A new walkway at Bradshaw Primary School celebrates the Arrernte Dreaming story of Alice Springs
At the Bradshaw Primary school in Alice Springs, students learn in classrooms named for the Irrarnte — red tailed cockatoo — and go for Mernekenhe at Bradshaw Primary School.When Assistant Principal Jennie Ward arrived at Bradshaw 14 years ago from Victoria, she found herself in a "beautiful town steeped in culture", but at a school that looked like every other school she'd been to at home.
"I thought, 'How can our Aboriginal kids feel connected and feel like they belong know their language, and know culture is really important, if I don't see it happening at school?'The process has been gradual, but after working side by side with Indigenous elders and teachers, the school has taken an active interest in promoting Arrernte culture.