I’m incredibly humbled and honoured to have been named one of the 40 Under 40 for 2023 last Friday evening. A joyous moment for me as a business leader and entrepreneur, but more specifically a special moment to recognise the incredible journey that Educated by Nature has been on over the last 9 years.
A return to the old boat shed space, with a difference! Presented with the provocation of being early settlers on their way to Western Australia, the year 4 students at Guildford Grammar found themselves confronted by a new land and new experiences at Bush School today. We asked the students to imagine they were getting…
Recently Daniel and Fay had the privilege of attending and presenting at the Early Childhood Education State Conference in Perth. Surrounded by like-minded presenters and attendees, they had the opportunity to sit in on some presentations about the importance of play and connection to nature. One of these presentations was facilitated by Kimberly Beasley, an…
As Nature Connection Mentors a lot of our time is spent barefoot. In fact, any chance we get to kick off our shoes, whether it be at our school holiday program (a whole day outside), our afterschool sessions or our school-based incursions, we try to find time to be truly connected to the earth under…
Under a small stand of Karri and Marri trees, positioned between the road and the school carpark, a group of year 3 and 4 students are snipping Watsonia stems and collecting the seeds (cormels) into a bucket. Watsonia is a weed here and covers this small patch of bush, smothering many of the smaller native…
I have been on tour in Denmark with Kwoorabup Nature School, on the south west coast of Western Australia. One of Kwoorabup’s Walkabout educators, Olly Watkins, is also a drummer with Formidable Vegetable Sound System. After facilitating a Professional Learning Workshop, I was delighted to be invited to join the Denmark community to dance to…
by Nadia Robinson It’s no secret that at Educated by Nature we are advocates for risky, outdoor play (nature play). It supports development of the whole child (mentally, physically, socially and emotionally) and provides them with opportunities to develop necessary life skills (check out Nature Play WA for more information). This blog will address in more detail…
Across KIN Village, Bush Inventors Club and our Nature Connection series we use Wilderness Awareness Games with our participants. Whilst they are excellent icebreakers before a program and a great opportunity to let off some high energy, the most significant lesson that these games teach is empathy. Wilderness Awareness Games help children get in the…
After a wild storm this term, the Crawley Homeschool Bush Inventors’ Club found themselves washed up on a deserted island. They had nothing but whittling tools, hammocks and tarps. Survival was their top priority. As we wandered around the foreign land, we discovered a variety of unusual and exotic plants, insects and birds. We spotted…
Grief processing is something that we are passionate about. We have suspected for a while that it is an important part of our Bush Inventors’ after-school Club. This year not only have children needed space to release emotions from a whole day of school but also from the stress they might be holding from COVID,…
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