Last week, kindergarten students welcomed a very special guest Stephanie Callaghan. Stephanie is a proud Aboriginal woman from the Wonnaruah and Worimi nations of the Hunter Valley/Port Stephens regions.  

Stephanie fascinated students with local Dreaming stories and led kindergarten through some very hands on activities. Students loved acting out some of the Dreaming stories- using the quality resources and props provided by Stephanie. We certainly have some very sneaky ‘emu hunters’ and clever ‘emu birds’ amongst our kindergarten children.  

Stephanie will also be working with St Joseph’s during our NAIDOC celebrations next term. Preparations for this special event on our cultural calendar are very much under way.  

We look forward to having Stephanie back with us soon.

Danielle Shaw 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Teacher