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Break free from the negativity and the daily grind and embrace those strategies that inspire children to become independent, happy, curious and capable learners!

Tune in every week for conversations that will give you the confidence and support you need to shake things up, and integrate curiosity inspired learning into your everyday lessons to foster a lifelong love for learning in the children you teach.

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Latest Episodes

June 3, 2025

77 Rest, Reflect, and Reignite: How Educators Can Use the Summer to Recharge and Grow

The importance of summer break, not just as a time for recovery, but as an opportunity for a mindset reset towards intentional growth….

May 27, 2025

76 The Ultimate Engagement Strategy: A Toolkit for Every Educator

Edwina shares the ultimate engagement strategy that changed everything for her. She introduces the Curiosity Toolkit, a resource designed for educators to easily incorporate curiosity into their classrooms or homeschool environments….

May 20, 2025

75 Why Curiosity, Not Curriculum, Is the Key to Future-Ready Learning

In this episode, we look why curiosity matters more than curriculum, and the challenges faced by educators today, from disengaged students to a stifling curriculum….

May 13, 2025

74 Transforming Wonder Walls into Learning Tools

How to turn your ‘Wonder Wall’ from a static classroom decoration into a dynamic part of the learning and inquiry process….

May 6, 2025

73 Integrated Lesson Planning with The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Overcome your lesson planning frustrations, by using picture books to create comprehensive, hands-on lesson plans that cover multiple curriculum areas. In this episode I introduce you to a ready-made lesson plan for The Tiger Who…

April 22, 2025

72 Taking a Stand for Children’s Curiosity

Educators are urged to stop their reliance on scripted lessons and screens and instead stand up for nurturing curiosity, and be fully aware educators that provide rich learning experiences for children….
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About your host

Hi, I’m Edwina, a teacher just like you.

My mission is to help you go from feeling overwhelmed and drowning in paperwork and demands, to feeling confident and armed with the tools and know-how to spark curiosity and excitement in your learners.

To help you create experiences that get students excited, curious and confident in their learning.

And you know what else? We’ll do it while keeping admin happy and ticking off all those curriculum boxes.

Each week I’ll bring you conversations that inspire you to take action and give you the confidence to know that what you’re doing makes a real difference, not only to the children you teach, but to you too!

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