Reconciliation

Hampton Primary School acknowledges the Bunurong people and the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which our school is situated and we pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

We aim to build a community environment that recognises, celebrates and embraces the proud histories, cultures and contributions of Australia’s First Peoples. We aim to learn, educate, inspire and provide opportunities for all members of our community to contribute to reconciliation as we work together towards a future of mutual respect and understanding.

Each year, our school celebrates National Reconciliation Week. This year, the theme
of ‘Be Brave Make Change’. Be Brave. Make Change. is a challenge to us all to be Be Brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can Make Change for all. At Hampton Primary School, our Reconciliation Action Plan represents  of change across the community. Made up of passionate teachers and parents, this team meets regularly to develop key actions that aim to build respect, relationships and opportunities in the classroom, around the school and with the community.

Some of these key actions that you will see throughout 2022 are:

  • A Boon Wurrung Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony
  • The development of Boon Wurrung language kits in collaboration with Boon Wurrung elder Aunty Fay Muir
  • Developing a greater knowledge and understanding of the Boon Wurrung people, the Traditional Owners of Country on which HPS is located
  • Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, histories, cultures and contributions into our curricular programs
  • The development of the ‘First Nations Knowledge Centre’ in the Library featuring a high quality range of fiction and non-fiction books by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors
  • Participating in the Boon Wurrung Cross-Sector Schools project
  • Engaging Boon Wurrung man Jaeden Williams to run his Bunjil's Biik student workshops
  • Participating in the annual Bayside Reconciliation Art project
  • Intercultural Captains acknowledging country at the beginning of the whole school assembly before the national anthem
  • Staff members acknowledging country at the beginning of each staff briefing
  • Acknowledgement of Country signage displayed on the entrance gates to the school and at the front office entrance
  • Continuing to add to the school's Indigenous plant garden with plants that are native to Boon Wurrung country

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