Our Reconciliation Action Plan
In 2021 our school launched our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). We value connections with our First Nations people, in particular members of the Kaurna and Peramangk.
Our RAP and the process of reconciliation does not just sit with one person or a committee, it is the responsibility of all of us to play our part to recognise and respect the First Peoples of this land, to acknowledge the past injustices, and the ongoing inequalities, experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people since colonisation, and to commit to working towards a more equal and respectful future.
A detail of the artwork produced with David Booth and our Yultiwirra students in 2022
Our school’s Reconciliation vision
For The Hills Montessori School, reconciliation means listening, recognising, acknowledging, speaking and acting.
Reconciliation means listening to the stories of Aboriginal peoples, particularly Peramangk and Kaurna in the past, the present and the future,valuing Aboriginal voices and connecting with their experiences.
Reconciliation means recognising and acknowledging what has happened in the past and the ways that this shapes the present and the future for Aboriginal peoples and non Aboriginal people in Australia.
Reconciliation means speaking out what needs to be spoken to acknowledge the enduring history, culture, experience, knowledge, wisdom and sovereignty of Aboriginal peoples.
Reconciliation means acting on what we hear, what we recognise and what we say, to move forward with Aboriginal peoples toward healing and unity.
