Author: Daniel Burton
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#10 – IslandWood – Ben Klasky and Outdoor Classrooms
Join Daniel Burton as he meets with Ben Klasky, CEO of IslandWood on Bainbridge Island, Seattle. They discuss nature as the ‘first teacher’ and how when we use the… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#06 – Wilderness Awareness Games – Nature Connection Mentoring
“To the people you serve, it may seem like nothing but running through woods, playing games, and listening to stories. An underlying intention they never realise lies beneath this… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#05 – Stillness – Gillian McAuliffe
In Episode 5 of Campfire Conversations – Trudi Bennett and Daniel Burton chat to their mentor Gillian McAuliffe, founder of Bold Park Community School and Director of Practical Wisdom,… Read more
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‘Knot’ your average literacy activity
Building a cubby seems like a simple activity, regularly labelled as ‘just play’. We believe in the power of a cubby and are not fooled by this guise. Children are… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#04 – Whittling and tool use
Episode 4 – Daniel and Trudi spend a ‘whittle’ bit of time exploring the reasons why a simple potato peeler is such a common tool at every Educated by Nature… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#03 – Sensory Risk Taking – Celebrating International Mud Day
Sensory Risk Taking, a term coined by Daniel Burton and Trudi Bennett when discussing the experiences we provide children that challenge their senses, is generally missing from everyday childhood in… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#02 – Permission to Play (in the rain)
Episode 2 – Trudi and Daniel chat about sensory risk taking while playing outside in the rain at Educated by Nature’s KIN Village School Holiday and Mud Pies Nature Playgroup… Read more
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Mentoring Kids In Nature
Over the last year we (Trudi and Daniel) have been refining how we can best provide nature connection opportunities for families in Perth. Through Educated by Nature we have set up… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Episode #01
Join Daniel and Trudi around the campfire for their first episode of ‘Campfire Conversations’ as they delve into the world of Nature Connection. In 2014, when we told our upper… Read more
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A New Clay Experience
We’ve had clay at our Mud Pies Nature Playgroup in Perth for a while now. It’s been a fantastic sensory experience. It’s slippery, sloshy and squelchy sometimes and other times… Read more