We think the Stronger Smarter philosophy is deadly! It is helping to change mindsets and empower Aboriginal people. They believe in high expectations, positive sense of cultural identity and positive Indigenous leadership. When I first arrived at Halls Creek District High School... More
You wouldn’t be the first student who wanted to give up ‘schooling away’ at boarding school. Those city kids don’t realise what it is like to have to leave your family, mates, Country and culture to live in a place... More
Does your community have a library? If not, you should speak with your teachers about asking the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to donate books to your school! You can even take them home! The mob at Halls Creek District High School... More
If you love rugby or the Rabbitohs as much as Matty in “Matty’s Comeback” by Anita Heiss you should totally read this book. A junior fiction book aimed at Aboriginal boys aged 8+ this book follows 10 year old Matty... More
One of the biggest perks about working in schools means we get school holidays when you do… even if we still have to do planning and marking along the way. We love travel and have been to some deadly places... More
I am a strong advocate for the work of the Story Writing In Remote Locations (SWIRL) program through Victoria University. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the eye opening experiences I had with the SWIRL program through when... More
This is the first book we have read from the Specky Magee series… and we LOVED it! Wish I could give it a thousand stars out of ten. The story line is deadly: Specky getting selected for the International Rules... More
If you haven’t yet read the “Begin, End, Begin- A Love OZ YA Anthology” edited by Danielle Binks you should now. It took me a while to be sold on the ‘anthology’ and short story idea. I’m a lover of big,... More
As I was editing our latest Indigenous young adult supernatural suspense fiction book my nephew came over to see what I was doing. I explained to him that I was reading my editor‘s feedback and then making changes based on... More
I’ve just completed a challenge as a student today at Cable Beach Primary School with their BRACE TDS lesson on writing: Change the Scene! We were given a basic sentence and had to finish it by adding extra details- adjectives,... More