ALC 15 year strategic plan 2012-2027
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Anindilyakwa Land Council annual report; Anindilyakwa Land Council strategic plan; Reports; PublicationNT
2012
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Anindilyakwa Land Council (N.T.) -- Periodicals; Aboriginal Australians -- Northern Territory -- Groote Eylandt -- Periodicals
Anindilyakwa Land Council
Alyangula
2012-2027
Anindilyakwa Land Council
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/254602
https://hdl.handle.net/10070/529654
ALC 15 year Strategic Plan 7. Goal C: Develop a Living Cultural Economy 89 The underlying principles of the centres operation are intrinsically linked to the vision of the ALC: Protect, maintain and promote Anindilyakwa culture; Invest in the present to build a future; Create pathways for youth to stand in both worlds. The concept of the centres comes from a strength-based approach to utilise the important and strong aspects of Anindilyakwa people; culture, language, history, customary practices and connection to country, to engage individuals in early childhood development, education, training and economic participation. The functions and activities of the centres will complement the Stronger Futures priority area for action in school attendance and educational achievement. It will provide culture based programs from early years through to employment. In particular, it complements the school attendance and enrolment welfare reform measures by providing avenues for re engaging youth into the education system through the centres programs. The centres will also provide visible pathways for youth to participate in training and employment, which will give weight and relevance to schooling. The activities of the centre will target these four developmental stages, which are described in further detail below: EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT The centres will host a range of early childhood development programs and activities and work in partnership with early childhood service providers in engaging families in the development of 0 to 5 year olds. Linguistics activities of the ALC will operate as a part of the centres, with the view that current services are enriched and expanded particularly in Umbakumba and Milyakburra (currently the Linguistics Centre is based in Angurugu). The Early Childhood Language and Literacy course introduced under Stage 2 of the Regional Partnership Agreement would be further developed and delivered as part of the Centres activities. The Early Childhood Language and Literacy course has been delivered by the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation working closely with parents, carers and teachers in Umbakumba, Angurugu and Milyakburra by delivering workshops that teach foundational pre-literacy and language learning platforms in Anindilyakwa and English that can be used to support the early learning of children. Partnerships with the Families as First Teachers program and playgroup will also see the centre being accessed by these and other early childhood service providers in engaging families in early childhood learning that is linked to first language and culture. These programs and activities will access the rich collection of the centres materials such as clan songs and stories to enrich the early development of children by grounding them in culture-based learning.