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Why it’s Important to Teach Jarjums Empathy

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. In the early years, a lot of children can be naturally ego-centric. They may think mostly about themselves…
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8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning

The eight Aboriginal Ways of Learning is a learning framework that we use at Deadly Kindy to share Aboriginal knowledge authentically and productively with students. It also allows teachers to…
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Using Routines to Help Your Jarjums Learn

Routines are a great way to help your little ones learn. They can help give children a sense of security and help them develop self-discipline. Knowing what’s going to happen…

Meet Our Staff

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Tenneile – Senior Early Childhood Educator

Hi my name is Tenneile and I am from the Budjari mob near the Paroo river, close to the southern border of Queensland. My mob's totem is a grey kangaroo.…
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Kristen – Early Childhood Educator

Hi, my name is Kristen, I'm a proud Kullilli woman from Thargomindah and an early childhood educator at Deadly Kindy Burragah. I'm a single mum of two beautiful boys, one…
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Kiah – Senior Early Childhood Educator

My name is Kiah and I am a proud Kuku Yalanji, Iman and South Sea Islander woman and a senior early childhood educator at Deadly Kindy Gundoo Mirra. I have…

Ideas & Activities

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Backyard Games for the Whole Family

We all know physical activity is important for staying healthy and happy. But when you’ve walked every track around your house and all the cricket balls are on the roof…
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Easter Crafts to Try These School Holidays

With Easter right on our doorstep we’ve put together a list of activities to distract your little ones from eating all their Easter eggs at once! Keep reading to check…
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The Benefit of Conversations

One of the biggest advantages to sparking conversations with your jarjums and gundoos is what our staff call ‘sustained, shared thinking’. This shared thinking also encourages open-ended and exploratory conversations…

News & Events

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Deadly Kindy is Back!

After weeks of preparation, our Deadly Kindy staff are excited to welcome all the new gundoos and jarjums for 2022! They've been working hard over the break to make sure…
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Deadly Kindy Burragah Celebrates Indigenous Literacy Day

Our Deadly Kindy Burragah jarjums celebrated Indigenous Literacy Day and Early Childhood Educators' Day by launching their very own book. ​​​​​​​ The Deadly Kindy Burragah class of 2020 wrote and…
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Burragah Kindy Book Sells Out at Reading Event

For Indigenous Literacy Day we celebrated the release of our Burragah book at Where the Wild Things Are Bookshop. Written and illustrated by our Burragah Deadly Kindy class of 2020,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Nyungai Ngullina Nyumbajaburuyah…