Sarah Louise Nelson – Maroondah Occasional Care
Through children’s eyes: Exploring human diversity through picture books Sarah Louise Nelson, Education & Care Services Coordinator Lisa Waters, Educational Leader Maroondah City Council Introduction Early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings...
Jeni Gina Totta – Annie Galvin ELC
I am pleased to share with AGECS members how the $1,000 “Celebrate Diversity” grant has been used at Annie Galvin ELC, in line with our commitment to social justice and equity. The grant supported the purchase of dolls, peg people, and board books for children under...
Vicki Mules – Viewbank Preschool
We have been able to encourage and celebrate the diversity within our kindergarten families by purchasing new puzzles that depict many different children from different countries/cultures. This was something that was lacking in our service, and the delight the...
Catherine Beckingham – St Peter’s Kindergarten
St Peter’s Kindergarten combined with another local kindergarten offered families the opportunity to join us on a Cultural Night Walk. Our host for the event was Willie Pepper from the BoonWurrung Land and Sea Council. The venue we chose was Ricketts Point,...
Samuel Arthur – La Trobe University Children’s Community Centre
On behalf of the La Trobe University Children’s Community Centre, I’d like to sincerely thank AGECS for the Celebrate Diversity grant. The funding enabled us to purchase a range of inclusive resources that support both fine and gross motor development, while also...
Margie Moore – Wangaratta West Kindergarten
Through this project, we recognised that our relationships with families strengthen when they see their identities reflected and valued in the program. We purchased books about diversity including race, identity, culture, skin colour, disability, different...
Melissa Battaglia – BPA Children’s Services
I have been able to spend all the grant on purchasing Arabic/English Bilingual books. I'm really excited about getting them contacted and put into the children's borrowing library. I know that these books will enable our refugee families to be able to participate in...
Katrina Louise Philpot – Federation Children’s Centre, SMB
Shirley Pearl & Her Bush Friends Letter Subscription The Shirley Pearl & Her Bush Friends letter subscription has been introduced as a shared educational resource across all learning environments. Copies of the letters have been distributed to educators to...
Jonathan Levitzke – Home Road Kindergarten
With the approval of the educational leaders of the center. We spent money on a range of soft plush dolls, with different looks, identities, outfits, and skin tones to support inclusive representation within our diverse early childcare kindergarten. I hope to...
Karen Pinder – Ardeer Kindergarten
The grant money was spent on purchasing dual language books for our kindergarten borrowing library. The children have been borrowing these books and families have been reading them to the children at home. Many families have expressed how much they loved reading a...
Holly Swetman – Shine Bright Tongala
The grant money has been well utilised, our mural in our eatable garden area is nearly completed, this has been done with the children’s input and ideas, We have got some amazing resources in our foyer to help celebrate our different cultures such as flags from around...