News & Events
GEKA Term 1 Newsletter 2021
Welcome everyone to the GEKA Community and to what has started as a wonderful year. Our first newsletter for the year has a focus on connectedness which we felt was really important to highlight, given the year we all experienced in 2020. Research tells us repeatedly, that it is connection that is critical for fulfilment. From a health perspective, connection with
Koorie Kids Shine
Children that identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, aged three and four can get up to 15 hours of free kindergarten per week through ‘Koorie Kids Shine’. The engagement of children in high quality culturally appropriate early childhood education has been an ongoing focus for the Closing the Gap commitment. Significant improvements in Aboriginal participation in kindergarten have been
Stage 4 Lockdown – What this means for kindergarten
As you would be aware, The Premiere, Daniel Andrews, has issued a 5 day lockdown (stage 4) from 11.59pm tonight. For more information: five-day snap lockdown What does this mean for you? Kindergartens will remain open, but access will be restricted to children and GEKA staff only – families will need to drop off and pick up from the gate/door.
