KICS (Katherine Isolated Children's Service) in Katherine, Northern Territory | Community organisation

KICS (Katherine Isolated Children's Service)

Locality: Katherine, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8971 0196

Address: 2/14 Pearce Street 0850 Katherine, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.kics.org.au

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25.01.2022 Wake up! There's still 12 days to go in our Christmas Countdown!

25.01.2022 There's still time to register for this years Horses for Courses Ride for Bush Kids. This year there's a flexible riders program, family friendly afternoon act...ivities and logistics support. Camping, Horses, Friends, Fun, Adventure, Activities! NT Farmers Association Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Northern Territory Australia Juno Centre Alice Springs Equestrian Management Group Alice Springs Events Alice Springs Dressage Club Alice Springs Saddle Horse Club Alice Springs Mparntwe Community Forum ICPA - Alice Springs Branch Remote & Isolated Children's Exercise, incorporating Outback Childcare. ICPA Aust - Isolated Children's Parents' Association KICS (Katherine Isolated Children's Service) ICPA - Katherine Branch Alice Springs School of the Air Alice Springs School of the Air Experience ABC Alice Springs St Philip's College, Alice Springs The Alice Springs Steiner School Ntaria School ICPA - SA Port Augusta School Of The Air Outback Futures

25.01.2022 Get your creative thinking hats on Mataranka and get behind your school! Prizes and judging dates to be announced soon!

24.01.2022 Farewell Melissa! Good luck in your adventures!

23.01.2022 When you invest in children, you invest in the future of the Northern Territory. The Territory Labor Government has made it a priority to invest in our children.... In the last four years we have doubled the number of Families as First Teachers (FaFT) sites to 55. A child’s early years are the most developmentally important in their lives and are critical for preparing them for success at school and into adulthood. That’s why we have delivered on the promised expansion of our FaFT program, which helps all our Territory children to be ready for day one of school, no matter where they live.

23.01.2022 Take a pic jumping for literacy. Easy Peasy https://fb.me/e/3PCqEprzv

23.01.2022 Do you know someone that might like to be on Play School? We’re going ‘Through The Windows’ with kids across Australia! Share your home videos with us and they might appear on the show! For all the details, head to:https://ab.co/3nlIa9I

22.01.2022 The House Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training has today tabled the report of its inquiry into the education of students in remote and complex environments. https://www.aph.gov.au//Employment_/RemoteEducation/Report

21.01.2022 We are very pleased to be a finalist in the Northern Territory Community Achievement Awards sponsored by Woolworths https://fb.me/e/1CfjG5BUg

21.01.2022 For our children and for our future #GIDistanceEducationDay

21.01.2022 How good is this rain? Not sure about having a pool party today What do you think?

21.01.2022 It's Children's Week! There are lots of great events this week celebrating children's rights, talents and citizenship. NAPCAN have been holding the NT Acts of... Kindness Challenge and will have a fantastic webinar on Friday showcasing stories from Territorians such as Dolly's Dream, and the young people at Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre. For more information, and to register, click here: https://bit.ly/2J6FvSA Play Your Part

20.01.2022 We made this back in February but its finally time to launch! See the KICS Field Team at playgroup and help us reach our goal of a new light truck!

19.01.2022 Our friends at United Way Australia and 3M organised for 550 craft packs to be sent to KICS kids aged 0-5 who are socially & geographically isolated. How awesome is that? Please share your creations!

19.01.2022 Thank you to the Katherine Community, Girl Guides and KICS for your ongoing support to Lego Club, we had 40 children and young people come along and get creati...ve and an opportunity to make new friends. We will be again holding LEGO club on Monday 5th of October between 10am and 12pm. Hope to see you there!

19.01.2022 Je m’appelle Sylvain Trabut et je crée des compositions à partir d’éléments découverts dans la nature. Voici une sélection de mes créations. ---------------...-------------------------- My name is Sylvain Trabut and I make figurines from elements found in nature. Here is a selection of my creations. instagram.com/crounchann/ twitter.com/crounchann www.crounchann.com

18.01.2022 Tomorrow we're JUMPING FOR LITERACY! Upload your photo on this page between 12-1pm on November 19th. If you're uploading your photo from a mobile, follow the instructions below. #jumpingforliteracy

18.01.2022 Happy World Rural Women’s Day to all the mums, carers, govies, nannies, jills, kids, teachers, educators and health workers (& everyone else I’ve missed) out bush!

18.01.2022 Happy Indigenous Literacy Day! Thanks to the The Indigenous-Literacy Foundation KICS has distributed over 30 BOXES of books in the last 5 years to over 25 Indigenous communities with little or no access to early childhood services. We were also super excited to launch the Kriol translation of Too Many Cheeky Dogs ‘Bigismob Jigiwan Dog’ by Meigim Kriol Strongbala and have Karen Manbulloo from the Binjari Buk Mob read her bilingual ‘Molly the Pig’ at our inaugural KICS Literacy Festival this year! Keep on reading!

