Koorie Engagement Project
KOORIE ENGAGEMENT PROJECT
The Chunky Move Koorie Engagement Project is a new initiative to be launched in 2011 to provide contemporary dace education and training to Koorie female youth.
The aim of the Chunky Move Koorie Engagement Project is to offer contemporary dance education and training to Indigenous communities across Victoria, specifically to Indigenous female youth in remote and regional areas. Chunky Move are excited to be launching this new initiative in partnership with the Wannik Dance Academies.
The Wannik Dance Academies are an initiative of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development for Years 7 - 10 female Koorie students. The initiative aims to provide an educational program, aligned to regular school curriculum, based around dance. Launched in 2010, there are currently 55 participating students enrolled across the state in Mooroopna Secondary College (Shepparton), Ballarat Secondary College and Eaglehawk Secondary College. They provide an educational program that engages Years 7 - 10 Koorie female students with their schooling, closes the gap through the development of literacy and numeracy skills and provide opportunities for mentoring and the development of youth transition and career pathways.
The Chunky Move Koorie Engagement Project is a two-part program, delivered during first and second semesters of the 2011 school year.
