{"id":8836,"date":"2026-10-02T09:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montessoriminds.vic.edu.au\/hoppers-crossing\/gallery-2\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:05:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:05:01","slug":"acknowledgment-of-country","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montessoriminds.vic.edu.au\/hoppers-crossing\/acknowledgment-of-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Acknowledgment of Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e8836-e1 m6tg-0 m6tg-1 m6tg-2 m6tg-3 m6tg-4\"><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e8836-e2 m6tg-j m6tg-k m6tg-m m6tg-n\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e8836-e3 m6tg-q\"><div class=\"x-section e8836-e5-v0 m6tg-0 m6tg-1 m6tg-6 m6tg-8\"><div class=\"x-bg\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-upper-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montessoriminds.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MMCK-BG-hero.svg\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e8836-e5-v1 m6tg-j m6tg-l m6tg-m m6tg-p\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e8836-e5-v2 m6tg-q\"><hr class=\"x-line e8836-e5-v3 m6tg-s m6tg-u\"\/><div class=\"x-grid x-container max width e8836-e5-v4 m6tg-2e m6tg-2f m6tg-2g m6tg-2h\"><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e5-v5 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2n\"><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e5-v6 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2o m6tg-2p m6tg-c m6tg-d x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect-provider=\"colors particles effects\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;,&quot;animationEnter&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animationExit&quot;:&quot;flipOutY&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-div e8836-e5-v8 m6tg-10 m6tg-11 m6tg-16 m6tg-17 m6tg-18 photo-mm-media\"><span class=\"x-image e8836-e5-v9 m6tg-2s m6tg-2u m6tg-e m6tg-f\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;animationAlt&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montessoriminds.vic.edu.au\/hoppers-crossing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/150-years-Logo-Maria-Montessori.jpg\" width=\"391\" height=\"273\" alt=\"150 years Logo Maria Montessori\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e5-v11 m6tg-2m m6tg-2q\"><hr class=\"x-line x-hide-lg x-hide-md x-hide-xl e8836-e5-v12 m6tg-s m6tg-v\"\/><div class=\"x-div e8836-e5-v13 m6tg-x m6tg-y m6tg-z m6tg-10 m6tg-11 m6tg-12 m6tg-13 m6tg-14 m6tg-15 m6tg-16 m6tg-17\"><i class=\"x-icon e8836-e5-v14 m6tg-1f m6tg-1g m6tg-b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-o=\"&#xf715;\"><\/i><i class=\"x-icon e8836-e5-v15 m6tg-1g m6tg-1h m6tg-1i m6tg-b\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-o=\"&#xf715;\"><\/i><a href=\"#\" class=\"x-text x-text-headline e8836-e5-v16 m6tg-1m m6tg-1n m6tg-1o m6tg-1p\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Hoppers Crossing<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><div style=\"--tco-dc6tg-1:clamp(2rem, 6vw, 2.5rem);\" class=\"x-text x-content e8836-e5-v17 m6tg-1t m6tg-1u m6tg-1v m6tg-1x m6tg-1y m6tg-1z m6tg-25\"><h1 style=\"font-family:'Cormorant Garamond'; color: #000000;\">Acknowledgment of Country<\/h1><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e8836-e5-v18 m6tg-s m6tg-t\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e8836-e5-v19 m6tg-1t m6tg-1u m6tg-1v m6tg-1z m6tg-20 m6tg-21\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Montessori Minds Hoppers Crossing would like to thank the Traditional Owners, the Bunurong people, for sharing the Land on which we stand.\n\nWe pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging We promise to take care and look after the land, the animals, the trees, the soil and the people too.\n<h3><strong>Hello land, hello sky, hello me and hello friends.<\/strong><\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e5-v20 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2n\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e8836-e22 m6tg-0 m6tg-3 m6tg-4 m6tg-a\"><div class=\"x-grid x-container max width e8836-e23 m6tg-2f m6tg-2h m6tg-2i m6tg-2j\"><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e24 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2n\"><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e25 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2n\"><div class=\"x-grid x-container max width e8836-e26 m6tg-2f m6tg-2g m6tg-2i m6tg-2k\"><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e27 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2n m6tg-2o m6tg-2r\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e8836-e28 m6tg-1t m6tg-1u m6tg-1y m6tg-24 m6tg-28 m6tg-29 m6tg-2a\"><span class=\"logocolor\">\u2014<\/span> <span>Come and see it in person<\/span> <span class=\"logocolor\">\u2014<\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e8836-e29 m6tg-1m m6tg-1n m6tg-1r m6tg-1s\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h3 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Experience our curriculum <em class=\"logocolor\">in action<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"x-line e8836-e31 m6tg-s m6tg-v\"\/><div class=\"x-text x-content e8836-e32 m6tg-1t m6tg-1u m6tg-1y m6tg-1z m6tg-27 m6tg-28 m6tg-2c m6tg-2d\">The best way to understand our approach is to step inside and see it for yourself. We warmly invite you to visit Montessori Minds and watch children at work in their prepared environment.<\/div><hr class=\"x-line e8836-e33 m6tg-s m6tg-w\"\/><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button has-graphic e8836-e34 m6tg-2y m6tg-e m6tg-i\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"\/hoppers-crossing\/enquire-admission\/\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;durationBase&quot;:&quot;300ms&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><span class=\"x-graphic\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-primary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf105;\"><\/i><i class=\"x-icon x-graphic-child x-graphic-icon x-graphic-secondary\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-l=\"&#xf178;\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Enquire Admission<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e8836-e35 m6tg-2l m6tg-2m m6tg-2n\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoppers Crossing Acknowledgment of CountryMontessori Minds Hoppers Crossing would like to thank the Traditional Owners, the Bunurong people, for sharing the Land on which we stand. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging We promise to take care and look after the land, the animals, the trees, the soil and the people too. 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