Kidsverse

Evie and Lily talk to their Grade 1and 2 teacher Prue. Why do people become teachers? And what do pre-service teachers have to do to become a primary school teacher? How do teachers come up with all their fabulous ideas? Prue talks about her career trajectory (fancy words for the other jobs she did before realising her calling!). Prue talks about her love of teaching children and books! Show notes available here http://kidsverse.com.au/kidsverse-primary-school-teacher/

This month Evie and Lily talk to Sam, a hockey player. Sam talks about her memories of playing hockey for her primary school team, her local club in Belconnen and State Level Hockey team and the Australian Under 21 Hockey Squad. The girls were quite interested in hearing about particular games and the wonderful camaraderie she has with her teammates. What was the most exciting and dangerous game she played? Have any animals ever run onto the hockey field mid-game?

Show notes http://kidsverse.com.au/kidsverse-hockey-player/

This month’s Kidsverse podcast, Lily and Evie talk to Dallas Frasca. Dallas is a musician, music teacher and is co-founder and director of “A Hitch to the Sticks Festival”. Music is a form of communication as Hans Christian Anderson wrote, “where words fail, sounds can often speak.” Dallas talks about her music, her teaching of music and her festival.

Show notes are available here http://kidsverse.com.au/kidsverse-musician/

Lily and Evie talk to Duey, a systems engineer this month. What is a systems engineer? And what sort of things do systems engineers do?

Systems Engineers take care of the design and function of networked computer systems. They plan, install and construct the hardware and software used in a computer network and look after the systems for the users. Duey talks about how he designs images and movies that are displayed on digital screens also called digital signage.

Our show notes are available here http://kidsverse.com.au/kidsverse-systems-engineer/

This month Lily and Evie talk to Julie, a psychologist. Have you ever wondered what a psychologist does? Have you ever been to a psychologist? Julie talks about what studies she had to do to become a psychologist

Show notes available here http://kidsverse.com.au/kidsverse-psychologist/

This month Evie and Lily talk to a comedian, Lucy. What is the process for writing comedy? What if nobody laughs at your jokes? Why did she want to become a comedian? Lucy talks about her journey as a comedian and entertainer and crafting her stand-up comedy. This is a podcast for kids created by kids.

Show notes are available here http://kidsverse.com.au/comedian/

In this episode, Evie and Lily talk to Mick, a firefighter in Victoria. How did he become a firefighter? What's involved in being a firefighter. Mick talks about his challenges and successes and what it takes to become a firefighter. This is a podcast for kids created by kids

Show notes are available here http://kidsverse.com.au/firefighter/