Checklist: Going Back To Work After Kids?
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27 January, 2021
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Shaping children’s engagement with technology in the classroom
There is no doubt about it, writes Rebecca Burley, COVID-19 has impacted the way that all of us interact and use technology in our day to day lives. It’s the same in the classroom. While innovation in technology has shaped learning for years, just a few...
20 January, 2021
Exhausted by 2020? Here are 5 ways to recover and feel more rested throughout 2021
For most of us, writes Peter A. Heslin, 2020 was an exhausting year. The COVID-19 pandemic heralded draining physical health concerns, social isolation, job dislocation, uncertainty about the future and related mental health issues. Although some of us have enjoyed changes such as less commuting,...
19 January, 2021
5 ways parents can remain connected and survive the transition to high-school!
Kylie Layton looks at how parents can remain connected to their children in a meaningful way amidst all the change and challenges that comes with puberty and the transition to high-school. It can help to have a loose plan of attack based on a few simple...
19 January, 2021
4 Tips to help parents if Coronavirus has disrupted their child’s first year of school.
Will that set them back? asks Elizabeth Rouse, Students in the first year of school to Year 10 have been learning remotely and it’s estimated first-year students in Victoria in areas that have been under lockdown for some time have missed around 12 weeks of classroom...
19 January, 2021
5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode
5 tips to help ease your child back into school mode after the holidays Most children in Australia are going back to school this week or next. Children experience a mix of emotions when it comes to going to school. The holidays will likely disrupt usual school...
19 January, 2021
8 tips to provide a positive start for your kindergarten child
Wondering if your child is ready to start their early childhood education journey in a kindergarten program? We asked Deputy Principal - Head of Junior School, Mr Chris Lawson, at Yarra Valley Grammar (Early Learning to Year...
19 January, 2021
Movie Review: Dreambuilders
Minna is fascinated by this backstage dream world and realises that she can actually influence how people think in the real world by manipulating what happens in their dreams. Whilst this starts off as a bit of fun, when Minna decides to try and change...
19 January, 2021
Movie Review: The Elfkins – Baking a Difference
The legendary Elfkins (Heinzelmännchen) of Cologne were gnomes secretly helping craftsmen at night until they were ousted by a tailor's malevolent wife 200 years ago. This is the story of their return. Reviewed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) Full review see:...
18 January, 2021