Aboriginal Literacy Foundation

ALF at the World Literacy Summit 2018 Oxford, England

Events

The Aboriginal Literacy Foundation was well represented at the World Literacy Summit in Oxford, England held on the 26th to the 29th of March. As well as papers given to the conference on Aboriginal education, the Chair of the World Literacy Council was the ALF CEO, Tony Cree. An important part of the Opening Ceremony […]

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Bankwest Curtain Economics Centre reveals alarming disparities in educational advantage

Books for Learning, NT, QLD, WA

As our EOFY Northern Australian Books Campaign draws to a close, we would like to acknowledge all our wonderful supporters who donated the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation this year. The support far exceeded expectations and we are looking forward to the task of distributing resources among all those parents and educators who are passionate about educating […]

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CEO Addresses Federal Parliament Committee on Indigenous Affairs

VIC

On the 31st of March, our CEO, Tony Cree was invited to address the Federal Parliament Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs. Tony had submitted a report earlier in the year on access to education and difference models on Indigenous Education. The committee was chaired by Ms Melissa Price, the Federal Member for Durack in Western […]

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New Homework Program to open in Hamilton, Victoria

Homework Clubs, Tuition, VIC

The Aboriginal Literacy Foundation is delighted to announce the opening of a new Indigenous Homework Program in Hamilton, Western Victoria. This extends our reach across Victoria and is the first of two new study programs planned for 2016, with Bairnsdale to follow. The coordinator of the classes will be Donald White who will tutor with Pauline […]

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ASPIRE – Girls Program

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Digital Literacy Hub

The Digital Literacy Hub (DLH) project aims to bring to one interactive, digital platform...

Attain

The Attain Progam (formerly Reach for the Sky) was designed and deployed first in...

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Aboriginal Literacy Foundation

Thank you to Amy McCartney, Indigenous Liaison Officer at Point Cook RAAF base, and all those from the ADF who contributed to Aboriginal Literacy Foundation's Books to the North program.

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Over 120 kindergarten students braved the blustery conditions to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Children's Day. It was fantastic to be involved though we must apologise to the parents for the paint on your children's sleeves!! ... See MoreSee Less

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"Students at Maitland Lutheran School learnt not only the Narungga language but also how to use a programming language to control a humanoid robot. It was a steep learning curve to learn and understand two different ways of communicating, one old and one new." ... See MoreSee Less

How a robot helped school children bring an Aboriginal language back to life

swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Therese Keane discusses how a robot called Pink was used to teach school children programming code and an old Aboriginal language.

4 months ago ·

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As we celebrate 50 years since man walked on the moon, Perth's oldest observatory is exploring the Aboriginal relationship to the stars. ... See MoreSee Less

Hundreds of years before the constellations we know, a giant 'emu in the sky' dominated the stars

abc.net.au

At Australia's oldest observatory, a disused telescope housing is transformed into a public artwork that tells the ancient stories of how Aboriginal cultures charted the stars.

4 months ago ·

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Look out for us at Aboriginal and Torres Straight Island Children's Day this Thursday at the Darley Oval from 10am until 12pm. We will be adding to the cultural activities with a workshop on Indigenous painting. ... See MoreSee Less

4 months ago ·

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Pop quiz: Who knows the meaning of the four symbols in the middle of the picture below? ... See MoreSee Less

Indigenous emojis featuring Aboriginal flag and boomerang to be released

theguardian.com

The emojis, which are part of a custom app rather than unicode, are being developed by young people on Arrernte country

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Books to the North

Our massive Northern Australian Book project has commenced and we need your support to reach out to as many Indigenous children as we can. Follow the link to donate today.

Books for Learning

The Books for Learning program provides literacy resources to help enhance reading and learning at home by encouraging children to read, and also parents to read with their children.