Child, Carer & Country (CCC)

It's got to be our ways.”

“It's about our Community. It's about what we feel comfortable with, what we want, where we would like to work with children. It doesn't have to be in a building with furniture. It's what we want for a better future for our kids as they learn by listening, talking…”

Indigenous participants, CCC Learning Circle 6, Broome May 2008.

Learning culture, learning...	... to know & respect	Learning skills to be...
identity	who you are	safe, strong and healthy successful on country successful in different contexts
family	your family and elders
language (s)	different cultural ways
cultural stories	traditional culture & lore
country	your place, your traditional knowledge
being safe and healthy	your body
Learning through... being on country listening and watching elders doing and creating with others (story, dance, music, song)

"The best way to work with children is to be like an amoeba, to change shape to suit each child. The model of education needs to suit the child's needs. People must truly know the child to know what he needs."

(Indigenous Elder, Fitzroy Valley region)

What is the most worthwhile learning for children?

Self-esteem
Cultural awareness
Respect for elders
Knowing who is in their family, even in other communities
Knowing the stories
Fishing, hunting: the boys need to learn how to hunt and cook
How to cook good healthy traditional food
Learning to get along with other people
Learning how to be in different places
Learning about the dangers of Alchohol, drugs, STDS

CCC Learning Circle 3 July 2007 (Maxine N).