16.01.2022 This coming week is 'Get Together Week' for the Bush Kids of Central Australia. Sometimes referred to as 'In-school' it means, the kids from remote & very remot...e areas come together in Alice Springs for a week-long socially interactive program. Kids in the bush who attend 'school of the air' learning programs attend their lessons in their home via IDL (Interactive Distance Learning) or video conference. They show up this way every school day of every year - not just for a term! Furthermore, the parents & caregivers are intrinsically involved in the process - involved in setting lesson tasks, marking, appraisals, uploading results, and helping their kids through every process and helping them achieve every necessary milestone. The parents and caregivers are Home Tutors and fulfil the role of the teacher in the classroom to a large extent, working closely with the school of the air educators to deliver comprehensive curriculum and learning outcomes. It's not a job for the faint of heart! As each term draws to a close, the schools of the air put on the 'in-school' or 'get together week' programs to bring all the students together for the social and physical interactivity they are craving - something kids who go to school in a classroom with their friends each day may take for granted. But for Bush Kids, even getting there is a task in itself, across hundreds of kilometres over corrugated and sometimes boggy roads! These roads and the distances travelled take a heavy toll on families, creating massive burden in vehicle repair and maintenance costs, let alone the time taken to travel the vast distances. But it's a price they must pay in order to give their kids the opportunity to interact with their 'classmates' in a social environment. So this week, as 'in-school' at Alice Springs School of the Air kicks off, we wish all the Bush Kids our very best - and we salute parents, caregivers, teachers and support staff, for all their hard work and dedication to deliver a quality academic and co-curricular education to our precious Bush Kids. #alicespringsschooloftheair #ASSOA #KSA #NTSDE #distanceeducation #horsesforcoursesforbushkids #ICPA

16.01.2022 Merry Christmas Borroloola, Devil Springs & Campbell Springs!

16.01.2022 Friendship goals! This adorable moment was captured in Warruwi on South Goulburn Island, off Arnhem Land in the NT. George Fragopoulos, George F Photography (@georgefphotography) via ABC Indigenous

16.01.2022 Today the FaFT team were lucky enough to do some learning games with the enthusiastic Transition mob. They practised writing their names on paper and then jumpe...d out the syllables. When they were finished they took home a pack of goodies that were donated by KICs so they can keep learning at home too. See more

15.01.2022 Look at the differences between a typical preschool child’s hand (left) and a typical 7 year old hand (right). Want to know why a preschool aged child isn’t a...ble to write yet? This is why! Their hands are still developing and are not fully formed. So what should they be doing to support this? PLAY!! Playdough, colouring, cutting, gluing, playing outside, digging in dirt, sensory play, dress up play, science experiments, beading, puzzles, throwing balls, etc. . All of these things help their hands develop. When they are physically ready to write, they will! No need to rush them, they will show you when they are ready. via @Raisingherbarefoot

15.01.2022 Happy Christmas to all our KICS families and friends. Stay safe and enjoy the wet season!

14.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//aboriginal-elder-hoosans/12831066

14.01.2022 The feedback from families receiving the 3M activity packs has been so heartwarming to see! Look at these excited kids in the Northern Territory after receiving... their special packs. A huge shout out to KICS (Katherine Isolated Children's Service) for helping us distribute these packs to students at Yarralin and Bulman Schools! See more

13.01.2022 For those who asked how to make the stars.

13.01.2022 Please vote for KICS!

12.01.2022 KICS (Katherine Isolated Children's Service) visited today!

12.01.2022 Families in Ngukurr have been lucky enough to receive some wonderful activity packs to keep them busy and creative at home. These have been kindly donated by U...nited Way and KICS (Katherine Isolated Children's Services). Bring your child in to the Guluman Centre this week to participate in a learning game with them and take home a free pack. The pack contains crayons, textas, pencils, scissors, colouring pencils and much, much more. See more

12.01.2022 Happy World Teachers Day!

12.01.2022 Happy Christmas Kalkaringi!

11.01.2022 The FaFT Mums have been busy translating both picture books and songs to Kriol so that young children can have access to songs and books in their own language. ...This wonderful work has been facilitated by Carol and Greg from Meigim Strongbala Kriol who come into FaFT weekly and run translating sessions, Kriol reading and writing activities and even spelling tests! We are so grateful for their work which enables wonderful parent capacity building skills while also producing fantastic Kriol resources. Pictured here are Greg and Carol with some Families who are holding books and songs that have been translated into Kriol. We must also thank the Indigenous Literacy Foundation who kindly donate the books and Kriol Stickers to go alongside them. Stay tuned for our Kriol songbook coming up soon! See more

