ECU's Children's University is expanding in 2024, with regional students in the South West eligible to enrol. Designed for primary school children, specifically from disadvantaged backgrounds, its success has already seen 1000 students complete more than 64-thousand hours of extracurricular learning.
On 28 & 29 November 2023, Edith Cowan University (ECU) hosted the annual Children’s University graduation ceremonies. ECU’s Joondalup campus was sparked with an exciting atmosphere as hundreds of WA students were welcomed into the Children’s University Western Australia Partnership Alumni community of more than 1600 students.
We are delighted to extend an exclusive invitation to your school community to embark on a transformative educational journey with ECU’s Children’s University program, now available in the South West region. This internationally acclaimed initiative, spearheaded by Children’s University Australasia & Africa Indian Ocean (CUA), has been a beacon of inspiration in fostering learning excellence since its inception in 1993
The Children’s University team worked with ECU Staff from the School of Education, School of Business and Law, School of Science and School of Engineering to deliver a smorgasbord of fun, engaging course and research related workshops to over 90 Children’s University members and their families this September school holidays.
The Children’s University (CU) team partnered with ECU’s School of Science, School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Business and Law to deliver another successful Children’s University July Holiday Program at Edith Cowan University (ECU). This saw over 80 enthusiastic CU children and family members engage in fun-filled learning experiences hosted at the Joondalup campus.
Shire of Harvey Libraries will inspire a new generation of academics through a fun and educational program that launched in June.
ECU’s Children’s University (CU) April School Holiday Program offered another fun learning opportunity for its members and families. Learning the skills behind coding games, exploring how geologists discover the formation of fossils, participating in drama improvisation to develop self-expression skills and self-confidence were all on offer across the Joondalup and Mount Lawley campuses.
Hundreds of WA students aged between seven and 14 have farewelled the final semester of university, graduating from The Children’s University of WA at special ceremonies held across Perth and Albany.
The Children’s University Western Australia Partnership (CUWAP) delivered jointly by Edith Cowan University and The University of Western Australia successfully developed and hosted an innovative STEM Out of Box initiative to nine CU partner schools across regional Great Southern, South-west, Peel and Perth.
The Children’s University (CU) September School Holiday Program at Edith Cowan University (ECU) offered another fun and engaging learning journey experience for its members.
The Children’s University WA Partnership team at ECU were delighted to partner with the Schools of; Medical and Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery and Business and Law to offer 113 young Children’s University (CU) participants and family members a range of educational, fun and hands-on workshops during the July School Holiday Program, at the Joondalup campus.
Exploring the formation of fossils, learning about careers in the gold industry as well as studying 3D face morphology and uses of Artificial Intelligence to diagnose medical conditions, created a quality learning journey during the Children’s University (CU) April School Holiday Program at ECU.
The awarded grant will fund a STEM Out of the Box initiative, which will provide regional Children University partner schools with STEM kits filled with three hands-on activities to explore at home.
Take a glimpse of what makes Children’s University such an amazing experience for students, fostering a love of learning and aspirations for lifelong learning.