Creativity

Drawing pictures is great for children’s development – here’s how parents can help

Richard Jolley, Staffordshire University and Sarah Rose, Staffordshire University When the weather’s bad and there’s no prospect of a trip to the park, we might well reach for crayons, pencils and paper as a way to keep our children entertained. But drawing is much more than a fun activity. It has wide-ranging benefits for children’s [...]

By |2023-10-30T13:02:47+11:00October 19th, 2023|Categories: Creativity|Tags: |0 Comments

Set ground rules, get them outside and do things together: how to navigate school holidays with high school kids

Sarah Jefferson, Edith Cowan University School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school. The holiday program arrangements that once enabled parents to juggle work commitments may no longer be suitable or even available. You may find your child is at home largely unattended for two or three weeks. This can put [...]

By |2023-09-12T13:11:54+10:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: Creativity|Tags: |0 Comments

Summer holiday science: three experiments to try with kids at home

Stephen Ashworth, University of East Anglia The school summer holidays are in full swing. If you’re a parent, you may be getting tired of hearing “I’m bored!” echoing through your home – especially on rainy days when everyone’s stuck inside. But pretty much every kitchen can double as a chemistry set. Here are some experiments [...]

By |2023-09-12T12:50:27+10:00September 12th, 2023|Categories: Creativity|Tags: |0 Comments

Neurodiversity and Learning Strengths – Gifted students

The most recent research on brains & learning shows that we all have different patterns of processing information. This confers upon the human race a great advantage, in that collectively we are smart in different ways. Some people are more ‘neurotypical’ while others think in vastly different ways. This means that we need to focus [...]

By |2023-08-02T10:41:40+10:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Creativity, Education, Learning, Social and Emotional Learning|Tags: |0 Comments

Holiday help! An art expert suggests screen-free things to do in every room of the house

Naomi Zouwer, University of Canberra School holidays can feel like a marathon if all the kids want to do is watch TV, play Minecraft or repeatedly ask you for the iPad. There are lots of things you can do inside the house that do not involve a screen. And will help ward off any whines [...]

By |2023-04-13T11:03:26+10:00April 11th, 2023|Categories: Creativity|Tags: |0 Comments

Building intercultural engagement through music

Dr Alexander Crooke, Professor Jane Davidson and Trisnasari Fraser On 30 January 2023, the Australian Government launched its much-awaited cultural policy, Revive, which aims to support and enhance the role of arts and culture in our society.This is welcome after years of neglect and in the wake of the crisis experienced in the creative and [...]

By |2023-02-16T17:08:07+11:00February 16th, 2023|Categories: Creativity|Tags: |0 Comments

Parents, you don’t always need to entertain your kids – boredom is good for them

Most Australian children are stuck at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They need to find ways to socialise, do their school work, exercise and entertain themselves. It’s not surprising parents may be hearing “I’m bored” a lot more than before. People hate being bored. So much so that in one study, one-quarter of [...]

By |2020-05-25T12:17:52+10:00May 25th, 2020|Categories: Creativity, Education|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Before you let your child quit music lessons, try these 5 things

The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows children are mostly likely to start studying music between the ages of nine and 11. Researchers in a 2009 UK study suggested the dramatic drop in music tuition after age 11 was linked to children starting high school. The study also revealed the main reasons for children ending music [...]

Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool

The transition from preschool to school is a big deal for many children and parents. Over the next few weeks, many preschoolers will take part in a transition program, designed by their teachers, to prepare them for school. They’ll meet their foundation teachers, spend some time in a classroom and hopefully make some new friends. [...]

By |2019-11-18T11:30:33+11:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Creativity, Education|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Student Wellbeing Program A Review

Generation Next ‘s first Student and Youth Wellbeing Program of 2019 was a huge success. The beautiful creative confines of the Casula Powerhouse Performing Arts Centre provided a backdrop for a day of wellbeing education. It wasn’t just the excellent students from local schools that got to participate, but also more than ten thousand teens [...]

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