome to attend a function hosted by Gilbert and Tobin, Solicitors for Gunawirra, from 5.30-7.30pm on Thursday 6th May 2010 at 2 Park Street Sydney.

A new book called ‘Let’s Go To Pre-School’, for Australian Indigenous pre-schoolers and their parents, is to be released at a cocktail party on 6th May at the Gilbert and Tobin office in the Sydney CBD.

Your entry fee donation of $50 will support distribution of the book to an indigenous child and family.

Norma Tracey, Program Director of the not-for-profit organisation Gunawirra, says the new book will help more Aboriginal children enter pre-school. “It is widely reported and acknowledged that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are significantly educationally disadvantaged. This book, and the other work of Gunawirra, is part of a powerful community initiative to change that”.

Using beautiful photographs, ‘Let’s Go To Pre-School’ follows three Aboriginal children, Kiara, Noah and Sharon as they play and learn through a typical pre-school day.

The author of the book is Rebecca Gorman who will speak about its background at the function on 6th May.

For more information go to our website Events page or call Kristina Karasulas on 0414 923255.