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Good to Great Schools Australia

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 1800 004 472

Address: 302-310 Sheridan Street. 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: https://goodtogreatschools.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Looking for a professional challenge and want to be part of a big change in the way education is delivered in Australia? We have lots of positions available in education, communications and publishing, project management and IT. With flexible working arrangements available - work full time, part time or remote - nows the time for a new challenge!

25.01.2022 Calling all Guugu Yimithirr people! You are invited to our language video screenings on Wednesday 2 September in Cooktown and Hope Vale.

24.01.2022 "Growing up in the 60s and 70s there wasn't a huge focus on education, everyone had their future mapped out"

24.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Donna Cobus Word list: Galbay Tall... Murru Short Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

24.01.2022 Its a long way to the top, if you wanna reach your goal

24.01.2022 Former mayor of Wujal Wujal Desmond Tayley explains why education is important to him. I consider myself as an education champion I see education as a key component in terms of our communities moving forward Its important that we work in unity work with the government and the whole of Cape York. If we can achieve that, I think, education has a brighter future in Cape York. Share your story using #IndigenousEducationChampion

24.01.2022 Please join us today at 3.30pm for an exciting Science Week event, as our interactive Periodic Table is unveiled! You can follow along live by visiting www.goodtogreatschools.org.au/live

23.01.2022 Our Oz-e-science curriculum in action in Coen!

21.01.2022 Stay up-to-date with Good to Great Schools Australia by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! July issue out soon! https://goodtogreatschools.org.au/newsletter/

21.01.2022 "In reading, Direct Instruction schools averaged 124% growth between 2015 and 2017. The average growth for comparable ages was 34% for very remote Indigenous schools."

20.01.2022 Learn how to introduce yourself in Guugu Yimithirr with Trevor and Dora. Word list: Ngayu I... Nhundu You Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

20.01.2022 #IndigenousEducationChampion Alberta Hornsby on how Indigenous knowledge can improve remote education. We tend to think of science as a Western concept but as First Nations people, we have practiced science, as in processing poisonous foods, as in understanding the seasons, as in reading things by the stars and in language, we have the language to describe the geography of the land. Id like to see more of that included in our remote schools so the kids can see its not ...that our knowledge is inferior to Western learning its as important. Join the conversation, post your own education story using #IndigenousEducationChampion.

19.01.2022 Today The Periodic Table was revealed to local students and parents at the Coen Regional Aboriginal Corporation. This large display provides the students at the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy (CYAAA) Coen Campus, with a new and exciting way of interacting with science which supports the curriculum being delivered. It houses samples of each chemical element, minerals and modern ways in which these elements are used today. Check out the excitement and unveiling here: https://youtu.be/N-z3ABzMdcI

18.01.2022 Ready for this weeks Guugu Yimithirr lesson? Learn how to introduce yourself and friends in Guugu Yimithirr with Alberta and Loretta. Word list:... Ngathu gadil my name Thawun friend Wanhtharra nhundu? How are you? Ngayu ganaa Im well. Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

18.01.2022 See Noel Pearson deliver his vision for Indigenous education at this live event in Sydney on Tuesday 18 May. Noel is often described as the best orator in Australia. He is also a forceful proponent of education reform committed to lifting education standards and practices. This is not to be missed! Centre for Independent Studies

17.01.2022 I cannot say enough about the DI curriculum, because my grandchildren went through that. The teachers are made more accountable for what they teach, and they’re not just pushing kids through the system as you see in most public schools and I’ve worked in a few public schools, I’ve seen it. I think in remote areas it should be mandatory, or given the option, of doing the DI curriculum. How can education be improved in your community? Join the conversation, post online using #IndigenousEducationChampion

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Coens award winners! Get ready, work hard and be good!

17.01.2022 Please join us today at 3.00pm for an exciting Science Week event, as our interactive Periodic Table is unveiled! You can follow along live by visiting https://goodtogreatschools.org.au/live

16.01.2022 #IndigenousEducationChampion Jeffrey Aniba from Northern Peninsular Area shares his vision for education in his community. "I think we need to look at a vehicle that will empower our people and build capacities in terms of education. We need... a 21st century education but how do we get our kids engaged in it? What do we need to do to change our the paradigm shift? Join the conversation. Post your vision to social media using the hashtag #IndigenousEducationChampion

16.01.2022 We all need a routine from the very beginning of our life. If you dont have a routine then you dont have the capacity to organise your life. Thats one thing I like about education, it gets you into a routine. Join the conversation, post your own education story using #IndigenousEducationChampion.

16.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Irene Hammett. Word list: Bujigan Cat... Guguur Mouse Buligi Cow Waarigan Moon Dawaar Star Daan-gaay Wind Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

16.01.2022 GGSA Co-Chair Noel Pearson talks Indigenous policy on Cape York Partnership's new podcast. Don't forget you can catch Noel live in Sydney on 18 May at the Centre for Independent Studies event 'Scaling up success in majority Indigenous schools'

16.01.2022 Cheryl Cannon, the Hope Vale Campus, Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy attendance officer, said the videos were promoting learning both inside and outside of the classroom and not just for the school students. "Theyre watching at home as a family; younger siblings are at home being exposed to it," Ms Cannon said. "The students from the school here, they pretend to be the teachers so theyre teaching their younger siblings by copying the video and its just great fun ...for them. "Especially for the younger parents [they] didnt grow up speaking it like I did. "[Theyre] being exposed to it too because their children are watching it at home everyone watches it as one."

