by Julie Lang | Jan 11, 2018 | After School Programs, Birthday Party, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays
Every child begins their journey through life with an incredible potential: a creative mindset that approaches the world with curiosity, with questions, and with a desire to learn about the world and themselves through Play. However, this mindset is often...
by Julie Lang | Jan 10, 2018 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays
Not long after their 85 year anniversary I’m having a look into how Lego can impact on early learners, the question being; does the creative block assembling game really help with child development? In 1932 did Ole Kirk Kristiansen, a carpenter from Denmark,...
by Julie Lang | Sep 21, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays, STEAM
The skills required by workers in the future will be very different to those of today, a report has predicted, as well as warning education systems need to change to prepare school children for their future. Future workplaces: 41 per cent more time will be spent on...
by Julie Lang | Jun 25, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays
The ultimate gateway to making learning fun, building toys have fast proven themselves a top educational tool for growing minds. The ultimate gateway to making learning fun, building toys have fast proven themselves a top educational tool for growing minds....
by Julie Lang | Jun 25, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Parent Insights, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays, STEAM
STEM activities are so good at helping kids learn problem solving and critical thinking and more. Another reason to get your kids involved in STEM activities is that they help kids learn the five themes of citizenship: honesty, compassion, respect, responsibility and...
by Julie Lang | Jun 14, 2017 | After School Programs, Child Development, Primary Education, Robotics, School Holidays, STEAM
They have to solve a problem on a deadline Using a book filled with complex rules to build a device on a tight deadline forces the kids on the team to conceive and test solutions to get that robot up and running. Even if complex concepts are not clear in the...