We’ve raised $410 to support the next generation of First Nations Early Childhood educators!
Our Enrich community has raised $410 for Children’s Ground during the 2025 Wear it Yellow fundraiser. That’s enough to support the employment of three First Nations Early Childhood Educators! A huge thank you to all families and colleagues who contributed.
A week of learning and tasting Native Bush Tucker
Our 2025 Wear it Yellow week was filled with meaningful, age-appropriate learning experiences carefully tailored to each room’s interests and developmental stage. Every classroom participated in its own National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week educational programs. And most memorably, we shared Native food. Native bush tucker became a beautiful way for the children to connect with First Nations culture through taste, smell, colour, and texture.
Wear it Yellow-day on Tuesday
Yellow sensory-rich experiences for our nursery and toddler children
Our youngest learners embraced Wear It Yellow Day with sensory-rich experiences designed to nurture creativity, independence and connection. These activities help young children understand and process the world through their senses. During National Reconciliation Week, the children explored the colour yellow, for example, through yellow paint and different textured brushes. And through a yellow sensory bin filled with different objects, textures and even playful dress-ups, it sparked curiousity and joy. But the crowd favourite? Two new yellow boxes to climb over!
The Pre-Kindy children talked about key concepts of Reconciliation Week
In Pre-Kindy, the children explored ideas around saying sorry, respecting others, and celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Group time began with an Acknowledgment to the Country. We then sang the much-loved “Taba Naba” song. The educator introduced key concepts of Reconciliation Week using flashcards with words like mob, dreaming, Country, Uluru, and songlines. These resources helped open meaningful conversations and supported the children’s growing understanding of culture and respect for diversity. Group discussions after the stories allowed the children to reflect, share, and connect through language and shared experiences.
On Monday, the children made Lemon Myrtle cupcakes. This experience blended cultural learning with practical life skills as children measured, poured, mixed, and waited patiently for their turn. The aroma of the lemon myrtle sparked curiosity and conversation, and the process supported both sensory engagement and early math skills.
A taste of culture
Throughout the week, our children enjoyed:
- Lemon Myrtle cupcakes – zesty and sweet. These were a hit for children and their parents.
- Rosella jam on toast – a delicious, tart jam made from the Rosella flower. This jam was last year’s favourite.
- Wattleseed chocolate cupcakes – rich and earthy, with roasted Wattleseed’s warm, nutty flavour.
On National Sorry Day, our families enjoyed Lemon Myrtle cupcakes as a small gesture of reflection and community.
Why we ‘Wear it Yellow’
We proudly joined the Wear it Yellow campaign, led by Children’s Ground, a First Nations-led organisation focused on long-term change through culturally strong, community-led education and wellbeing programs.
This cause resonates deeply with us as Early Childhood Educators. When families donate, they receive a tub of homemade playdough as a thank-you gift, and together, we help contribute to the future of First Nations-led early education.
Thank you to all our families that joined in the Wear it Yellow fundraiser
To all our families: thank you for walking this journey with us. Reconciliation is not a destination; it’s a path we travel together with open hearts and curious minds. Let’s keep bridging now to next—together.
How our National Reconciliation Week fits in the Early Learning Foundational Framework:
Element 1.1.2: Each child’s current knowledge, strenghts, ideas, culture, abilities and interests are the foundation of the program.
Element 1.3.3: Families are informed about the program and their child’s progress.
Element 5.1.1: Responsive and meaningful interactions build trusting relationships which engage and support each child to feel secure, confident and included.
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