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Indigenous Parent Factor Program

Indigenous Parent Factor Program. Western Australian Coordinator JENNI CURTIS Supported by Pauline Deweerd. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

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Indigenous Parent Factor Program

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  1. Indigenous Parent Factor Program Western Australian Coordinator JENNI CURTIS Supported by Pauline Deweerd

  2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT On behalf of Australian Parent Council, I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, we pay our respects to past, present and future Elders and would like to acknowledge Aboriginal people present here today.

  3. Purpose of the Program • To empower parents and caregivers to support their children’s English literacy development by providing training; • To promote the notion that parents and caregivers can take their role as active participants in their children’s education • To provide a platform for improved partnership between families and school communities • To instil and understanding of values of “home talk” and Aboriginal languages as important foundation stone for future English language development • To promote the importance of home learning and home culture • To highlight and value the important contribution that families play in the education their children • To assist parents in the transition period from home learning to school learning • To promote the importance of learning and therefore link with regular school attendance • To support the process of life long learning so that their children will have improved chances of proudly taking up their rightful place in Australian society in the future

  4. Where has the IPF been deliverd across Australia Western Australia Broome Kalgoorlie CoolgardieKarratha South Hedland Warralong / Strelley Fitzroy Crossing Lombadina Katanning Narrogin Collie Albany Kununurra Leonora Metropolitan – FIRS, HALO, Education Dept’s, Boronia Prison, Primary Schools Northern Territory New South Wales Alice SpringsWestern Sydney, Tweed Heads NhulunbuyWaggaWagga, Nowra, Lismore, Jabiru Wollongong, Crescent Heads Brewarrina, Inverell, Casino, Dubbo, Coffs Harbour, Broken Hill & Taree The IPF workshops have been delivered in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria.

  5. Questions??? Thanks for allowing us to share the Indigenous Parent Factor Program with you all and we look forward to bringing the IPF to your community in the future.

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