Eccentric Education

Eccentric Education is back presenting workshops for Term 2 in the Canberra/Sydney regions. We've introduced a new workshop into our repertoire and we're looking forward to visiting primary and secondary schools over the new term.

With an experienced facilitator, our workshops are a great way for students to experience the curriculum in a different way. To see our workshops, visit https://www.eccentriceducation.com.au/our-workshops

Feel free to send us an email or flick us a message if you have any questions. We'll see you soon!

Our Workshops | My Site We offer a variety of workshops targeted towards several year groups in both primary and high school. Our courses cover a variety of subjects and are all aligned with the Australian Curriculum. For schools in NSW we can also align our workshops with the NSW Curriculum. 

How quickly has the year gone! With Term 4 on the horizon, now is the time to start talking to us about Term 4 workshops. We've added a new workshop to our repertoire for years 9 and 10 which focuses on mental health and developing the skills to ask for help. We can't wait to start delivering it in schools, along with the rest of our primary and secondary workshops.

As we approach the end of the term, we thought it would be a great idea to share some ideas for brain breaks! Brain breaks are a fantastic way to break up a lesson and reinvigorate students. You can also use these breaks to build relationships with students and forge those ever important connections!

17 Brain Breaks Tailored for High Schoolers As high school students navigate more rigorous academic tasks and denser curricular material, the occasional 3-to-5-minute break delivers a wide range of benefits.

Over the last two weeks we’ve had the pleasure of delivering our workshops at the Islamic School of Canberra. It was fantastic working with the primary students to create some games and watch them put their creations into action.

We then had the opportunity to talk about digital safety with the secondary students and look at strategies on how to safely navigate the digital world.

A big thank you to the Islamic School of Canberra for having us and a reminder to other teachers out there to get in touch with us if you’d like us to come in and deliver some workshops.

We can't wait to meet the schools who have already booked their workshops in Term 2. If you're looking to do something different this term, reach out to us to see how we can help you in your learning environment.

We cater to primary and secondary schools and we're always flexible with what our workshops deliver to meet the needs of the school. If you want to know more, hop on our website to see what we offer and how to contact us.

Teachers with Term 1 now coming to a close, it's time to start planning for Term 2! With some of our Term 2 workshop slots already booked, it's important to get in early so that you can align our workshop with your curriculum.

If you're looking to deliver something new to students, make sure you jump on our website and have a look at the workshops we have on offer. A reminder that if you like the look of a workshop but it's not targeted towards your year group, we can modify that workshop to deliver it to your students.

https://www.eccentriceducation.com.au/our-workshops

Thanks everyone!

Our Workshops | My Site We offer a variety of workshops targeted towards several year groups in both primary and high school. Our courses cover a variety of subjects and are all aligned with the Australian Curriculum. For schools in NSW we can also align our workshops with the NSW Curriculum. 

So important to give kids the opportunity to interact with each other away from technology. Along with doing activities in the classroom, it’s important to teach kids how to interact with each other without technology outside the classroom as well.

If you haven’t already have a look at some of our workshops which look to build independence and creativity outside the classroom.

6 Ways to Unplug From Classroom Technology in Our Digital Age Challenging students to do projects without technology has benefits for creativity, critical thinking, and student engagement.

20 years ago you would have found kids spending lots more time with the two objects on the left of this photo.

Now, however, more and more kids are spending more time on computers, game consoles, and phones, leading to an increase in sedentary behaviour and obesity in children.

Creativity and encouragement is the key to getting kids active again and everyone has a part to play. If you’re wanting to help increase your students activity skill set, get in touch with us and we’ll let you know how we can help.

https://www.eccentriceducation.com.au/

Have students playing a sport, but haven't considered coaching? Coaching can be a hugely fulfilling hobby and career, with many coaches going on to create lasting memories with the players they interact with.

Students can start coaching while they're still in high school and it's a way they can contribute to their sporting community. Some of our workshops help build coaching capabilities in students and highlight the pros and cons of the coaching pathway.

Why coaching can be as rewarding as competing - Athlete365 Erin was an international basketball player who went on to coach college basketball in the US before becoming a strength and movement specialist.

Despite having a strong sporting culture and history, in the 2022 Australian Physical Activity report card released by the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance, Australia averaged a D- for overall physical activity.

With technology becoming more embedded in students' lives and sedentary behaviour also increasing, it's becoming more important than ever to equip our kids with life skills to remain active and healthy.

Eccentric Education's workshops help equip students with the skills to make positive life choices and see the benefits of regular physical activity. To book a workshop, visit our website and get in touch with us today.

Australia » Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Kylie Hesketh, Ph.D. Professor Kylie Hesketh is Domain Coordinator for Healthy Active Living at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University and Deputy Director of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in the Early Prevention of Obesity in Childhood. She holds a Bac...