Educate

Year 11 and 12 are big ones on the academic calendar. Madhavi from Positive Minds Australia gives us some tips on how to make the ride a little smoother for the whole family.

Messy play (also known as sensory play) fosters various types of skills in children while stimulating their imagination, independence and curiosity. This type of activity is confidence-building, as there is no right or wrong way to do it! We find out more about how to engage our kids in messy play with Michelle from Choose Play.

The Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program is back and they’re offering $1 million to primary schools and early learning centres all over Australia.

The teen brain can certainly feel like a mystery – what exactly is going on inside the head of your now not so little one? Neuroscience is shedding light on this, thanks in large part to advances in neuroimaging techniques. Find out more.

A collaborative approach to bilingual learning in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in South Australia’s north-west has been warmly embraced by schools and the local Aṉangu community.

For children to want to protect the environment, they must first love and appreciate it; and for children to love and appreciate the environment, they need to get their hands and feet stuck in it!

In the last issue of EDUCATE, we touched on high school grounds and the provisions for play, or lack thereof. The subject piqued some interest, so we thought we’d delve into this space a little deeper, although we ourselves are learning on the go.

The oldest continuously running school for girls in South Australia, St Mary’s College Adelaide, was established on 2 February 1869, following the arrival in Adelaide from Dublin, Ireland, of seven Dominican Sisters.

Set your kiddo up for success by starting them in preschool this July. Children who turn 4 years old between 1 May and 31 October can now enrol to start preschool in term 3 of 2023.

Getting the perfect fit is important for school shoes, as it promotes the healthy development of feet, helps to protect your children’s growing feet and legs, and allows them to be comfortable, happy and active during their day. Give your kids the best opportunity to hop, skip and jump into 2023 with this podiatrist’s guide to finding the perfect fit for your children’s shoes.

How to know if your little one might need glasses: Back-to-school eye checks are on the agenda before the school year commences!

Teacher and counsellor Mark Le Messurier has taken us through how parents can model and build foundations of consistency and persistence with our children.