Lynette Russell Prize Winner 2024

Lynette Russell Prize for First Peoples’ History in Schools

Co-winners 2024

Briar Hill Primary School  

Students from Prep to grade 6 at Briar Hill have been spent time observing their local environment and learning about the Wurundjeri seasons, and developing an appreciation of the deep knowledge, wisdom and connection that First Nations people have to the land and their expertise in caring for our environment. They have made a point of connecting with local elders. Younger students have created handcrafted items out of beeswax, wool and clay that represent elements from the Wurundjeri seasons, while grades 5 and 6 created maps of the Kulin nations and investigated traditional land care practices such as the burning-off season.  

Clifton Hill Primary School

The school has been liaising with its Aboriginal families and completing Koorie Education Plans for Aboriginal students and is in the initial stages of developing a school Reconciliation Plan through the Narragunnawali Framework. For many years, the school has had a curriculum that teaches First Nations histories and exposes students to Aboriginal cultures. Over the past few years there has been an increased consciousness amongst the leadership and staff of the importance of being mindful of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cultures in every aspect of the education program.  

HCV Chair Emeritus Professor Peter McPhee with our prize winners

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