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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Friday Bytes | Under, over, through: Moving with Digital Technologies | Starting Friday 26 July, 2024 What: Join us on Fridays during Term
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Friday Bytes | Under, over, through: Moving with Digital Technologies | Starting Friday 26 July, 2024
What: Join us on Fridays during Term 3 (from Friday 26 July) for our Digital Playgroup sessions, facilitated by researchers from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child supported by Discovery Space team members.
Visit the Children’s Technology Play Space to explore ways to move with digital technologies. Over the term we will dance and sing, explore different Augmented Reality settings, use our bodies to play digital games and even practice some yoga and surfing techniques! Come once, twice, or join us every week!
Where: The Children’s Technology Play space, accessed through the Discovery Space! Participation and entry free after general entry paid to Discovery Space.
When: (Nearly!) every Friday in Term 3
Time
July 26 (Friday) 10.00am - September 27 (Friday) 11.00am
Location
Children's Technology Play Space
University of Wollongong
Suggested Ages
Ages 3-10
Price
FREE AFTER ENTRY PAID TO DISCOVERY SPACE
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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
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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 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
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