Climate change challenges – Raising environmentally conscious children
Heike presents a positive approach to getting children involved in tackling climate change by empowering them to take action without making them feel anxious about the future.
Below we share our thoughts on pedagogy and inquiry-based STEM learning. Join us in investigating questions like: How can I provide good mathematical learning when my own experience of the subject in school was so negative? Or how does STEM help to grow children’s self-confidence?
If you are interested in more in-depth discussions of a variety of topics relating to early childhood education, have a look at our upcoming STEM Hour webinars.
Heike presents a positive approach to getting children involved in tackling climate change by empowering them to take action without making them feel anxious about the future.
How can self-awareness contribute to overcoming gender bias in early childhood and work towards achieving gender parity in university subject selection? Find out what you can do.
Heike reflects on entering philosophical inquiry with children. Engaging children in ethical conversations equips them with essential life skills such as critical thinking.
Have you considered getting your service involved with bees? In this interview, a beekeeper explains how to provide a bee-friendly environment and to protect bees at the same time.
Satellites not only satisfy our curiosity about the universe but also serve very practical purposes. Can you think of times when you felt grateful for the help of satellites?
Half of our workshop participants have negative associations with this STEM subject. How are we supposed to kindle the children’s joy of mathematics if we are terrified of it?
Impactful early experiences help create lifelong personal values. Cleaning your local stream or building a water purification system could ignite children’s passion for sustainability.
Sit down comfortably with the children and ask everyone to close their eyes. What can they hear? You will be surprised how many sounds the children notice when everybody is quiet.
It is important that children can recognise online security risks and develop a skill set to protect their privacy. You can help them understand the basics of protecting information.