The Every Child Is Special project adopts a family and community development approach to reforming indigenous education by building family and community demand for higher expectation teaching and learning. This is achieved by engaging families in cultural transmission and education activities that support their children’s learning. The project aims to build the capacity of parents and education leaders to take active responsibility for education by providing training and employment opportunities and facilitating local involvement in education decision making.

The ultimate enduring value of this project will be its contribution to improving the life expectancy of Indigenous peoples in Cape York. Improving children’s education outcomes will enable them to achieve their full potential, talent and creativity and have the confidence and capacity for hard work and personal responsibility so that they can orbit between two worlds and enjoy the best of both.