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STEM Mathematics Workshop

Experience the beauty of mathematics unfold in familiar patterns, shapes, and structures and discover the potential of play in the development of mathematical skills. In this hands-on workshop, you will immerse yourself in creative maths experiences, learn to identify opportunities for maths exploration in the everyday, and develop your confidence and enthusiasm for engaging children in this essential topic.

STEM Hour: Drawing as a Tool for Children’s Early STEM Thinking

Encouraging children to document their ideas, observations, and findings is an important stage of inquiry-based STEM learning. In fact, drawing is one of the most accessible and powerful ways for young children to make meaning, represent concepts, and communicate their STEM thinking particularly before they can write.

Skilled migration opportunities for early childhood teachers to teach in Victoria

This free online information session provides early childhood stakeholders with key insights into Victoria’s 2025–26 Skilled Visa Nomination Program, which supports the recruitment of qualified Early Childhood Teachers from overseas.

Responding to the 2024 Australian Early Development Census – building effective connections and partnerships

Following recommendations from various speakers at the AEDC NSW Research Symposium in June 2025, and ongoing stakeholder feedback from the post-2024 data release workshop series, this session will feature a panel of early childhood experts and advocacy organisations exploring the partnerships and societal connections needed to improve developmental outcomes for all children.

Online Workshop: Inquiry-Based STEM Projects Through Educator Experiences

What turns a child’s question into a powerful learning journey? It’s the educator’s ability to notice that spark of curiosity such as a discovery, an observation, or a simple conversation and nurture it into a sustained STEM project.

STEM Acoustics Workshop