11.01.2022 Where's the remote? In Leonora they've set up Australia's most 'remote' Christmas tree! Show us any unique Christmas decorations you've seen.... Shire of Leonora

10.01.2022 From Mederengka en Jembreimob: On Monday Jilkminggan and Mataranka FaFT joined in a Families and Schools Togther (FAST) Works event at Jilkminggan. Our theme ha...s been Bigismob Jigiwan Dog for the three events this term so I thought we would share our latest activity with you Gudwan yumob! Dijan iya detmob Jigiwan Dog

10.01.2022 We are accepting expressions of interest for teaching positions at Lajamanu School in 2021

10.01.2022 Hyped that the paperback is finally out!! Here's what others have said about this book: As the world cascades toward sameness in languages, this volume puts u...p a huge stop sign. With convincing historical accounts and a wide range of instructional practices, this book is an absolute must-read for any social scientist or linguist. Dedicated to language revitalization, the experts represented here stress the vitality of entry into the social and cognitive worlds of children from different cultures through a substantial dedication to writing and reading. Shirley Brice Heath Margery Bailey Professor of English and Dramatic Literature; Professor of Linguistics, Emerita Stanford University This exciting book focuses on an under-researched topic that fills a hole in the fields of both literacy education and language revitalization teaching the writing of Indigenous languages to children. Centering on the role of literacy education in language revitalization, the chapters range the world, with chapters on languages with millions of speakers, to a handful from revitalizing writing systems that have a past history of literacy, to new orthographies developed for the first time for re-awakening languages. Importantly, attention is paid to debates over possible negatives of putting oral languages to paper, but shows the importance of writing for the survival of endangered languages, for many reasons including (re)valorization, revival of genres, increased functions of the language, and present-day communicative needs. While both written documentation and orthographic development have been topics of research and activism in language revitalization, this volume is a very welcome first, with its emphasis on the pedagogy of writing. Leanne Hinton Professor Emerita, University of California, Berkeley The UN has issued alarming declarations about the state of learning for disadvantaged linguistic minorities. UNICEF[1] documentation shows how even increasing school participation rates does not necessarily achieve commensurate learning gains for ethnic minority and indigenous students, with the most disadvantaged students gaining the least benefit. The cause of this dispiriting conclusion is often because of language policies, especially language of instruction, tied to persisting negative attitudes toward children’s mother tongues. This volume is a magnificent contribution to this critical area. Addressing the role of writing in intergenerationally endangered Indigenous language communities, it bridges the gap between language revitalization literature, research on writing pedagogy, and the global agenda of a more equal and fair education. The chapters are expertly written by individual authors and intelligently integrated by the editors, Ari Sherris and Joy Kreeft Peyton, to highlight a range of instructional writing practices connected to social and economic outcomes for Indigenous populations in such diverse environments as Finland, Ghana, Hawaii, Mexico, Papua New Guinea. The authors ‘rise above’ narrowly conceived literacy debates and narrowly conceiving theories of literacy. Here we find complexity theory, biliteracy, and genre and critical approaches enriching functional understandings of pedagogy and literacy learning, tied to a strong focus on the cultural rights of communities whose lives are subjected to control and domination. Joseph Lo Bianco Professor of Language and Literacy Education Melbourne Graduate School of Education The University of Melbourne A very valuable collection. Although the continued life of threatened languages depends finally on the willingness of parents to speak them to their children, the support provided by schooling is critical, and only with literacy in indigenous languages can the school find a place for the language. This pioneering collection shows a number of significant examples of success. Bernard Spolsky Professor Emeritus, Bar-Ilan University https://www.routledge.com//Sherris-Pe/p/book/9780367661755

09.01.2022 The #TSBakeOff is back for its fourth year! Today, I am thrilled to announce that the Threatened Species Bake Off is back for 2020. To mark Threatened Species D...ay on September 7, I’m encouraging Australians to bake a dessert in the shape of a threatened species and share it with me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #TSBakeOff. This year, journalist and Australian bird enthusiast, Chris Bath and seasoned #TSBakeOff judge, ecologist Dr Bec West will be joining me to judge submissions. As we are all spending much more time at home in 2020, this year’s theme is ‘What’s in your backyard?’. We are encouraging you to research and celebrate the threatened species found in your local area, backyards and schools. To add to your discovery adventure, we are also encouraging you to take part in this year’s Backyard Bush Blitz. You are guaranteed to learn more about the remarkable biodiversity in your own backyard! There are six categories that you can enter including an early learner’s category (children 4 years old and younger), a children’s category (children aged 5 15 years old), an open category (15 years and older including community groups), a schools category and a Bush Blitz award, which will be given to the entry with the highest number of submissions to the Backyard Species Discovery Project on iNaturalist Australia (bit.ly/BackyardBushBlitz). Get baking Australia! I can’t wait to see what creations you make and the species you discover in your own backyard! More information is available at bit.ly/tsbakeoff

09.01.2022 Happy World Children’s Day!

09.01.2022 We had a great time at the Katherine Club last night! Thanks to everyone who came & partied Merry Christmas and happy wet season to all our families and friends from the KICS Staff & Board

08.01.2022 September birthday books are on their way! We buy these books with the credits earned through book club and with kind donations!

