Educate

Loreto College is proud to lead the way as the first all-girls’ school in Australia to introduce a cutting-edge Lumination Learning Lab in their Senior School.

STEM is an area that educators are increasingly focused on when looking for more effective and meaningful ways to connect with and engage students.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) aims to give people living with a disability the funding and supports they need to live their best life. But navigating your way around the NDIS is no easy task! Eilis Melino from SPOT Paediatrics takes us through where to start.

In his brand new book, Barefoot Kids, Scott Pape does all the hard work of teaching your kids how to be money savvy. His books have sold millions of copies and counting … and now he’s written a guidebook you can hand straight to primary school-aged kids.

Newly designed education spaces feature a plethora of room names other than ‘classroom.’ Why? The answer is a little deeper than you may first think.

Sport is good for children. It’s good for adults too, but good life habits can and should start early. It’s great for mental health, encouraging good social networks and hopefully setting up good habits for life. But sometimes injuries do happen. Here’s what to do when things go wrong.

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC), results show that South Australian children are behind the national average in terms of development before they even reach school.

The critical question is why? What are we doing, or not doing that others are?

Welcome to Educate issue #4 by KIDDO. The team behind KIDDO has created EDUCATE to put some of the best and brightest opportunities in SA education in the spotlight, so families have access to a comprehensive look at what options there are to choose from when making the big decisions around schooling for our important little (and not so little) people!

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.