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Australia - Projects Narragunnawali: Indigenous STEM
Reconciliation in Education Education Project
Indigenous Governance A program fostering a high level In partnership with Australia’s CSIRO,
Seeking to progress reconciliation of knowledge and pride in deeper a culturally appropriate STEM Education
by recognizing, supporting and
celebrating strong Aboriginal and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Project has engaged 23,900 Indigenous
Torres Strait Islander governance Strait Islander histories, cultures and students, 2,700 teachers and 600
and self-determination. contributions throughout Australian schools across six programs. These
schools to promote reconciliation. included supporting remote Indigenous
Narragunnawali: Reconciliation communities and schools to improve
in Education Narragunnawali is available to all schools STEM education outcomes using a
Helping foster a higher level of and early learning services in Australia culturally appropriate ‘two-way science’
knowledge and pride in Aboriginal via an online platform. Over 100,000 approach that brought the knowledge
and Torres Strait Islander histories, registered users are now on the platform of Indigenous staff and Elders to the
cultures and contributions. with over 8,500 schools and early forefront of planning and delivery of
learning services – equivalent to 32% science in schools. It also included a
Right care, first time, where you live of schools and early learning services – program for high-achieving Aboriginal
Using the latest advances in systems working towards developing their own and Torres Strait Islander Year 10 students
modeling and simulation to give Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Schools, to explore available STEM study and
communities the evidence they need teachers and students are recognized
to allocate local resources and for their commitment to reconciliation at career options – 80% of the alumni from
funding in youth mental health care, this program are still in STEM education
in a targeted way. the biennial Narragunnawali Awards and or career pathways.
in 2021 entries were received from every
state and territory in Australia.
Early Childhood Development
Field Catalyst Working alongside key authorities and
Enabling collaboration across the stakeholders within the education sector,
early years sector to foster a sector-
wide approach to address the root Reconciliation Australia’s Narragunnawali
cause and systemic barriers that program is influencing curriculum
create and sustain disadvantage in implementation and teaching practice
young children. and aims to mainstream whole-school
approaches to reconciliation across the
Science & Engineering Awards Australian education system.
Encouraging STEM education by
recognizing student creativity and
innovation, and the critical role and
contribution of teachers.

Building Community Resilience
to Drought
Addressing the psychosocial
impacts of drought, supporting
Australian communities through
the current drought, and building
resilience to future droughts and CSIRO Indigenous STEM Project,
other slow onset disasters. Newcastle, Australia