Speaking as someone who grew up in the late 90s where eating disorders were glorified and we all ate diet foods, I’ve absorbed a lot of unhelpful ideas about how my body should look and about the foods I should and shouldn’t be eating.
Madhavi Nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia gives us body image 101 for parents! She runs us through some tips on how we can encourage our kids to have a positive body image and some things we can do ourselves to help along the way.
The Department for Education South Australia has announced a $28.8 million investment to appoint an Autism Inclusion Teacher in every public primary school (including reception to year 12 schools) from 2023.
Westminster School have completed the latest stage of their stunning $40 million Campus Masterplan, with the opening of the Forder Centre, offering both day and boarding students a range of resources and social spaces.
Join the Westminster community at their upcoming Open Day on Thursday 3 November. Westminster offers a spacious campus, extensive subject choices to Year 12, over 200 sporting teams, activity clubs and ensembles, outstanding wellbeing programs and teachers who are leaders in their field.
Have you ever walked out of a therapy appointment with your child feeling a little overwhelmed and unsure where to begin?
Loreto College have announced the return of Loreto springART for 2022. The curated exhibition of established and emerging artists has become one of South Australia’s most high profile local art events.
Concussion is a functional disturbance to the brain that has a large variety of signs and symptoms, some subtle, some not so subtle. Some of the not so subtle signs include being knocked out, having a seizure or being off balance when trying to get up and play on. The subtle clues are where parents make a huge difference.
The Hills Montessori School has been operating in the Adelaide Hills for over forty years, fostering the curiosity of children in their educational programs. Located in a bush setting with two campuses – the primary campus in Aldgate and middle school campus in Stirling. The Hills Montessori School offers an education based on the Montessori philosophy of respect for self, others and the environment by fostering a love of learning and commitment to community.
The Things That Matter 3 is the latest report to be released by SA Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly. It is the third in the series and examines the findings from the Commissioner’s ‘Tell Helen’ Student Voice Postcard initiative, which surveys South Australian children aged 8 to 12 years on an annual basis.
Get your backpacks ready and your lunchboxes packed, enrolment for mid year intake for preschool is now open!
Significant investment has been committed to continually improve learning environments in schools across SA. Take a look at some of the major school upgrades completed, underway or scheduled for commencement this year.
When our children are young, exposing them to a variety of opportunities helps them learn what interests and inspires them.
The process of creating and making art is natural to children, as they engage all their senses to explore the world around them. The arts enable children to use their whole bodies for learning and create endless opportunities for imagining and creating.
Over the past few decades, we have been asking about the most influential factors that make a difference in your child’s learning. The greatest in-school factor is the expertise of the teacher – their passion, their ways of evaluative thinking, their expectations, and their understanding of what it means to learn.