Vision for Reconciliation
Royal North Shore Hospital School's vision for reconciliation is to create a culturally safe and inclusive environment in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are empowered and their cultural identity is respected and celebrated. Our vision is to be a nation that fosters relationships with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to build authentic connections that promote understanding, healing and justice, to strengthen our collective efforts towards reconciliation. Our school is committed to nurturing an environment that respects, values and acknowledges the rich heritage and contributions of the Cammeraygal people of the Eora Nation and their connection to the land and waters in which we live, work and play. Our curriculum vision will be rich with Cammeraygal history, stories and perspectives, ensuring the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this Land are acknowledged and celebrated. This will be at the forefront of students learning, to further create the cultural knowledge and understanding needed by the generations to unite an equal and equitable future. Our community of staff are committed to ongoing education to appreciate and develop our cultural knowledge of the Country on which we work and embed this knowledge into daily practices. This creates a place of teaching and learning that is culturally inclusive, where diversity is acknowledged, and the longest living culture is celebrated
Acknowledgement of Country
Royal North Shore Hospital School acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners of the Land on which it is built; the Cammeraygal people of the Guringai Tribe of the Eora Nation. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationship to Country, and their rich contribution to Australia. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present, and we recognise the important role that education has to play in walking alongside the leaders of the future. By acknowledging our past, we see a future that embraces all Australians; a future based on mutual respect and shared responsibility. Australia always was, always will be Aboriginal Land.