Category: Play
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Raft of Fun: Exploring, Building, and Sailing at KIN Homeschool
This term at KIN Homeschool, we’ve been on an epic voyage – not on a ship, but on rafts! What started as a seemingly simple concept turned into a fantastic… Read more
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Perspectives of Play: National Play, Playing and Playwork Conference 2024
Our society and culture are changing all the time. We are continually learning from each other, learning to listen, learning more about different perspectives and hopefully working on our collective… Read more
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Children, Communities, Consultation, Events, Families, Health, Play, Professionals in the Field, SchoolsMoerlina’s Bush School
We are living in the age of Nature Deficit Disorder. This term, coined by Richard Louv in Last Child in the Woods (2007), brings focus to the increased disconnection between… Read more
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We are Energy-Wielders and Sculptors
Imagine a wizard holding a wand or a staff that wields magical spells. This is how we imagine what we do at our programs, particularly during our KIN Village school… Read more
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Translating the research on play
An international conference that gathers passionate play professionals from all around the world – what’s not to love about that concept? The prospect of being part of this global network… Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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