Koreigh, Murrundindi and Mathew get busy painting the mural on the wall of the school’s gym.By Sarah Schwager
STUDENTS at Lynbrook Primary School are helping paint a mural on their gym wall.
Aboriginal elder Murrundindi designed the painting, with input from the students.
Lynbrook Primary School leading teacher Fran Van Lambaart said grades prep to six students would help Murrundindi paint the mural over the next few weeks.
“It’s just been wonderful. The kids have shown a real interest in it,” Ms Van Lambaart said.
“That area is out of bounds at the moment but they’ve been sneaking in to have a look at the progress,” she said.
Ms Van Lambaart said Murrundindi had first spent an hour with each class talking about Aboriginal culture and symbolism, and played the didgeridoo for the children, before coming up with a design for the mural.
She said all the students had an input into designing the mural but the finished design centred around the water tank, the meeting place for people and animals.
“The mural signifies children coming out of the bush to the meeting place to learn from their elders,” Ms Van Lambaart said.
“This coincides with our school children coming to school to learn from their teachers.
“After their learning takes place the children return to their campfires (homes).”
She said the male and female snakes on the mural were the protectors of all people.
