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AIFS 2024 Conference - The Sector

AIFS 2024 Conference

AIFS 2024 Conference

Jun 11, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

vic

AIFS 2024 Conference

AIFS 2024 Conference

Jun 11 2024 - Jun 14 2024

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The AIFS Conference is a major event held every 2 years, attracting over 600 key researchers, policy-makers, service providers and practitioners from Australia and internationally.

The main focus of our 2024 Conference is: Families Thriving? Asking big questions. Influencing change.

The aims of the conference are to:

share research
foster conversations on the big challenges and emerging issues
build cross-sector capability to bring about positive change in family wellbeing and reduce gambling harms.

AIFS Conference 2024 will be an experience that showcases important research, is a catalyst for national conversations, and charts a new course for the wellbeing of all kinds of families across Australia.

Learn more or register here.

Latest Events

STEM Hour: Supporting Transitions through Place-Based STEM Learning

When children move between home, early learning, and school, they often face new people and expectations. Children’s confidence in these transitions will depend on whether they feel a strong sense of connection between and belonging in each space — and STEM is a powerful tool to support this.

STEM Hour: Integrating Arts into STEM for Meaningful Exploration

In early childhood, STEM learning builds on children’s prior knowledge, encourages collaboration, and nurtures creative thinking — making it a natural partner to the Arts.

STEM Chemical Reactions Workshop

This workshop explores the fascinating relationship between chemical reactions and language development in early childhood. Come along to learn how to recognise chemistry in children’s everyday lives, find opportunities for age-appropriate chemical exploration, and explore the pedagogy behind language development through STEM inquiry.

STEM Chemical Reactions Workshop

This workshop explores the fascinating relationship between chemical reactions and language development in early childhood. Come along to learn how to recognise chemistry in children’s everyday lives, find opportunities for age-appropriate chemical exploration, and explore the pedagogy behind language development through STEM inquiry.

STEM Water Workshop

Have you ever met a child who was not fascinated by water? From ice blocks to raindrops, children love to explore water. Come along to Little Scientist’s foundational workshop to explore STEM through the vehicle of water and the critical pedagogical topics of co-construction, metacognition, and inquiry-based learning in early education.

AIFS 2024 Conference

AIFS 2024 Conference

Jun 11, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

vic

Latest Events

STEM Hour: Supporting Transitions through Place-Based STEM Learning

When children move between home, early learning, and school, they often face new people and expectations. Children’s confidence in these transitions will depend on whether they feel a strong sense of connection between and belonging in each space — and STEM is a powerful tool to support this.

STEM Hour: Integrating Arts into STEM for Meaningful Exploration

In early childhood, STEM learning builds on children’s prior knowledge, encourages collaboration, and nurtures creative thinking — making it a natural partner to the Arts.

STEM Chemical Reactions Workshop

This workshop explores the fascinating relationship between chemical reactions and language development in early childhood. Come along to learn how to recognise chemistry in children’s everyday lives, find opportunities for age-appropriate chemical exploration, and explore the pedagogy behind language development through STEM inquiry.

AIFS 2024 Conference

Jun 11, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

vic

AIFS 2024 Conference

AIFS 2024 Conference

AIFS 2024 Conference

Jun 11, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

vic

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Have you ever met a child who was not fascinated by water? From ice blocks to raindrops, children love to explore water. Come along to Little Scientist’s foundational workshop to explore STEM through the vehicle of water and the critical pedagogical topics of co-construction, metacognition, and inquiry-based learning in early education.