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Interviews with leaders in early childhood education, play space design, discovery and science centres and all things STEAM, about how play and curiosity can inspire the next generation of leaders and innovators. Curiosity Built the Boilerhouse documents the creation of the Boilerhouse Discovery Space, an immersive childhood discovery space being built at the University of New England, in regional NSW, Australia. If you are interested in science communication, early childhood education, science centres, and discovery spaces, then this podcast is for you!
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Dr Sue Elliott is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New England and specialises in studying early childhood education practices. In this interview we talk about how education is embracing practices like nature-play and play-based learning. This represents a shift away from previous tendencies to “cotton-wool” kids and protect them from any and all risks. Research is showing that the desire to protect kids from experiencing risk may be doing more harm than good in the long run.
Find out more about the Boilerhouse Discovery Space
Music: ‘Phat in the Flat’ by Podington Bear (Used under licence - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0)
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Curiosity Built the Boilerhouse follows the journey of a decommissioned industrial building in regional Australia being rebuilt into a children's discovery space. Each episode features an interview with experts in education, STEAM, play-based learning, architecture, design and more! If you are interested in early childhood education, play space design, science centres and children's museums then this is the podcast for you!
This podcast is brought to you by the University of New England
Find out more about the Boilerhouse Discovery Space
Music: ‘Phat in the Flat’ by Podington Bear (Used under licence - Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0)