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Smoking Ceremony Concludes Reconciliation Week
Catherine McAuley concluded the school’s Reconciliation Week celebrations with a smoking ceremony in Mercy Square.
Year 7 Visual Arts Join The Totem Project
Year 7 Visual Arts students, in the second half of this term, have been gaining a deeper understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ connection to country and identity.
Catherine McAuley Totem Project
Catherine McAuley is participating in a totem project aimed at highlighting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People’s inextricable connection to land, water and sky.
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School Wetlands Project Completed
The Student Environment Group has been working hard over the last few years on the wetlands area located behind the school.
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NAIDOC Week: a time for healing
With NAIDOC Week to be held during the July school holidays, several Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta schools got in early and held special events during the last weeks of Term 2. Read more...
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Reconciliation Week at Catherine McAuley
An indigenous group of students at Catherine McAuley, known as the Strong Sisters, has coordinated the school’s activities during Reconciliation Week.
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Students’ ‘Sea of Hands’ in support of Reconciliation
'Sorry begins with me,' read the message on one hand in a Sea of Hands as Our Lady of the Nativity Lawson joined a number of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Parramatta replicating the display which 24 years since its inception, continues to serve as a powerful symbol of reconciliation, hope and public support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Read more...
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Reconciliation ‘More than a Word’ for Catholic schools
Truth-telling was the focus when Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta representatives were Welcomed to Dharug Country during Reconciliation Week. The powerful event held on the site of the Blacktown Native Institute in Oakhurst will have a lasting impact as Catholic schools in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains put Reconciliation into action in 2021. Read more...
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Student advocate shares story with ABC
Catherine McAuley Westmead student Shanaya Donovan featured in the ABC NSW back to school news coverage on Friday 29 January. Shanaya, a Dharug traditional owner and activist, shared her hopes for the future and reflected on the experience of COVID-19 as a student. Watch the video...
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CEDP Leaders rise to challenge ahead
In the final days of the summer holidays, more than 500 leaders from Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) schools gathered virtually to prepare for the 2021 school year. Read more...
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