A showcase of our work to date in partnership with Deakin, DEECD, Melbourne University and a host of others.

1. The
Debney
Meadows
PS
ICU
Showcase
Halima
A.,
Lucas
Dredge,
Felicity
Purcell
and
Helen
Otway

2. Australian
Curriculum
-­‐
ICU
In
the
Australian
Curriculum,
students
develop
intercultural
understanding
as
they
learn
to
value:
• their
own
cultures,
languages
and
beliefs,
• and
those
of
others.
They
come
to
understand:
• how
personal,
group
and
naHonal
idenHHes
are
shaped,
• and
the
variable
and
changing
nature
of
culture.
The
capability
involves
students
in
learning
about
and
engaging
with:
• diverse
cultures
in
ways
that
recognise
commonaliHes
and
differences,
• create
connecHons
with
others
and
culHvate
mutual
respect.

4. Focus
QuesHons
1.
-­‐
What
facilitates
ICU
in
children
and
adolescents?
2.
-­‐
What
facilitates
ICU
in
schools?
3.
-­‐
How
can
these
be
supported?
4.
-­‐
How
can
we
know
what
makes
a
difference?

5. Already
happening…
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
School
Community
Values
Forum
Staff
briefing
by
the
School
Council
President
on
the
Somali
Culture
Digital
story
telling
project
–
The
Centre
for
Cultural
Partnerships
(Yr5/6)
My
story
project
–
The
Huddle
(Yr3-­‐6)
The
Song
Room
–
focus
on
diversity
(P-­‐6)
Play
for
Life
Pod
–
learning
about
play
Languages
learning
–
Arabic,
Italian
and
Vietnamese
–
(P-­‐6)
Volunteers
across
the
school

6. Areas
of
priority
TO
IMPROVE…
EXPECTED
OUTCOMES
…
• Student
engagement,
• Students
will
be
more
resilient
relaHonships
and
in
their
relaHonships
connectedness
to
the
school
• Improved
teacher
capacity
to
and
one
another.
respond
to
cultural
nuances
• CommunicaHon
with
the
and
expectaHons
broader
community.
• Improved
school
• Understanding
and
acceptance
understanding
and
of
diversity.
acknowledgment
of
diversity
• Teacher
capacity
to
respond
to
individual
needs
of
students
and
parent
expectaHon

7. Key
foci
from
the
survey
Empathy,
intergroup
anxiety
and
awareness
of
racism
was
a
need
highlighted
in
the
student
and
staff
survey.

8. Our
understanding
..
Intercultural
understanding’
to
be
equally
shared
between
the
following:
• ‘knowledge
of
other
cultures’
beliefs,
values
and
customs;
• ‘interacHng
well
with
people
from
different
cultures’;
and
• ‘understanding
the
cultural
diversity
of
the
society
you
live’.

9. Exploring
languages,
cultures
and
beliefs
Blended
languages
approach
Personalised
online
learning
Oral
ConversaHons
with
naHve
speakers
Language
acquisiHon
and
cultural
learning

10. CulHvaHng
mutual
respect
and
empathy

11. Exploring
changing
and
variable
cultures
and
idenHHes
Searching
For…by
Madina

12. Exploring
idenHHes
and
connectedness
I
Kissed
My
Mum
…by
Hussein

13. Moving
forward
in
2014
Build
upon
our
Languages
program
with
community
volunteers

14. Moving
forward
in
2014
Build
empathy
into
the
school
day
through
RestoraHve
PracHces
and
Circle
Time

15. Moving
forward
in
2014
Link
new
programs
with
opportuniHes
to
build
appreciaHon
of
different
cultures,
beliefs
and
pracHces.

16. Intercultural
Understanding
happens…
Within
a
day
to
day
context
of
the
school
As
part
of
curriculum
planning
During
student
engagement
and
wellbeing
With
posiHve
communicaHons
and
interacHons
with
parents
and
the
community
• Through
key
partnerships
and
strategic
program
planning
•
With
students
at
the
centre
•
•
•
•

17. “Different
people,
different
places
different
food,
different
schools
different
houses,
different
clothes
different
coloured
skin
but…
we’re
all
children!”

18. Thank
you!