How can nature-based learning strengthen wellbeing and engagement in science?
on 15/09/2025
When we take learning outdoors, we don’t step away from the curriculum, we step into it. Nature creates the conditions where engagement and wellbeing thrive, and where students practise the habits of science; noticing, questioning, testing, recording, and reflecting. At Seacliff Primary School, an eight-week Thriving Learners pilot supported by...
SAHMRI Healthier Futures Breakfast - Making Healthier Brains
on 12/09/2025
Wednesday 1 October 2025 7:00am – 9:00am SAHMRI Auditorium, North Terrace, Adelaide From infancy to older age, our brains develop and change, and sometimes go wrong. Join world-leading SAHMRI researchers Executive Director Professor Maria Makrides, Professor Cedric Bardy and Dr Fiona Bright as they reveal groundbreaking insights into brain development....
South Australian Space School – December 2025
on 10/09/2025
Applications close Friday 26 September The Centre for Australian Space Education (CASE) invites applications from Year 10 students across South Australia for the four-day residential South Australian Space School, taking place from 10–13 December 2025 (Week 9, Term 4). Now in its 28th year, this long-running program is highly regarded...
Beyond Green: Exploring the Science of Nature-Based Wellbeing
on 08/09/2025
by Emma Beukema Our increasing reliance on technology, combined with a global trend toward urban living, means many of us are spending less time outdoors. Where once looking at the stars was part of every human’s nightly routine, for many people nature is experienced more through screens than through senses....
Zoo STEAM Teach: Learn to teach STEAM meaningfully at Adelaide Zoo
on 04/09/2025
Wild Creations Date: Thursday 18 September Location: Online Duration: 2 hours (3:45 pm – 5:45pm) Price: $15 Non-Department Teacher, $10 Department Teacher or pre-service teacher Unlock the power of nature to inspire creative expression in students. This session offered online after popular demand focuses on using natural surroundings as a...