Looking for a school holiday adventure? Take the kids on a city sculpture walk
Melbourne has over 150 pieces of public art, a ready-made resource to educate and inspire children. Diane Bourke and her grandsons have been exploring, and the result is a nine-stop Sculpture Walk.
‘I knew there’d be controversy, that people would be angry.’
John Marsden's challenging new book, The Art of Growing Up, has divided opinion. In this interview with The Parents' Website, he explains his views.
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The Music Box, by Sienna Boorer
The Short Story Competition run as part of our Arts Learning Festival showcased the creative talents of Victorian students. We’ve asked winners to record their stories. This is The Music Box, by Sienna Boorer, in Year 7 at the Alice Miller School, who won the years 7-8 category.
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Der Cellospieler (The Cello Player), by Nathaniel Jackson
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Big Ideas for Small Readers: Kids’ Book of the Year winners
Contemporary social issues are explored by many winners of the Children's Book Council of Australia 2019 Book of the Year Awards.
Want your kids to reach their goals? Motivate them to practice hard things
New research shows that by teaching our children to practice the right way, they can reach their goals, and become reliable and dependable, writes Maryam Abdullah.