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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

March 18, 2025

67 Building Connections and Resilience with Shana Roberts

Shana Roberts, shares her 20-year journey in education, emphasising the importance of building resilience and strong connections with children to help them navigate through difficult situations and emotions…

March 11, 2025

66 How Loose Parts Transform Learning in Early Childhood and Beyond

In this episode, we discuss the importance of sparking children’s curiosity with loose parts as a key educational strategy….

March 4, 2025

65 How a Montessori School benefits Children’s Learning with Alex Peterson

In this episode of Blooming Curious, we welcome Alex Peterson, a dedicated Montessori teacher who shares her insights and experience as a Montessori classroom teacher for 3 to 6 year olds….

February 25, 2025

64 Using Maslow’s Hierarchy to Motivate Children to Love Learning

How Maslow’s hierarchy of needs can be harnessed to motivate children to love learning….

February 18, 2025

63 Understanding Sensory Processing with Veronica Green

Veronica Green, an early childhood consultant and mother to a neurodivergent child, shares her journey from becoming an ECE in 2012 to founding Cultivating Confidence. Veronica unpacks the importance of understanding sensory processing and its…

February 11, 2025

62 Motivating and Engaging Students with Inquiry-Based Learning

The reasons and benefits of inquiry-based learning (IBL) as a teaching strategy. Inquiry-Based Learning enhances student motivation, critical thinking, and creativity, and links learning to real-world contexts….
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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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