Little Scientists is a not-for-profit, professional development program, offering STEM workshops for early childhood educators and teachers, Australia wide.
The workshops aim to promote confidence in recognising STEM learning opportunities and implementing playful, inquiry-based learning experiences in children’s daily lives.
Our workshops are designed with you, the teacher in mind and previous STEM knowledge is not required. They connect theory and practice in an engaging way, whilst also providing you with professional planning materials you can use the very next day.
Develop your confidence in planning and implementing STEM learning in your service.
* STEM: science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Little Scientists workshops are endorsed to provide NESA Registered Professional Development for teachers accredited at Proficiency Teacher level. Each workshop counts as 5 hours and 30 minutes of PD.
Little Scientists Water, Air, Optics and Acoustics workshops are endorsed to provide TQI Registered Professional Development for teachers. Each workshop counts as 5 hours of PD.
Our professional development workshop program provides teachers and educators with a variety of tools and educational concepts to meet a range of requirements of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).
The Little Scientists project is supported and funded by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training through the National Innovation and Science Agenda.
There are 10 hands-on STEM workshop topics to choose from. These include Chemical Reactions, Air, Mathematics, Computer Science, Water, Engineering, Human Body, Optics, Acoustics and Design and Technologies.
Each full-day workshop explores a specific STEM subject and pedagogical technique. They are designed to help you connect theory and practice in an engaging, easy to understand way to provide you with the knowledge needed to confidently implement STEM as part of every-day learning.
After each workshop, you will receive comprehensive topic booklets, discovery cards containing activity suggestions and planning materials.
Collectively, these materials allow you to begin your explorations with the children the very next day.
Visit our workshop page to learn about each topic, view and book dates or to make an in-service inquiry.
Watch the video below to learn how the Little Scientists program helps educators discover and implement STEM as part of everyday learning.
