Our Cultural Captains stand up as proud First Nations young people with a willingness to represent and support our First Nations community of learners, promote cultural diversity and learning, and help to ensure all voices are heard.
We congratulate the following students on being appointed as Cultural Captains this year:
· Senior School – Nakyah Karpany
· Middle School – Scarlett Hammond
· Primary School – Bria Walker
Earlier this week, the Cultural Captains met to discuss their roles, and to start planning for the year ahead. They set themselves some ambitious goals, the first of which is to create a video using Nharangga language, for students and staff members to use. As the year progresses the Cultural Captains will be involved in some events, and look for ways to make a difference in our school.
Each Cultural Captain has written about their motivation below.
Nakyah – My name is Nakyah Karpany. I am a proud Nharangga woman. I knew I wanted to be Cultural Captain this year because I wanted to show my culture and my beliefs. I wanted to be the voice of all the First Nation students. I knew that taking up the Cultural Captain role would mean taking on my own individual responsibilities. I’m looking forward to sharing ideas with the other Cultural Captain group members, and improving my public speaking throughout the year.
Scarlett – As a Cultural Captain I want to learn more about my culture but not only that, I want to make a safe and welcome place to be. I’m a proud Nharangga girl, I feel welcome at this school, and I want to be able to share my big ideas to help the school.
Bria – I want to learn more about my culture, learn more about the Nharangga language and maybe do some paintings that represent the Nharangga culture. I am excited to work with other people.
We look forward to the ways in which these young leaders will inspire positive change, encourage us all to think about how we can support one another, and help create a safe, inclusive environment for all students.