The Yothu Yindi Foundation’s vision of delivering world-class education on country in northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory is coming to life.
With the support of the Commonwealth Government, Stage 1 design and development of the Garma Institute has formally commenced.
Read Minister Burney’s media release here.
The Garma Institute will be a Yolngu-owned and run tertiary and vocational education facility based at Gunyangara.
It will offer bridging programs for those aged 16 and over, and Yolngu-designed tertiary study options for Yolngu students.
The Garma Institute will be centred around a co-designed university curriculum that demonstrates the breadth and depth of Yolngu knowledge and philosophy, and will include a Keeping Place/Museum/Library for Yolngu cultural heritage, archives and resources.
It will also be home to the Dilthan Yolngu’nha (Women’s Healing) programs and facilities.
A Yolngu faculty comprising senior knowledge holders will guide curriculum development. The curriculum will be formally accredited.
The Garma Institute sits at the top of an education pipeline that provides a Yolngu-centred curriculum across the education lifecycle: Early Childhood to Primary, Secondary, VET, Bridging and Tertiary.
You can read more about our involvement in local schools here.
