Early Start Discovery Space
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Weekday creARTivity Programs | Monday - Friday 9:30-11:30am Mon – 29 April – Fri 10 May Elmer Art - Join us as we celebrate our favourite Patchwork friend, ‘Elmer the
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Weekday creARTivity Programs | Monday – Friday 9:30-11:30am
Mon – 29 April – Fri 10 May
Elmer Art – Join us as we celebrate our favourite Patchwork friend, ‘Elmer the Patchwork Elephant’ – Make your own patchwork artwork out of colourful squares, spray them with water and watch the magic happen!
Mon 13 May – Fri 17 May
Mark Making – Inspired by the work of Bronwyn Bancroft, proud Bundjalung Woman and Artist, experiment with mark making using paint, sponges, rollers and tools to make your own patterned artwork, and help us make a collaborative community artwork inspired by Bronwyn’s work!
Mon 20 May – Fri 31 May
Bowerbird Blues – Have you ever seen a Bowerbird Bower? Join us in CreARTivity and watch a Bowerbird build a bower & then make your own! Bowerbirds LOVE the colour blue and are experts at finding all things blue to decorate their bower – feel free to bring in anything blue – wool, bottle tops – to add to your artwork!
Mon 3 June – Fri 7 June
Mark Making – Inspired by the work of Bronwyn Bancroft, proud Bundjalung Woman and Artist, experiment with mark making using paint, sponges, rollers and tools to make your own patterned artwork, and help us make a collaborative community artwork inspired by Bronwyn’s work!
Tues 11 June – Fri 21 June
Celebrating World Ocean Day: Our Blue – Help us celebrate World Ocean Day and create a community memory map of all the blue places near & dear to us – rivers, creeks, coast or lakes – add your favourite memories & share ways you can protect and care for your special blue place!
Mon 24 June – Fri 5 July
Join us as we celebrate NAIDOC Week – Zoom in on our amazing native flora – use digital microscopes and magnifying glasses to take a close-up look at native flowers & leaves – record your observations using charcoal & beautiful water colour washes as we celebrate and care for Country.
Weekend creARTivity Programs | Saturday & Sunday 9:30-11:30am/1:00-3:00pm
Weekend Art – Join us for open-ended artmaking as we draw, construct, and mold!
Time
April 29 (Monday) 9.30am - July 5 (Friday) 11.30am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PROGRAMS FREE, AFTER ENTRY PAID
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Weekday creARTivity | 22 July to 16 August | 9:30am - 11:30am Visit CreARTivity between Monday and Friday as we listen to sounds on Country from Bundanon. The arts experiences
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Weekday creARTivity | 22 July to 16 August | 9:30am – 11:30am
Visit CreARTivity between Monday and Friday as we listen to sounds on Country from Bundanon. The arts experiences you and your child will participate in during this period at the Discovery Space are inspired by Bundanon’s current museum season Wilder Times: Arthur Boyd and the Mid 1980’s Landscape and informed by our collaboration with the Bundanon learning team!
Can you hear the wind, frogs and bubbling water?
Use vibrant gouache paints, soft chalk pastels & water to create your own artwork responding to sound!
Time
July 22 (Monday) - August 16 (Friday)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PARTICIPATION FREE AFTER ENTRY PAID
Bookings
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Arthur Boyd, Starry Night - Shoalhaven River, 1984, oil on canvas, 182.5 x 152.3 cm. Commissioned in 1984. Gift of Lewis Construction. Art Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne. Join us from
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Arthur Boyd, Starry Night – Shoalhaven River, 1984, oil on canvas, 182.5 x 152.3 cm. Commissioned in 1984. Gift of Lewis Construction. Art Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne.
Join us from 22 July to August 16 where ‘The Pod’ experience will be brought to life with captivating digital content as part of our exciting collaboration with Bundanon on place-based arts experiences. Immerse yourself in images and sounds, exploring your response to landscapes through hands-on play opportunities with loose parts!
Where: The Pod Experience
When: Daily from 22 July to August 16
Time
July 22 (Monday) - August 16 (Friday)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PARTICIPATION FREE
Bookings
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Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 22 July, 2024 10am: Support the development of your child's gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and
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Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 22 July, 2024
10am: Support the development of your child’s gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and test our skills on obstacle courses!
Time
July 22 (Monday) 10.00am - September 23 (Monday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children 2 to 10
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 23 July, 2024 10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and
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Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 23 July, 2024
10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and learning of children aged birth to three. Engage in play-based experiences that stimulate the senses, develop body awareness and enrich early literacy skills to support the development of our youngest children.
Time
July 23 (Tuesday) 10.00am - September 24 (Tuesday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 3
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Wondering Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 24 July, 2024 10am: Join our team in this brand new weekly program, as we build a community of storytellers, celebrating the
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Wondering Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 24 July, 2024
10am: Join our team in this brand new weekly program, as we build a community of storytellers, celebrating the joy of listening, talking and sharing.
Time
July 24 (Wednesday) 10.00am - September 25 (Wednesday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Tinkering Thursdays | Starting Thursday 25 July, 2024 10am: Join us as children and their adults will be engaged in play-based, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art
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Tinkering Thursdays | Starting Thursday 25 July, 2024
10am: Join us as children and their adults will be engaged in play-based, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) based experiences.
