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Building Confidence – A Parent Reflection
At Educated by Nature, we see children. We care about what they are trying to achieve. Our mentors help them discover new skills, resources and extensions to their ideas. Building confidence… Read more
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Weaving Growth in Children
At our Mud Pies Nature Playgroups this term we have been exploring child development through the art of weaving. Weaving, threading and sewing requires strong finger muscles and good coordination. In… Read more
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Building Resilience in Children
When Trudi and I started Educated by Nature, one of our main goals was to create environments and experiences where children could find opportunities for building resilience. We found, through our… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#20 – Daniel Burton & Trudi Bennett – Cubby Building
A very important part of the Educated by Nature kitbag is the humble hut (cubby, fort, den, hide-out… it goes by many names). As Nature Connection Mentors we see… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#19 – Play:Ground – Morgan Leichter-Saxby – Children roles in Adventure Playgrounds
For decades, Adventure Playgrounds have provided platforms for children to act out those things ‘playing’ on their minds. Play in unstructured environments, were children are asked to make their… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#17 – Tinkering School – Gever Tulley, Founder of the Institute of Applied Tinkering
What happens when we truly trust children and believe in their capabilities. On their recent visit to Tinkering School overnight camp in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, Trudi Bennett… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#15 – Brightworks – Hugo, Junior Collaborator – Children as mentors
While visiting Brightworks Tinkering School in San Francisco Daniel Burton met with Hugo, a junior Collaborator whose role it is to mentor younger visitors to the centre’s school holiday summer… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#14 – Brightworks – Karen Dwyer-Meadow, Tinkering School Manager
Tool use amongst children, especially young children, can cause concern, apprehension and even fear in adults. Daniel Burton meets with Karen Dwyer-Meadow (Tinkering School Manager), Brightworks San Francisco, and discusses… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#13 – Wilderness Awareness School – Survival and Nature Connection in a Modern Age
Join Trudi Bennett as she speaks with Dan Corcoran, Samuel Bowman and Rachael Witt from the Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, Washington. The facilitators of the weekend Survival Basics Course… Read more
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Campfire Conversations – Ep#12 – Wolf Camp – Personal Responsibility
Join Daniel Burton and Trudi Bennett at Wolf Camp and the Conservation College by Lake Sammamish, Seattle. They reflect on their experience at Chris and Kim Chisholm’s family day camp… Read more