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Have school settings lost their relevance in today's changing world?

Recently the NSW chapter hosted an online event which revisited a debate question tackled in August 2019 - ‘Have school settings, as students currently experience them, lost their relevance in today’s...

Published: Tuesday 21 July 2020

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Sunshine Coast Showcase Tour

The LEA Qld Chapter enjoyed the last Friday (or weekend for some) of the “winter” School Holidays on the Sunshine Coast. This was the perfect mix of mental relief and coming together we all needed, ...

Published: Wednesday 15 July 2020

Designing Schools with the Experts: Co-creating learning spaces in a post-COVID World

Recently Fiona Young published an article online (for Silver Lining for Learning) reflecting on how our COVID remote learning experiences could help us collectively shape the way we design schools int...

Published: Monday 29 June 2020

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Scotch College - Teaching & Learning Building webinar link

WA Chapter and Scotch College hosted a lively webinar on 4 June. The initial idea of a virtual tour of the new Teaching and Learning Building at the college, morphed into an engaging Q& A with present...

Published: Monday 22 June 2020

2020 Mayfielders

After a delayed start, our 2020 Mayfielders are ready to get started! Working with our provocateurs, NoTosh, the team will be exploring how we encourage, embrace and celebrate curiosity in learning e...

Published: Tuesday 16 June 2020

Regional Award Winners Announced

The 2020 Learning Environments Australasia Awards for Excellence in Educational Facilities were of such high calibre this year that there are two overall winners declared in the 13th Annual Awards. C...

Published: Sunday 14 June 2020

New 2020 Award Publication out for sale

Contemporary Learning Spaces 2020, a new book which showcases the 122 projects entered into the 2020 Learning Environments Australasia Awards for Excellence in Education Facility Design is out now. T...

Published: Wednesday 10 June 2020

Bob Hawke College

For the first LEWA site visit of the year more than 70 members assembled on Thursday 12th of March to experience the new Bob Hawke College in Subiaco. The college began construction in 2018 and form...

Published: Thursday 19 March 2020

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Dreaming of a new type of school

This week I went to the first LEQ event of 2020, where Stephen Harris presented his decades of education experience, and his recent work with LearnLife. I love listening to inspiring and knowledgeabl...

Published: Monday 24 February 2020

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 LEQ Award results

Congratulations to all the winners and commended projects at the inaugural LEQ Awards, announced on the 11th December. It was great to see the level of support for this year’s Awards and we thank all ...

Published: Friday 20 December 2019

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