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Welcome to Little Scientists. Our mission is to champion inquiry-based STEM education for all children aged 0-8 years across Australia. We do this by training early childhood educators and early primary teachers in early STEM teaching skills at our hands-on and evidence-based workshops.
Little Scientists is Australia’s leading provider of early STEM professional development, proudly not-for-profit, and supported by the Australian Government. Sign up to our newsletter below to join our community!
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📚 Free STEM resources: Access early STEM activity ideas, experiments, and resources to implement with childen 0-8 years.
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Professional development
In-Person Workshops
Each of Little Scientists’ workshops pair a STEM and pedagogical topic, for example “Optics & Inquiry Projects”. There are 10 in-person workshop topics to choose from! Workshops are evidence-based and have been favourably evaluated by Charles Sturt University in two multi-year studies. Browse our upcoming workshops or enquire about an in-service workshop.
Online Workshops
Each of our Online Workshops dive into a captivating STEM subject — like “Transforming Food Scraps with Early STEM Education” — and provide educators with rich theory, pedagogy, and practical ideas to embed into their practice. Browse our Online Workshops.
Online STEM Hours
Little Scientists hosts online discussions with experts who connect their field of expertise to STEM and early childhood education. STEM Hours are thought-provoking, inspiring, and build on educators’ theoretical and pedagogical knowledge. Browse our online STEM Hours.
Free STEM Resources
Little Scientists regularly publishes early STEM teaching resources and experiments. For example, check out these pirate-inspired STEM activities or forensic science activities. Browse our full resource library.