16.01.2022 Keep up the good work!

15.01.2022 "I hope everyone enjoys their time and contributes to whatever they can. There are young ones that we can teach to be more involved"

14.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Daisy Hamlot Word list: Yuli Stand up... Dagaaya Sit down Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

14.01.2022 Learn Irene Hammetts Banday Poem in Guugu Yimithirr. Word list: Thurrbil bubu Hope Vale... Gun-gun Scrub Wabul Pigeon Yambun Chick Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

14.01.2022 Learn the words for waking up and getting ready in the morning in Guugu Yimithirr with Cheryl Cannon. Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected] Copyright - Mr McGee, Pamela Allen

12.01.2022 #Throwback to Trevor and Dora's fantastic Guugu Yimithirr language tutorial about tools, weapons and artefacts

12.01.2022 The Mastery Teaching Pathway (MTP) is Good to Great Schools Australias unique professional learning platform. It supports schools who are seeking to improve their student outcomes through effective teaching and family engagement. Educators have access to on-demand training, developed by world leading explicit instruction coaches and experts. Aligned with Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership standards, the Mastery Teaching Pathway is built on evidence-base...d, internationally acknowledged, quality teaching, leadership and coaching practices. https://goodtogreatschools.org.au/mastery-teaching-pathway/

12.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Daisy Hamlot Word list: Yuli 'Stand up'... Dagaaya 'Sit down' Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

12.01.2022 Great photos from Coens Reconciliation Week celebration and great to see lots of dads getting involved!

12.01.2022 #IndigenousEducationChampion Tania Major from Kowanyama on how an equitable education enables people to make positive choices that impact themselves, their children and their community. "Ive had a principal who didnt want to see me go to boarding school because it reduced her funding. So I think: Stop playing politics with our lives and let us self-determine. Join the conversation, upload your own education story using #IndigenousEducationChampion

11.01.2022 The Year 5 Retreat helps families and students to start preparing for boarding school.

10.01.2022 Theres a reason why Coens Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy has the best attendance of all majority Indigenous schools nationwide - its because of strong effort and commitment from the school team, families and students

10.01.2022 Thought leadership from our founder and co-chair Noel Pearson: "We would go a long way to solving the problem of racial injustice with the solution of universal, colourblind, economic justice."

10.01.2022 #IndigenousEducationChampion Ronaldo Guivarra of Mapoon explains the importance of culture education to him. A lot of the stuff that I do personally is cultural revival I actually took [the kids] to Laura [Dance] Festival for the first time... I just noticed that the children and the community itself it instilled this pride within them - they came together and there was this natural process again happening of culture being passed down from elders to the youth. So it encouraged both the community elders and the children to participate in something like this that builds up their pride. And I thought that was major and it inspired me to learn other things too." Why is culture education important to you and your community? Share your story using #IndigenousEducationChampion

09.01.2022 Calling all Guugu Yimithirr people! You are invited to our language video screening on Friday 9 October in Cairns.

08.01.2022 Education became important to me through my mother. My mother wasnt allowed to be educated past year 5, she had to go into domestic service, but she vowed one day that she would become better educated and have a better position in the world, in her town, in her community, and she achieved that, she went to college and she became a teacher and has been one for over 20 years. So it was obvious that she would push us toward education as well because that gave us a lot of freedom, and knowledge is power. Why is education important to you? Join the conversation, upload your story using #IndigenousEducationChampion

08.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Trevor and Dora. Word list: Gabiirr Girl... Yarrga Boy Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

08.01.2022 #IndigenousEducationChampion Tania Major on the Kowanyama Prescribed Body Corporate and why it focuses on education system reform. A lot of the problems stem from an education system that is not of any value to the children that currently use the system. Want to join the conversation about Indigenous education? Upload your own story using #IndigenousEducationChampion

08.01.2022 Another great use for music at school!

07.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Irene Hammett. Word list: Bujigan 'Cat'... Guguur 'Mouse' Buligi 'Cow' Waarigan 'Moon' Dawaar 'Star' Daan-gaay 'Wind' Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

07.01.2022 Put your hands together for Hope Vales Week 9 award winners

05.01.2022 Well I think like anyone else, or any Indigenous community, we want our kids to have a 21st Century education, or at least global 21st Century education. And how do we get there is the challenge We need to have a strategic approach to meet those aspirations and the dreams and visions of our children.

05.01.2022 "Growing up in the 60s and 70s there wasnt a huge focus on education, everyone had their future mapped out"

04.01.2022 We heard from Donna Cobus on how her mother instilled the importance education into her and her siblings. Now hear from Donnas mum, Irene Hammett, on why education is important to her.

04.01.2022 Calling all Guugu Yimithirr people! Get involved with our Guugu Yimithirr Language Videos project - contact our linguist Glenn to discuss ways we can support you (and/or your friends and family) to make a video! If Dora, Trevor, Mrs Hammett, Cheryl, Nanny Pearl, Alberta and Loretta can do it, so can you!

02.01.2022 Learn Mrs Hammetts Mussel Poem in Guugu Yimithirr! Word list: Thuwan-ga Mussel... Birri Creek Minha Meat Thunggala Bucket Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

02.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Donna Cobus Word list: Aa 'Yes'... Gaari 'No/not' Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]

02.01.2022 And why quality music education is an integral part of Good to Great Schools Australias 6C Education Model

01.01.2022 Learn Guugu Yimithirr with Donna Cobus Word list: Ngayu 'I'... Nhundu 'You' Nganhthaan 'We' Yurra 'You all' Want to get involved with the Guugu Yimithirr Language Tutorial project? Get in touch with us at [email protected]