St Mary’s College Adelaide is leading the way with their play-based, inquiry learning approach, starting with the building blocks, quite literally, for the absolute youngest in the St Mary’s community.
RESETTING THE BODY CLOCKS OF YOUR KIDDOS: If the summer holidays has resulted in a slip towards later bedtimes and morning sleep ins, now is the time to start adjusting in preparation for school next week!
Tutor Doctor is a one-to-one, in home and online tutoring company that works with students of all age groups, across all subject matter. Find out more about how Tutor Doctor can uncover your child’s unique way of learning.
Launching in Precious Cargo Centres across Adelaide in 2021, Shining Soles is a brand new mobile music, movement and mindfulness program for children aged 2-5 years, designed to integrate music and movement with early literacy and learning!
We hear a lot about STEM. It’s an area that, every year, educators are increasingly focused on when looking for more effective and meaningful ways to connect with and engage students. But what does STEM mean exactly? And what does it look like in a Primary School environment? We chat with Deborah Hansen, the Numeracy and STEM Coach at St Raphael’s School about what STEM means, why it’s important for our kids, and some common approaches for STEM education in the classroom.
Now more than ever the spotlight is on resilience in our children. Madhavi Nawana Parker from Positive Minds Australia takes us through what resilience actually is (and what it ISN’T), what to know before you teach it, and 5 ways to help build resilience in our kids.
To help you through the busy Christmas period full of social events, family celebrations and late nights, Brook Michell from Sensible Sleep has put together a short list of sleep tips so the whole family can enjoy their summer break without sleep suffering too much in the process!
Navigating Schoolies with kids determined to celebrate, have a great time, stay safe and manage alcohol, sex and drugs are hard enough. The additional complexities of the online world must be included in our safety message. With that in mind, here are some tips from Jacqueline Jayne, Security Awareness Advocate APAC at KnowBe4, for the kids staying safe online during Schoolies.
Helen Connolly, Commissioner for Children & Young People, shares insight into why we need to believe our children when they tell us all is not right in their world.
Is your child starting Kindergarten in 2021? Enrolments are open now for the 2021 Goodstart Kindergarten Program, and we have all the info on what to expect if you enrol your kiddo at Goodstart. Did somebody say no packing lunch boxes??
Starting solids is an exciting but confusing milestone for you and your bub! There are so many questions about starting solids, how and when to do it, what foods to offer… Tiny Hearts Education have put together the top 10 tips to make the transition go as smoothly as possible!
As a parent, it’s not unusual to have questions about orthodontic treatment for your kids. We thought we’d do some investigating for you and speak to the lovely team at Transform Orthodontic Care.
Congratulations to Walford Mathematics teacher, Ms Deb Woodard-Knight!! Ms Deb Woodard-Knight, has been crowned Australia’s Most Outstanding Mathematics Teacher by the Australian Mathematical Science Institute. At a ceremony in Melbourne last Friday Deb was presented the Award which “recognises an exemplary and innovative teacher who has been instrumental in encouraging students to continue with their study of Mathematics.” Deb has taught at Walford for the past two years predominantly teaching girls in Year 11 and 12, in both SACE and IB courses. Deb is absolutely passionate about encouraging girls to continue to pursue Specialist Mathematics at school and beyond to university. She engages and inspires her students and shows them how Mathematics is related to the real world. She mentioned today in conversation with me, that Mathematics encourages the ability for critical thinking and it is the basis of so many careers that our girls will want to follow. Deb provides sound advice with respect to appropriate future courses of study and pathways and this has opened up more options for our students in taking STEM related university courses. In addition to teaching at senior mathematics level Deb has been instrumental in introducing MathsCraft to Years 5 and 6 at Walford. Deb’s philosophy is that the development of problem-solving strategies at an early age sets up students for success in Mathematics and in life generally, building students’ resilience and risk taking. Deb lives and breathes Mathematics 24-7, such is her genuine love of her subject. In her own special way she adds humour in her explanations and every day she wears Maths inspired t-shirts, shoes, socks and brooches much to the fascination of her students. Deb scooped the pool with Awards as she was also distinguished with another honour, the Excellence in Teaching Award, for a teacher who is “an engaging and passionate communicator of Mathematics who inspires students to see the beauty and importance of Mathematics.” Rebecca Clarke, Principal The students, staff and colleagues are very proud of the well-deserved recognition that Deb has received on the national stage. Her enthusiasm for teaching and her much-loved subject of Mathematics is contagious! I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our staff at Walford for their dedication, said Rebecca ClarkePrincipal For more information head to WALFORD Located at 316 Unley Road Hyde Park
How do you pick the right childcare centre for your child? It truly can be one of the toughest decisions you have to make because let’s be honest, leaving your children with qualified strangers is a bizarre concept. Chelsea Oliver takes us through some of the questions we should ask ourselves, and the centre, when trying to choose the right child care for our kiddos.
The more we raise awareness, open the dialogue and break the stigma surrounding infertility, the more support family and friends can provide. Infertility is all-consuming and not something you need to go through alone. We talk to fertility coach, Ceci Jeffries, about how to support someone going through a fertility struggle.