The nest-building activity was a great success, and our students received high praise for their teamwork and skills in creating the nests.
Nharanggha Culture
We were honoured to have Nharanggha Elder Uncle Dookie O’Loughlin come to talk to our students about the history, language, and culture of the Nharanggha people with a focus on Point Pearce.
We were lucky to see all his artefacts and learn about many traditional tools that have been used by Nharanggha people for thousands of years.
The students, CYS staff, and visiting community members thoroughly enjoyed his visit as always, and it was brilliant to see how engaged our Learning on Nharanggha Country students were in listening and learning from such a proud and knowledgeable Community Elder.
Caring for Country
SYP Landcare Group and Friends of Osprey are working to install two artificial nest platforms as part of the Eastern Osprey Recovery Program this year. Ospreys are a threatened species, and these platforms play a crucial role in helping them re-establish on mainland Yorke Peninsula. A platform will be installed near Point Pearce and another near Port Wakefield around May.
In conjunction with Landscape SA Northern and Yorke Peninsula, our Nharanggha primary students as part of their Learning on Nharanggha Country program were involved in building the stick starter nests.
These nests are essential in encouraging Ospreys to ‘move in,’ and previous student-built nests have already had success, with one leading to an immediate Osprey pair moving in at Coobowie.
The team came and delivered a short presentation about Ospreys and the recovery project before leading a hands-on nest-building activity.
Students worked in small groups with our Nharanggha Rangers, problem-solving and collaborating to create nests using sticks and seaweed—just as Ospreys would in the wild.
The nest-building activity was a great success, and our students received high praise for their teamwork and skills in creating the nests.
We are excited to be able to see the platform being put in place via helicopter in May, with one of the nests being placed on top. The other five nests will be relocated to other platforms around the state.
Kimochi’s are coming!
As Head of Campus, I reached out to the Schools Ministry Groups to discuss the possibility of getting the Kimochi program into Central Yorke School. The Minlaton and District Inter Church Association Inc. have kindly agreed to finance one Early Childhood and one Primary Years Kimochi tool-kits. We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for their generous support.
We are eagerly looking forward to observing the positive changes and growth in our students’ emotional and social skills as they engage with the Kimochi program. We believe this initiative will significantly enhance their ability to manage emotions and foster healthier interactions both in school and in their broader lives.