The Faculty of Education's partnership with the Yambirrpa schools (Yirrkala and Laynhapuy Homelands) provides the opportunity for pre-service teachers to complete their final practicum placement in North East Arnhem Land and Yuendumu.
Community-led education
The Yambirrpa schools (Yirrkala and Laynhapuy Homelands) have been committed to developing learning alongside local Indigenous knowledge systems for decades, commonly referred to as Both Ways learning and teaching. The Faculty of Education have partnered with the schools to facilitate practicum placements for pre-service teachers.
Having an understanding of the cultural practice and protocols prior to visiting Indigenous communities is important. These videos were designed to support the cultural induction program but also have broader use to the university who visit or work in the community. Significantly, they were co-designed and co-produced by the Yirrkala School and Laynhapuy Homelands School with the Mulka Project and University of Melbourne. This is a Yolŋu led initiative in collaboration with Elders, Yolŋu educators and staff designing and producing the material.
These resources provide an example of the co-production of Indigenous knowledges in curriculum and methods for teaching on country.
Yambirrpa Schools
Yirrkala School
Homeland Schools
Hope for this land: Learning in the classroom and on country
General Information
Language and Culture
Cultural Protocols
Interviews with Educators
Pursuit: Teaching and learning in the homelands
In the Indigenous Homelands of East Arnhem Land, pre-service teachers are learning the value of place and listening.
Article by Bernadette Murphy, University of Melbourne, Lombiŋa Munuŋgurr and Claire Rafferty