By Esther Lauaki
The artistry of young people has created an indigenous addition to Tarneit North Kindergarten.
The art project, a collaboration between 60 kindergarten children and 100 secondary students from Tarneit P-9 and Senior colleges, is aimed at raising awareness of indigenous culture.
Tarneit North Kindergarten supervisor Louise Pittito said she wanted the children to learn about their community.
“Our kinder opened last year and our No.1 priority is our community connection,”
Ms Pittito said. “It’s a collaborative indigenous arts project.
“One of the students from Tarneit Senior College and her sister identify as Aboriginal and they have guided us [in] including a piece of their culture into our kinder.
“We really wanted to strengthen our children’s awareness of the Aboriginal culture in our community.”
The large mural will hang at the entrance of the kindergarten.
Tarneit Senior College’s Stephen Baker said it was an opportunity for the secondary students to reach out to the community.
“Until now, we have spent three years building them into the best version of themselves,” he said. “We saw this as an opportunity to send them as trusted representatives of the college to give back to the community.”
