I was very impressed with Hensman Street Elementary which has been doing outstanding work in introducing young children to the wonders of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

Their project ‘Ramps and Pathways’ earned them the Western Australian Little Scientists Early STEM Award. 

This STEM project used inquiry based and child-led learning pedagogies as its core, then added loose parts and materials to it to spark the children’s investigative nature. Wooden ramps of varying lengths, marbles of differing sizes and weight and ample time to play and experiment with the new materials allowed the team to springboard this STEM project.

But that wasn't the only achievement, Early Childhood Leader Christy-Lee Antonas was also awarded the prestigious Australian Outstanding STEM Leader 2022! 

Judging the entries in 2022 was a panel of cross sector researchers, representatives from FROEBEL Australia, and independent consultants.

Congratulations to all those who were recognised as finalists.