Tag Archive for: education

Want Your Kids to Do Well in School? Send Them to Church First!

By: City Bible Forum

For most of this year, my wife and I have been agonising over whether to send our first born, nearly 4-year-old son, to a public or an independent religious school. Read more

How Schools are Designing Classrooms for the Future

By: Michael McQueen

The 20th century model of learning has well and truly had its day. Time spent memorising, cramming, and silently listening to teachers lecturing is wasted in an age of accessible information and collaboration.  Read more

$1 Billion Upgrade: A Plan for Australia’s Digital Workforce

By: Michael Crooks

Among everything the pandemic has taught the world is the importance of digital technology in everyday life.
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Mum Turns Her Kids’ Questions Into Award-Winning Education Series

By: Laura Bennett

Australia has one of the most unique and beautiful botanical environments in the world. We’re home to species you don’t find anywhere else, and we have a love-hate relationship with the fire that can both feed its renewal and be horribly destructive. Read more

“Teach Them Early”: An Expert’s Guide to Kids and Money

By: Michael Crooks

Growing up in Gunnedah, NSW, Vanessa Stoykov was taught you had to work hard for your money. Read more

Finding Hope: A Young Man Improving Lives Through Science Textbooks

By: Georgia Free

Corey Tutt lives and breathes his passion for science. A proud Indigenous man, 29-year-old Corey has worked among animals since he was 16 – as a zookeeper, alpaca shearer and an animal technician. He’s also the founder of Deadly Science – an initiative which has seen 16,000 science books sent to remote Indigenous schools across Australia. Read more

Can Racism Be Stopped in the Schoolyard? A New Doco is About to Find Out

By: Sam Robinson

Australia is a diverse country, but how accepting are we of each other? A new ABC documentary series is observing a pilot program designed to change the conversation about race in a south-western Sydney primary school. Read more

“Whole-Of-Life” Approach Needed to Prevent Violence Against Women, Says Report

By: Amy Cheng

Addressing sexual harassment and violence against women should take place over one’s lifespan, a new report has found. Read more

How Augmented Reality Is Becoming an Everyday Reality for Today’s Students

By: Michael McQueen

The importance of technology in education is becoming increasingly undeniable in schools around the globe. Read more

Closing the Gap: Australia’s First Indigenous College Set for Sydney

By: Michael Crooks

Australia’s first Indigenous residential college is on the way. Read more