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LE NSW celebrate 2019 NSW Awards

On the 28th November, 2019 Learning Environments Australasia NSW Chapter hosted the NSW Awards at KPMG in International Towers at Barangaroo. The aim of our Annual Awards is to acknowledge excellent ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 2020

2019 Victorian Chapter Award winners announced

The winners of the 15th Learning Environments Victorian/Tasmanian Chapter Awards for outstanding learning environments were announced at The Craft & Co, Collingwood on Friday October 18. Sponsored by...

Published: Sunday 27 October 2019

LEA Executives acknowledge Phil Idle

The Executive of Learning Environments Australasia, would like to sincerely acknowledge and thank Phillip Idle, as he steps down as Chair from A4LE at the LearnSCAPES conference in Anaheim, California...

Published: Thursday 3 October 2019

2019 Learning Environments South Australia and Northern Territory Announced!

Big or small, urban or rural– no reason to compromise excellence in new learning environments The second biennial SA and NT Chapter Awards for Learning Environments Australasia (LEA) were announced o...

Published: Wednesday 2 October 2019

Registration open for the 7th Regional Day Out, Adelaide

How do the next generation of learners respond to the challenges of the future? And what learning environments do they need to succeed? Join us at Adelaide Zoo on November 15 to explore the balance i...

Published: Monday 16 September 2019

ILETC Project August 2019 Newsletter

From the Transistions conference to teachers' strategies for success, things are heating up at the ILETC Project. Find out more in their latest newsletter. Conducted from 2016-2020 by The University...

Published: Thursday 29 August 2019

NSW Road Trip: Putting the "new" in Newcastle's learning spaces

It was a glorious August day, when 38 intrepid souls embarked upon a tour to some of the recent additions to the learning landscape in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. NeW Space, The University of Ne...

Published: Tuesday 27 August 2019

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VIC Road trip explores Ballarat's leading learning spaces

Every year, the Victorian Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia hosts a country tour of recently completed education facilities. This year, a group of over thirty participants visited Ballarat ...

Published: Thursday 22 August 2019

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A "school within a school" at Nazareth College's Caritas Centre

Almost 60 local members and others braved stormy winter weather to visit the recently opened Caritas Centre at Nazareth Catholic College. A school-wide Kaurna Welcome, preceded John Held and Stewa...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 2019

The New Normal for Learning at St Luke's Catholic College, NSW

The NSW Chapter hosted a site visit to St Luke’s Catholic College at Marsden Park in North Western Sydney in June. We were delighted to have more than 120 people attend. It was a very enjoyable and i...

Published: Wednesday 21 August 2019

Bourke St Primary School students redesign their playground spaces

The Playability of Playgrounds: What Do the Children Think?

Would school playgrounds look different if we asked children to help design them? There is a wealth of research which demonstrates the benefits of play as a vital part of children’s health and wellbe...

Published: Tuesday 30 July 2019

St Francis of Assisi PS Collaborative Learning Space

School-driven transformation delivers six modern learning studios in the ACT

The ACT Chapter visited St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Calwell in March. The visit was to view the refurbishment of Classroom Block D which is the renewal of a 30-year-old facility. When comp...

Published: Tuesday 30 July 2019

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Rebuilding Christchurch with a 21st century library

The NZ Chapter explored Christchurch's award-winning Tūranga New Central Library in June. It was an inspiring event that showcased the changing faces of libraries and gave attendees first hand insigh...

Published: Tuesday 30 July 2019

QLD Symposium: Creating Learning Environments for Wellbeing

The Queensland Chapter's Creating Learning Environments for Wellbeing Symposium hosted by QUT at the new Faculty of Education Building was well attended. The Symposium opened with a talk by Janet Buc...

Published: Tuesday 30 July 2019

ACT workshop explores innovation in American schools

The ACT Chapter and the Commonwealth Department of Education hosted David Stephen from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s LEFT (Learning Environments for Tomorrow) for a facilitated workshop h...

Published: Monday 29 July 2019