At Lara Lake Community Pre-School, we seek to achieve a balance of child-initiated exploration and intentional teaching within our play-based programs, seizing the spontaneous opportunities for learning. We aim to encourage children to reach their full potential and enrich children’s understanding, self-achievements and cultural identities achieving a sense of ‘Being, Belonging and Becoming’. We work collaboratively to promote inclusive practices, supporting children and families whilst celebrating and respecting diversities.

VISION FOR RECONCILIATION

We strongly encourage our families to engage in meaningful participation within the program as we believe learning is an on-going cycle that requires input from families so outcomes can be achieved. We believe that all children, families and staff should be treated equally with fairness, equality, respect, understanding and acceptance. We provide an anti-bias program encouraging children’s awareness of similarities between people, teaching them respect for individuals regardless of gender, religion, culture and race.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

We acknowledge the Wadawurrung people as the First People of the Land on which our Preschool sits. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We will promise to take care of the land, trees, animals, birds and water for our years to come.

Please see Reconciliation Action Plan