Making the New Science Curriulum Work For Young Learners

Not another boring Ministry curriculum webinar!

Science should be one of the most exciting learning areas for young children. After all, they're natural investigators, constantly questioning, experimenting, noticing patterns and making sense of the world around them.

So how do we protect that curiosity while meeting the expectations of a more prescribed Science curriculum?

Following the success of our in-person workshops, we're bringing the same practical, thought-provoking professional learning online.

“This was exactly the professional learning I needed. It helped me think about how to meet curriculum expectations without losing sight of how young children actually learn. I left feeling encouraged and with some really useful ideas.”

What we'll explore

In this interactive 90-minute webinar, we'll consider how to:

• Make sense of the new Science curriculum expectations for Years 1–3.
• Translate prescribed content into meaningful, hands-on learning experiences.
• Connect scientific knowledge with children's natural curiosity, questions, investigations and play.
• Support children to observe, predict, experiment, explain and develop their working theories.
• Integrate science with oral language, literacy, mathematics and everyday classroom experiences.
• Retain professional judgement and responsive pedagogy within increasingly prescribed curriculum expectations.

Less PowerPoint. More possibility.

Expect practical examples, professional discussion and ideas you can use immediately, without elaborate resources or additional workload.

You'll leave with greater confidence, practical strategies and a clearer understanding of how to build scientific knowledge while protecting curiosity, investigation and discovery.

A new curriculum doesn't have to mean abandoning everything we know about how young children learn.

Who should attend?

Years 1–3 teachers, team leaders, curriculum leaders, principals and PLD professionals.

Presented by Dr Sarah Aiono and Linda Cheer | Longworth Education

Independent, research-informed professional learning grounded in the realities of New Zealand classrooms.