Ardiyooloon is home to the Bardi Jaawi people and sits at the end of a red dirt road at the top of the Dampier Peninsula, 200 km north of Broome in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. This vibrant book is bursting with life and activity and takes readers inside the lives of the children of a remote Indigenous community.
WINNER – 2011 Speech Pathology Australia’s Indigenous Book of the Year
SHORTLISTED – Children’s Book Council of Australia
In the past, the One Arm Point school at Ardiyooloon was set up to teach English literacy and numeracy skills to enable Indigenous children to ‘fit into’ mainstream society. Today, the integration of Bardi Jaawi traditional ways of life with a contemporary school curriculum has produced a vibrant, energetic and rich learning environment for about 100 students. The school’s cultural program feature activity days and camping trips determined by the weather and seasons, and the inclusion of community members such as Elders, wardens, rangers and local police. After experiencing the activities the children make posters and create DVDs and books in the Bardi language, Standard Australian English and Aboriginal English.
We are promoting this book in primary schools and high schools across the ACT as a fantastic resource for teaching in so many ways. Never again, does a teacher have to use 'how to make a cheese and tomato sandwich' when teaching procedural texts when much more exciting topics like 'how to dress a snake bite' or 'two ways to catch a monkey fish' are options. But there is much, much more in this terrific resource.
Angela B (ACT teacher)Author One Arm Point Remote Community School
Publisher Magabala Books
Date of Publication 2010
ISBN 9781921248238
Category Children's Books
5471659
