On Wednesday, 26 October, 9 of our Aboriginal students and one each of their friends got the opportunity to attend Kids on Country.

Students from primary schools around Adelaide braved a wintery day in the Parklands to learn about Kaurna culture and caring for country at an interactive educational event.

Hosted by the City of Adelaide, the Kids on Country Kaurna Activity Day focused on Kaurna culture and encouragds Aboriginal kids to walk on their country and learn about and share their culture with non-Aboriginal students.

The Kids on Country event featured a series of stations with different activities, from environmental education to arts and music, wodli (hut) building, traditional storytelling and live animals.

Our students attended the Welcome to Country, smoking ceremony and also got to enjoy 5 different activities on the day.

We started off with the animals anonymous. The students got to hold a snake. The snake felt really weird. Deb, Faye, Tom and Erin also held the snake after all of the students had a go. Then we got to hear a dreaming story and do some art. We then enjoyed a sausage sizzle for lunch.

After lunch we got to be involved in a dance workshop, which was presented by Carclew.

We then got to paint our own boomerangs. There was lots of fun and a bit of mess with this activity.

Our last activity for the day was a seed bomb workshop. The seed bombs were like a sticky paste. The students then got the chance to throw their seed bombs at the tree and see them go splat.

We have a beautiful morning with the weather. After lunch on the other hand we had a couple of showers. We all enjoyed a fantastic day of fun and culture. Thank you to the City of Adelaide for putting on the event.