Get scientific at home this Science Week!
National Science Week 2020 has taken off, erupted and exploded into schools across Australia. Diving deep into the mystery of the seas, this year’s theme is Deep Blue: Innovations in the future of our oceans. Science is an important and highly engaging way to spark interest and passion in children of all ages, abilities and strengths because it is such a varied subject. Science Week is...
Wednesday, 19th August 2020
Read MoreLearning Links welcomes new Patrons
Following a visit to the Learning Links Peakhurst Centre and Preschool in late 2019, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales has become the organisation’s first Patron, jointly with her husband Mr Dennis Wilson. The Governor has expressed her commitment to education and social justice, which are values that...
Tuesday, 30th June 2020
Read MoreHelping children transition back to school and life after lockdown
While some sense of normality has returned to our lives, families are still facing uncertainty day to day. This is especially true for our children. The year has thrown a lot of new challenges at them. They’ve had to manage concerns or anxieties about the COVID-19 situation, adapt to a whole new way of learning,...
Tuesday, 16th June 2020
Read MoreWays to build your child’s vocabulary
By Grace Adams, Speech Pathologist. There are lots of ways to build your child’s vocabulary, and they don’t need to be complicated. Vocabulary refers to the set of words that a child knows. Vocabulary can be split into two types: receptive vocabulary and expressive vocabulary. A child’s receptive vocabulary consists of the words the child...
Wednesday, 12th February 2020
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