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Educator Yarns with Jessica Staines & Belinda Huntriss

Educator Yarns serves as an informative and insightful discussion about the importance of embedding Aboriginal perspectives in early childhood education and the need for ongoing education and support in alignment with the Early Years Framework 2.0.

Jessica Staines, Director of Koori Curriculum is back for season four with new co-host Belinda Huntress from Freshwater Education.

Together the dynamic duo provide practical advice and resources for educators and advocate for a culturally inclusive, safe and respectful approach to teaching and learning.

Aug 8, 2021

In this episode of Educator Yarns, Jessica Speaks with Rebecca Burch, educator and leader at Pottsville Community Preschool located on the Bundjalung Nation, Tweed Shire, Northern NSW.

Rebecca discusses her Nature Explorers program which provides nature-based learning to not only the children of her service but to the...


Aug 1, 2021

Today on The Educator Yarns, Jessica speaks with Cecelia Wright, Kaurareg woman, of Thursday Island, owner of Cultural Inclusion, about her work sharing and educating others about the lives and customs of the Torres Strait Islands and their people.

Cecelia’s love and deep connection to her country is on display as she...


Jul 25, 2021

On The Educator Yarns today, Jessica speaks with New Zealand educator Nicky and her experiences as a linguist and sign language interpreter within the Australian education system and Aboriginal communities

Nicky speaks in detail about Two-Way Learning and the process’ by which children and educators are considered...


Jul 18, 2021

Today’s Guest on The Educator Yarns is Primary School Teacher and Author Cathy Hope to talk about her work and study into string figures and string games.

Drawing upon her wealth of knowledge and research, Cathy talks about the universal use of string figures in many first nations communities around the world but...


Jul 11, 2021

Today Jessica speaks with Kelly and Rhi, about their work in  embedding Aboriginal pedagogy within their practice with children who have additional learning needs

Drawing upon their own lives, family and educational experiences, they speak about the benefits of Country, and the importance of exposing children to the...