About this Event
Are you ready to strengthen your practice and meaningfully embed First Nations perspectives in the way you teach, lead, deliver services, design programs or engage with communities?
Join us for this two-day, face-to-face professional development workshop exploring the 8 Ways Aboriginal Pedagogy Framework, held at the iconic Australian Museum in Sydney.
Designed for educators, professionals and teams from organisations across sectors, the workshop will build your understanding of the 8 Ways and help you translate the framework into practical, culturally grounded approaches relevant to your own setting.
On Day 2, you’ll take part in a guided First Nations-led tour of Garrigarrang: Sea Country, the Museum’s permanent exhibition celebrating the knowledge and cultures of Salt Water People. Building on this immersive experience, you’ll explore how the 8 Ways Framework can inform classroom learning, program design, service delivery, workplace practice and community engagement.
Whether you’re new to the framework or ready to deepen your practice, you’ll leave with practical tools, cultural insights and greater confidence to create learning and working environments that are respectful, inclusive and connected to Country.
What You’ll Gain
Deep Understanding of the 8 Ways Framework
Explore the principles of the 8 Ways and how Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing can inform learning, engagement and professional practice.
Practical, Adaptable Strategies
Discover culturally grounded approaches that can be adapted across classrooms, workplaces, services, programs and community settings.
Cultural Insights from Sea Country
Experience the Garrigarrang: Sea Country exhibition through a guided First Nations-led tour, then draw on your learning to develop meaningful applications for your own professional context.
Interactive and Collaborative Learning
Take part in hands-on activities, practical demonstrations and meaningful discussions with educators and professionals from different sectors.
Ready-to-Use Resources
Leave with tools, templates and planning resources that you can adapt and apply within your organisation, workplace or learning environment.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop welcomes educators, professionals and teams from organisations seeking practical, culturally responsive ways to work and engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
It is relevant to people working across:
- Early learning, primary and secondary education
- Adult, vocational and tertiary education
- Health and allied health
- Justice and community services
- Government and non-government organisations
- Community engagement, program delivery, policy and leadership
Whether you work in a classroom, workplace, service or community setting, you will gain practical strategies, tools and resources that can be adapted to your role and context.
Why Attend?
- Discover practical ways to apply the 8 Ways Framework across education, workplaces, services and community engagement.
- Strengthen your cultural capability and understanding of Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing.
- Build confidence to engage respectfully and meaningfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
- Connect with educators and professionals from different sectors through shared learning and meaningful discussion.
- Learn from facilitators with extensive experience in Aboriginal education and culturally responsive practice.
Event Details
📍 Location: Australian Museum, Sydney
📅 When: Thursday 4 and Friday 5 March 2027
🕘 Time: 9.00 am–3.30 pm each day
💲 Cost: $765 per person
🎟️ Limited places: Places are strictly limited to support an engaging, interactive and collaborative experience.
Secure Your Place
Join us for this unique professional learning experience at the Australian Museum.
Places are limited, so early registration is encouraged.
Click Register to secure your place and take the next step towards building more culturally responsive, inclusive and connected practice in classrooms, workplaces, services and communities.
Event venue & nearby stays
Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Darlinghurst, Australia
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