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Word on the Street with Helen Connolly: Noticing your child’s career interests early

Commissioner for children & young people, Helen Connolly, has been asking South Australian children aged 8 – 12 years to respond to four key questions about their lives. One of these relates to what job they would like to do ‘when they grow up’. Helen tells us about their responses and how they reveal more needs to be done to balance some old gender biases, but also that they’re already thinking about what career will suit them best.

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Bilingual Education – French language: a passport to learning for Highgate School & Unley High School students

Considering a bilingual education for your child opens international accessibility for further education and career pathways. Starting in 2017, Highgate Primary was the first local school to deliver the French Bilingual Binational Program (FBBP) with its unique harmonisation and integration with both Australian and French curriculums. We find out more about the program and how it benefits students!

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How Dads Can Get Kids Reading

When Children’s Author Adrian Beck was a boy he discovered his inner-bookworm thanks to his mother and grandfather. These days, he happily plays this role for his daughters, because often kids just need a little nudge in the right direction to discover their own love of reading. We asked Adrian to give us his top tips for dads to encourage a love of reading in their kiddos!

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Discover Westminster School

On Friday 10 September, families are welcomed to tour Westminster to discover their new facilities, the broad range of academic subject choices and co-curricular activities, as well as find out more about the School’s comprehensive student wellbeing programs.

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KIDDO CHATS: Empowering young kids & teaching self acceptance with Scott Stuart

Scott Stuart is an Aussie dad and best-selling children’s book author who is committed to creating content that empowers young kids. In fact, his messages about self-acceptance have been seen over 100 million times on social media. We chat with Scott about that viral picture of him and his son in matching Elsa costumes, and he gets really honest about his own journey and experiences… plus shares some great tips along the way!

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Nature Festival – FULL program of events!

Nature Festival is returning to South Australia from the 25th of September to the 4th of October and we cant wait for Spring to be sprung so we can get amongst it! The full program of events has been released and we have some of the highlights, including an expansive array of talks, exhibitions, nature walks, workshops, bird watching and nature poetry.

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MEET: Wai Chim, Australian Survivor Contestant and Children’s Book Author

This year’s Australian Survivor cohort is one of the most accomplished yet, but at KIDDO HQ we’ve been particularly taken with Wai Chim, who happens to be an acclaimed award-winning author of six children’s and young adult books! We chat with Wai about how being an author has played into her game strategies on Australian Survivor and how her experience on the show may end up on the pages of a new children’s book.

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21 costume ideas for book week 2021

Book Week 2021 Costume Ideas: Well, another Book Week is bearing down on us, with the official date for Book Week 2021 mere weeks away, on August 21-August 27. We’ve got 21 Book Week costume ideas for 2021!

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