At Riley Callie Resources, we are passionate about the importance of ensuring that we as adults, provide our children with the learning environments they need to be supported to reach their full potential and become the leaders of the future that our world needs.

On 13 February 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples, particularly to the Stolen Generations whose lives had been blighted by past government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.

Darug author, Jasmine Seymour, has created two masterpieces in her two latest books released last year - Baby Business and Coorr Mittigar.

The United Nations has declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). It is an exciting focus which aims to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development.

The start of the new school year is the perfect time to refresh your perspectives on how you are including Indigenous Australia into your learning environment.

Aboriginal knowledge systems have been formed over many, many thousands of years of close association with the land and waters upon which we now call Australia.

We are very excited to announce the imminent release of our new Aboriginal Tools Memory Matching Card Game!

As we enter into Indigenous Business Month, I’ve decided to take a minute to think about business in general, and the lessons I’ve learnt in the short time I have been a business owner.

When I first got a hold of the beautiful Baby Business by Jasmine Seymour, a Darug author, I was blown away by the sheer beauty of her book.

How many hours do you and your children spend outside each week? With all of the amazing inside activities we put on offer for our children these days, combined with the city living of so many plus our busy lives, it is not surprising our kids are spending more and more time inside rather than outside. 

Here’s five reasons I think Indigenous authored and illustrated books are so important in kindergarten.

The IndigiSTEM Caring for Country is a beautiful resource for your kindergarten or preschool, providing details for ten easy to follow outdoor play activities which bring in elements of the Aboriginal 'Caring for Country' concept.

Weaving is an ancient Indigenous practice that has been passed on through generations and is a practice which is continued today in various forms.

The use of symbols as a mode to express and preserve important cultural stories is something that has been a part of Aboriginal culture all through-out history and is a practice which continues strongly today.

Weather provides a perfect STEM opportunity to talk to your children about Indigenous knowledge systems and how Indigenous people have developed intricate, incredibly complex and amazing understandings of the weather and climate of our country.

You as a parent or educator, don't have to be a scientist to teach your children science and STEM. There are so many easy opportunities for little ones to experience STEM in their everyday lives.

For generations, Indigenous Australia has been seeking and working towards significant and lasting change, and ‘Voice, Treaty and Truth’, were the three key elements to the reforms set out in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

There is so much material out there on the topic of Aboriginal plant use and I encourage you to look for information specific to your local area.

The promotion of STEM in the early years is critical because today’s little STEM thinkers are the world’s next generation of inventors, of critical thinkers and innovators. They are our future.

Next week we celebrate Reconciliation Week 2019. This is a very special time of year when all Australians are reminded to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.