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South Melbourne Primary School wins LEA's 12th Annual Awards

“Rich and rewarding for the whole community” - South Melbourne Primary School has been declared the overall winner of the 12th Annual Awards for Excellence in Educational Facilities. Designed by Hayba...

Published: Thursday 30 May 2019
Transformance - 19th annual conference on learning and learning spaces

Transformance gets underway tonight!

LEA"s 19th annual conference begins tonight in Perth with a special Pecha Kucha event and continues until Friday May 31. Follow all the Transformance action live on Twitter. What's in store for Tran...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 2019
Contemporary Learning Spaces 2019 Awards

Transformance: Announcing our new Annual Awards book

One of the Transformance highlights will be the presentation ceremony for the 12th Annual Awards, honouring excellence in educational facility design. It takes place on the night of Thursday May 30, ...

Published: Monday 27 May 2019
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The 2nd Great Debate: Would abolishing standardised testing improve learning environments?

On 20 April 2019, LEA Victoria hosted the second annual Great Learning Environments Debate, and it featured a hot topic. The site for the debate was the AIA Award Winning Learning and Monash Universi...

Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
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St Marys College – an exciting corner for learning in Adelaide’s CBD

St Mary's College, a Reception to Year 12 girls’ school in Adelaide’s CBD, can be proud of its new Veritas Centre and refurbished State Heritage-listed Boylan building opened in February 2019. St Mar...

Published: Thursday 23 May 2019
Transformance - 19th annual conference on learning and learning spaces

Transformance: Registrations close Thursday May 23!

Registrations for our 19th annual conference, Transformance, close this Thursday May 23, at 5pm Perth time. Don't miss this outstanding opportunity for professional develoment, networking and connec...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 2019
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Transformance: Tours filling fast!

Several tours to Perth's leading learning spaces are already full or almost at capacity. Tour 1 - Inner City Primary Schools - FULLTour 20 - STEM Workshop - FULLTour 4 - Redevelopment Projects For In...

Published: Thursday 16 May 2019
Pecha Kucha theme: Landscapes

Transformance: Special Pecha Kucha preview

Transformance kicks off on May 28 with a very special evening event - Pecha Kucha: the physical and cultural landscape of Western Australia. Through a series of quick six and a half minute presentati...

Published: Wednesday 15 May 2019

Meet Viggo Haremst, new Transformance keynote

Viggo is a Partner and Design Director for Henning Larsen whose major areas of focus include overseeing design development of competitions and projects, client contact, and strategic development of th...

Published: Thursday 9 May 2019
Seymour College Yureebilla Centre

New Teacher Transition Survey from the ILETC Project

The ILETC Project is keen to hear the thoughts of Australian educators about their transition from traditional learning spaces into more innovative learning environments. Complete the survey hereThe ...

Published: Tuesday 7 May 2019
Adelaide Botanic High School

Transformance: 360 degree professional development

Our 19th conference offers professional development opportunities for all delegates. Whether you're an educator, architect, designer, facility planner or consultant, we think you'll find a case study...

Published: Tuesday 30 April 2019
VIC Great Debate 2018

The 2nd Great Debate, Tuesday April 30

If we abolished standard testing, would learning spaces improve? That's the topic under the microscope this Tuesday, April 30, at Monash University for the Victorian Chapter's 2nd Great Debate.  J...

Published: Thursday 25 April 2019
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Going Vertical at South Melbourne Primary School

We have been hearing a great deal about vertical schools for the past few years. After flexible, agile, and adaptable; vertical schools were the next big innovation. What better place to learn about ...

Published: Tuesday 23 April 2019
Kate Raynes-Goldie - Transformance Keynote

Transformance: Harness the power of games with Kate Raynes-Goldie

Award winning game designer and "explainer of the future", Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie, says we need playfulness now more than ever. The entertainment games industry is estimated to be worth $140 billion U...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 2019
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Integrating outdoor spaces and learning - Samford Valley Steiner School

The LEA Queensland Chapter's visit to the Samford Valley Steiner School on March 27 was an opportunity to reflect on the role outdoor spaces have in both architecture and education. The group of desi...

Published: Wednesday 17 April 2019

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