The Educated by Nature Blog

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Families, Play, Schools

The Aesthetic of Play: Protecting the Messy Beauty of Childhood

“The idea of the ‘aesthetic of play’ isn’t about neat spaces or visual perfection. It’s the beauty in chaos, the poetry of half-built cubby houses and scattered loose parts. It’s the potential of a space to be something else. Adults often see mess; but in that mess, children see possibility, agency, and belonging.”—… Read More

March 13, 2026

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Professionals in the Field, Uncategorized

40under40 Award Winner

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… Read more

May 12, 2023
Consultation, Sensory Diets

Challenging the Senses at Bush School

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… Read more

May 2, 2023
Children, Professionals in the Field, Schools, Sensory Diets

Botanical Literacy

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… Read more

April 4, 2023
Children, Health, Play, Risk, Sensory Diets

Being Barefoot – reconnecting with the earth and developing strong minds

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… Read more

March 21, 2023
Children, Consultation, Curiosity, Schools

When Maths Appears in the Caring Task of Weeding

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… Read more

February 28, 2023
Communities, Curiosity, Health, On Tour, Play, Schools, Workshops

Outdoor Learning and Permaculture Principles

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… Read more

February 28, 2023
Children, Families, Play

Outdoor Play Barriers: The Caregiver

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… Read more

November 4, 2022
Children, Identity, Kids In Nature, Nature Connection Series, Play, Schools, Term Programs

Using Games to Teach Empathy

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… Read more

October 10, 2022
Curiosity, Play, Term Programs

Deserted Island: An Imaginative Play Story

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… Read more

October 10, 2022
Health, Term Programs

Environmental Grief Processing

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… Read more

September 5, 2022