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Healing
Time Stages
2 and 3
drug
education resource for Aboriginal students
from the Department of Education and Training (DET) NSW
Healing Time,
Stages 2 and 3 has been developed to address the drug education needs of
all students, particularly Aboriginal students, in primary school. The
resource specifically addresses tobacco issues within an Aboriginal
cultural framework and aims to:
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engage
all students, staff and the school community
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provide
students with knowledge and understanding
of the effects of smoking and skills to advocate against smoking
within an Aboriginal cultural framework.
The activities in Healing
Time support learning outcomes identified in the NSW Personal
Development, Health and Physical Education and English K-6 syllabuses. Healing
Time has been developed in partnership with the NSW Aboriginal
Education Consultative Group (AECG).
The
Healing Time, Stages 2/3 kit includes the following components:
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a
staff, parent and community manual
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a
Stage 2 teacher’s manual
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a
Stage 3 teacher’s manual
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seven
copies of Araluen’s story
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seven
copies of David’s story
The Staff,
parent and community manual
This
manual supports school communities in addressing the Aboriginal
Education Policy. The activities provide opportunities to engage staff,
parents and the community in drug education and familiarise them with
the content of Healing Time. The manual includes activities about
traditional Aboriginal drug use, Reconciliation, Aboriginal health
issues and Dreaming stories.
Stage 2 and
Stage 3 teacher’s manuals
Each
teacher’s manual includes six lessons and a Dreaming story. Araluen’s
story (Stage 2) and David’s
story (Stage 3) are used to explore
the effects of smoking, decision-making, rules and consequences
through the eyes of Aboriginal children and their families.
The
stories are set in Nangarra Street, which is a fictional setting typical
of many urban centres in NSW. The issues encountered by the main
characters, David, Araluen, Alinta and Gwirra provide all students, but
Aboriginal students in particular, with opportunities to develop an
increased awareness and understanding of smoking-related issues.
Students are encouraged to construct a mural of Nangarra Street and use
it to record information relating to the lessons and Aboriginal culture.
Stage
2 has a particular focus on passive smoking and the Smoke-free
Environment Act 2000. Stage 3 focuses on the effects of smoking,
reasons for not smoking and advocacy skills.
Healing
Time,
Stages 2 and 3 has been distributed to all NSW government primary
schools.
For
further information contact the NSW Drug Programs Unit on 02 9886
7165. The resource can be purchased from DET Sales on 02 9793
3086 for a cost of $55.
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