08.01.2022 KICS duplo is out at the Katherine school holiday program LEGO club! @kentishlifelonglearning

07.01.2022 THE NATIONAL REMOTE EDUCATION TUTOR SURVEY LINK: https://surveys.usq.edu.au/index.php/261665?lang=en Are you or have you been GOVERNESS, HOME TUTOR, PARENT or ...FAMILY TUTOR, or DISTANCE EDUCATION TUTOR in AUSTRALIA? Tell us about your experiences because there is not much information about this. AUSTRALIA NEEDS TO KNOW.

05.01.2022 Lajamanu School have an exciting opening for a Preschool teacher to join our team in Term 4 We will relocate you at our expense, provide free housing and utilities, great pay and allowances in addition to working with an awesome team in a great community!

05.01.2022 Looking for isolation activities? We have you covered. Download our free ocean conservation themed colouring-in book below.

05.01.2022 Katherine school holiday program https://youth.nt.gov.au//October%20Holiday%20Program%20-%2

05.01.2022 How great is our new farm? Thanks to Connellan Airways Trust this farm was purchased from Young Creative Farms. The truck in the foreground was donated by CWA Katherine and made by Forever Toys & Furniture. Thank you so much for these donations to our remote, mobile playgroup; they are much appreciated and we try to purchase quality toys from local & Australian makers where possible. Pictured is Tia at Nelson Springs!

04.01.2022 RIP to Sir Ken Robinson, an eloquent and indefatigable defender of the role of the arts and creativity in education. His TED talks made him world-famoushis pre...sentation called "Do schools kill creativity?" remains the most popular TED talk of all timeand he wrote widely, including major books on creativity in 2001 and 2015. Robinson was knighted in 2003 for his distinguished career in service to the arts. He was a staunch critic of standardized tests and compliance-based classrooms, and an unapologetic champion of every kind of creative endeavorfrom theater, to music, film, painting, dance, and everything in between. He died yesterday after a brief battle with cancer. His voice will be greatly missed.

02.01.2022 Are the cicadas loud at your place? Are you seeing shells everywhere? We're in peak cicada season and Double Drummers are one of the NOISIEST... The incredible ...hatching you see here has been years in the making. The nymph spends many years underground sucking sap from the roots of plants. When conditions are right the cicada tunnels to the surface and walks to a nearby tree. Some cicadas climb fairly high, while others will start shedding almost as soon as they're vertical. They're particularly vulnerable during their hatching cycle and are tasty treats for birds, lizards and meat ants etc. Once they're out of their shell the remaining four to six weeks of the Double Drummer's life is spent producing deafening sounds, drinking sugar and having sex. Eggs are then laid in branches from which nymphs will hatch and fall to the ground to burrow. Wow, what a life cycle! We hope you enjoy this amazing time-lapse video captured, and shared with us, by Shawn Bourke. Thank you Shawn!

02.01.2022 Join us at the Katherine Public Library to hear Speech Pathologist Amy talk about the importance of Literacy in young children. Thursday November 19th @ 3.15pm

02.01.2022 ON TOMORROW Lego club is back on these school holidays, starting in January. Open to all ages.

02.01.2022 During my recent trip to Central Australia, I had the pleasure of meeting with Ms Sarah Cook of the Northern Territory Isolated Children’s Parent’s Association ...ICPA NT. The ICPA’s primary purpose is to ensure equitable access to education for all Northern Territory students, and as Patron of ICPA NT I am happy to support this valuable and hard-working organisation. Thank you, Sarah, for meeting with me and for the tireless work yourself and your fellow members undertake to guarantee the best education for isolated students.

02.01.2022 ICPA QLD INC - Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Queensland Inc ICPA NT ICPA WA ICPA - SA ICPA TAS ICPA NSW Access to Education

02.01.2022 Calling on families in Katherine. Do your children need therapy! We have a play therapist coming to Katherine every Wednesday. If you would like supportive to know please call us directly 0411118620

01.01.2022 Please join us in uploading a photo of yourself, family or friends jumping for literacy next Thursday 19th November (10.30am - 11.30am our time!)