Indigenous Network

Cate Fryda is Shore’s Director of Inclusion. Her role includes ensuring that our Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander boys and their families are given the support needed to feel ‘connected’ with our school.

At Shore we are working hard to build on the support we provide for all our students. This means that on some occasions we focus on whole school initiatives and at other times we focus on specific groups of students.

Over the next 18 months we will be building a number of new initiatives to help further support our students who have an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background. These will include:

• Providing weekly small group tutoring in literacy and numeracy skills for those who would benefit
• Providing fortnightly lunch time get togethers
• Provide excursions to connect with other Aboriginal community members
• Provide regular cultural coaching after school for boys interested
• Meet with each boy’s teachers on a termly basis to celebrate successes and build on areas for improvement
• Hold an annual family gathering here at school
• Provide Shore staff with termly learning opportunities to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait perspectives with greater depth and clarity

We have had some new staff arrive or move across to help in our support of these exciting initiatives, and our vision will continue to grow as the year progresses.