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Walking Together with Kaurna' began in 2017 when Kaurna Elder Uncle Frank Wanganeen and early childhood educator Liesl von der Borch began collaborating to create meaningful experiences for children on Country. Since then, the business has grown and evolved and now offers four on-Country workshop experiences as well as individually tailored workshops relevant for children aged 2 through to corporate PD sessions.

Today Drew and Liesl bring their individual wisdom and lived experiences to the workshops as they honour traditional cultural practices through sharing knowledge and facilitating an understanding of the past, its relevance to the present and its importance for the future.

Our workshops on Country provide a way for participants to meet with Kaurna educators to learn about Cultural practices, stories, language, and the interconnected relationship of our First Nations people to the very land we live, play, learn and work on - Kaurna Country

Incursions

We have designed ways to present our workshop content 'in doors' or 'on site' rather than on Country. Although our preference is for the 'on Country' experience we understand this is not always possible and as the main objective of our work is to facilitate understanding and experience of what it means to be on Kaurna land

Incursions cover the same material as our other workshops but can also have a focus on Seasonal movement across Country, Cultural Burn practices, Dreaming stories and Plants . 

Otherwise our core focus is on Kaurna Cultural practices such as the karra tree (river red gum) and all it provides in the way of tools, artefacts and foods, the mirnu tree (golden wattle), the grass tree, animal skins, as well as some Kaurna
language. And for children, stories, songs and games

We tailor our workshops to meet your curriculum/age/PD requirements.

Family Events

In response to the level of interest in our recent family events we have decided to continue to offer these opportunities as either weekend/school holiday events. These workshops will be held on Country in line with our place-based, on Kaurna land approach.

Please express your interest by adding your email below. Up and coming events will be announced here on our website and on our Facebook page.

Professional Development

We see our role as to raise community understanding of what it really means to be ‘on
Kaurna land’ by enabling people to experience the Culture, language, and history of their
local First Nations people.

To experience one of our workshops on-Country is a powerful experience however we can also tailor an event to suit your workplace requirements/location/time/budget

Drew Vincent Kilner
I am a Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri man from Aldinga beach where I love to fish, walk in the bush, and do anything that connects me to my Culture. I am continually broadening my involvement in Kaurna Cultural events, practices and new enterprises, and this has become the focus of my life. Some of the things I ...
Liesl von der Borch
Liesl von der Borch is an early childhood educator passionate about place-based pedagogy and advocating for children’s awareness of the First Nations language group, history, and Culture of where they live. She regards this as crucial to the future of ‘truth telling’ and reconciliation. To this ...