Time
July 25 (Thursday) 10.00am - September 26 (Thursday) 10.30am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITaugust
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Weekday creARTivity | 22 July to 16 August | 9:30am - 11:30am Visit CreARTivity between Monday and Friday as we listen to sounds on Country from Bundanon. The arts experiences
Event Details
Weekday creARTivity | 22 July to 16 August | 9:30am – 11:30am
Visit CreARTivity between Monday and Friday as we listen to sounds on Country from Bundanon. The arts experiences you and your child will participate in during this period at the Discovery Space are inspired by Bundanon’s current museum season Wilder Times: Arthur Boyd and the Mid 1980’s Landscape and informed by our collaboration with the Bundanon learning team!
Can you hear the wind, frogs and bubbling water?
Use vibrant gouache paints, soft chalk pastels & water to create your own artwork responding to sound!
Time
July 22 (Monday) - August 16 (Friday)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PARTICIPATION FREE AFTER ENTRY PAID
Bookings
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Arthur Boyd, Starry Night - Shoalhaven River, 1984, oil on canvas, 182.5 x 152.3 cm. Commissioned in 1984. Gift of Lewis Construction. Art Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne. Join us from
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Arthur Boyd, Starry Night – Shoalhaven River, 1984, oil on canvas, 182.5 x 152.3 cm. Commissioned in 1984. Gift of Lewis Construction. Art Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne.
Join us from 22 July to August 16 where ‘The Pod’ experience will be brought to life with captivating digital content as part of our exciting collaboration with Bundanon on place-based arts experiences. Immerse yourself in images and sounds, exploring your response to landscapes through hands-on play opportunities with loose parts!
Where: The Pod Experience
When: Daily from 22 July to August 16
Time
July 22 (Monday) - August 16 (Friday)
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PARTICIPATION FREE
Bookings
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Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 22 July, 2024 10am: Support the development of your child's gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and
Event Details
Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 22 July, 2024
10am: Support the development of your child’s gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and test our skills on obstacle courses!
Time
July 22 (Monday) 10.00am - September 23 (Monday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children 2 to 10
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 23 July, 2024 10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and
Event Details
Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 23 July, 2024
10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and learning of children aged birth to three. Engage in play-based experiences that stimulate the senses, develop body awareness and enrich early literacy skills to support the development of our youngest children.
Time
July 23 (Tuesday) 10.00am - September 24 (Tuesday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 3
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Wondering Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 24 July, 2024 10am: Join our team in this brand new weekly program, as we build a community of storytellers, celebrating the
Event Details
Wondering Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 24 July, 2024
10am: Join our team in this brand new weekly program, as we build a community of storytellers, celebrating the joy of listening, talking and sharing.
Time
July 24 (Wednesday) 10.00am - September 25 (Wednesday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Tinkering Thursdays | Starting Thursday 25 July, 2024 10am: Join us as children and their adults will be engaged in play-based, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art
Event Details
Tinkering Thursdays | Starting Thursday 25 July, 2024
10am: Join us as children and their adults will be engaged in play-based, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) based experiences.
Time
July 25 (Thursday) 10.00am - September 26 (Thursday) 10.30am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
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Inspired by Bundanon’s current museum season Wilder Times: Arthur Boyd and the Mid 1980’s Landscape and informed by our collaboration with the Bundanon learning team, join us for a community
Event Details
Inspired by Bundanon’s current museum season Wilder Times: Arthur Boyd and the Mid 1980’s Landscape and informed by our collaboration with the Bundanon learning team, join us for a community walk and art-making experience at Early Start!
What: A special program on Country, where the Early Start team will take children and their adults outside to connect with Country; listening and responding to sound through art making.
This walk will focus on the importance and power of children’s voice when thinking about the ways we can listen to and care for Country.
Where: Starting in the Early Start Foyer (at 11am) and then on UOW Campus
Time
(Wednesday) 11.00am - 12.00pm
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children Birth to 10
Price
PARTICIPATION FREE
Bookings
BOOK YOUR TICKETSseptember
Event Details
Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 22 July, 2024 10am: Support the development of your child's gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and
Event Details
Music & Movement Mondays | Starting Monday 22 July, 2024
10am: Support the development of your child’s gross motor skills as we sing, stretch, dance and test our skills on obstacle courses!
Time
July 22 (Monday) 10.00am - September 23 (Monday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children 2 to 10
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITEvent Details
Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 23 July, 2024 10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and
Event Details
Tiny Tuesdays | Starting Tuesday 23 July, 2024
10am: Join us this term for our Tiny Tuesday programs, focused specifically on supporting emerging development and learning of children aged birth to three. Engage in play-based experiences that stimulate the senses, develop body awareness and enrich early literacy skills to support the development of our youngest children.
Time
July 23 (Tuesday) 10.00am - September 24 (Tuesday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 3
Price
Program FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITEvent Details
Wondering Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 24 July, 2024 10am: Join our team in this brand new weekly program, as we build a community of storytellers, celebrating the
Event Details
Wondering Wednesday | Starting Wednesday 24 July, 2024
10am: Join our team in this brand new weekly program, as we build a community of storytellers, celebrating the joy of listening, talking and sharing.
Time
July 24 (Wednesday) 10.00am - September 25 (Wednesday) 10.45am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid
Bookings
BOOK YOUR VISITEvent Details
Tinkering Thursdays | Starting Thursday 25 July, 2024 10am: Join us as children and their adults will be engaged in play-based, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art
Event Details
Tinkering Thursdays | Starting Thursday 25 July, 2024
10am: Join us as children and their adults will be engaged in play-based, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) based experiences.
Time
July 25 (Thursday) 10.00am - September 26 (Thursday) 10.30am
Location
Early Start Discovery Space
Suggested Ages
Children birth to 10
Price
Participation FREE after entry paid