The Little Scientists Early STEM Award 2020 celebrates Early Childhood Educators’ commitment and dedication to Early STEM education and inquiry-based learning. The award was open to all Early Childhood Services throughout Australia.
Australian Early STEM education is thriving and we are proud to be at the forefront – delivering quality professional development for early childhood professionals.
Bambou Early Learning Centre
Glen Waverley VIC
Maroubra Junction Early Education Centre
Nido Early School
Kensington Park
Concordia Lutheran College Hume Street Kindergarten
Professor Lynn Corcoran Early Learning Centre (FROEBEL)
Bagdad Education and Care
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Yirrkala Preschool
We were delighted with the excitement and determination of this team of rocket engineers, storytellers, artists and researchers, whose inventions will revolutionise what humans can do in space.
We loved to see what can happen when children are given space and time to follow their own questions as this group took the lead in their mission to innovate nutrition in space.
We got a buzz out of the children’s joy in discovering the wonders of the natural world, using all their senses while exploring many different aspects of the life of bees.
We enjoyed imagining life in one of the amazing futuristic cities with extra features designed to protect us from extraterrestrial climates while providing all the creature comforts we are accustomed to on Earth.
The thoughtful approach to germs during these uncertain times and the children’s infectious enthusiasm for research made this project stand out for us as it followed the children’s interests, prior knowledge and abilities.
We were over the Moon to be taken on a journey to the Goldilocks zone with some surprising turns, touching on many STEM areas and involving many joyful experiences along the way.
Impressed with these bush researchers’ thirst for knowledge, we enjoyed being part of their nature adventures, looking into innovative ways to preserve koala habitat.
We were grateful to get a glimpse of the Yolngu way of life through a project that saw children exploring shapes and materials to construct shelters built on community, tradition and the environment.
