Cessnock High School recently celebrated the official opening of its Aboriginal outdoor learning area and fire pit, now known as Payami Watja Kawul.
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Meaning ‘Great Spirit Fire Eagle’, the area was created as the result of a TAFE Certificate II Horticulture course run at the school in conjunction with a transition support program for a group of senior students with a range of individual learning needs.
Through the course, the group worked on a number of landscaping projects including the design and construction of Payami Watja Kawul.
The students created their designs in consultation with Kim Moore from Youth Connections, TAFE’s Leigh Coleman and the school’s Aboriginal education worker Kerrie Roberts.
The official opening was attended by representatives from the Aboriginal Educational Consultative Group, Youth Connections and local schools along with member for Cessnock Clayton Barr and Darkinjung elder Uncle Gavi.
