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South Australia
Parent and community involvement
Aboriginal Education Youth Cultural Awareness Week
Aboriginal Education Youth Cultural Awareness Week is a week of
celebration organised by centres, schools and Aboriginal Education Units. This
event is conducted annually with a different theme each year. The purpose of the
event is to build partnerships and inform the wider community about Aboriginal
history, culture, land and language, Reconciliation and to address barriers to
progress.
Ethnic Schools' Children's Day
The aim of Ethnic Schools' Children's Day is to raise awareness of the
cultural and linguistic diversity of South Australia's community and the role of
ethnic schools through whose efforts a multicultural society is a reality.
Ethnic Schools' Children's Day is an annual event held as part of nationwide
Children's Week activities. Students, parents, community members and teachers
all participate on the day which features a parade and a concert. There is a
range of preliminary community activities in preparation for the final
parade.
Multicultural Education Committee (MEC) Community Projects
The Multicultural Education Committee (MEC) is an advisory committee to the South Australian Minister for Education. It is made up of government and community members and aims to promote and shape a multicultural and multilingual South Australia within a national and global perspective.
MEC manages a number of projects including grants to support special school projects. The Building Parent Partnerships Project is one such project aimed at increasing the participation of parents from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds in school governance. For more information, see www.mec.sa.edu.au.
Multicultural Education Committee (MEC) Schools' Participation
in Community Festivals
The aim of this program is to promote the sharing of cultures in South
Australia's multicultural society. Community festivals provide a vehicle for
cross-cultural interaction between community groups and schools for their mutual
benefit.
Participating students come from diverse cultural backgrounds, including from
mainstream and ethnic schools. Projects (literature, performing and visual arts,
leisure) are developed utilising the skills available within the participating
community group including parents. Preparation prior to a festival culminates in
displays and other activities. School participation enhances each community
festival.
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