Aboriginal Education
Gorokan High School is nestled on the edge of Tuggerah Lakes on the Central Coast of NSW. The student population is over 1000 students of which over 130 are Indigenous students.
Gorokan High School is recognized as a leader in Aboriginal Education, with a highly supportive staff lead by Principal Les Clark.
Housed within the school is an Aboriginal Education Unit lead by Mrs. Lesley Armstrong the Aboriginal Education Officer, and supported by in class tutors Miss Gail Lake, Mrs. Leah Ingram and Miss June Lake.
Mrs. Armstrong is passionate about Aboriginal Education and this has lead to Aboriginal culture being embraced within the school, with an ever changing variety of cultural programs in place throughout the school..
As part of The Gorokan High School Cultural Program our students have been invited to hold workshops in Didge, dance, art and culture at many high schools and primary schools on the Central Coast.
The students mentor, co-ordinate and teach the fundamentals of Aboriginal Culture.
The Didge group teach students where the didge comes from and how it is made, they then demonstrate the art of circular breathing required to play, and show several techniques used to help master it.
In the art workshops students are taught how to dot paint and other forms of Aboriginal Art are discussed, we run hands on workshops and help students to produce a quality piece of artwork that can be displayed in their school.
Our dance program will teach students how to dance the Australian native animals, students are also taught how to dance the jobs that Aboriginal people had to do such as berry picking and corroboree preparation.
Through these programs our students have gained leadership skills and have proved to be amazing ambassadors for the school.
