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Campfire Conversations – Ep#07 – Wilderness Nature Connection – Anna Killgrew
In Episode 7 of Campfire Conversations Trudi Bennett introduces her nature connection mentor, Anna Killgrew from Koora Retreat Centre, in the Western Woodlands east of Perth. Anna discusses how… 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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Playground vs Playspaces
When deciding on new locations for our Mud Pies Nature Playgroups we search for simple nature spaces in local neighbourhoods. The ideal location is somewhere close to where families live so… 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
