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Children and chooks

If animals can be a child’s fourth educator, have you thought about a two legged beastie becoming a bestie for children at your service? We’re looking at hens this week, one of the closest living relations of dinosaurs and yet also one of humanity’s longest running domestic animal companions. Amplify editor Bec Lloyd checks out […]

Following James the Adventurer

Su Garrett and Lauren Kenny January 21, 2019 Child development / Early Years Learning Framework / Education / Northern Territory / NSW / outdoor education / preschool / Professional learning 3 Comments

The source of some of Amplify’s most popular articles on excursions, Su Garret of Explore and Develop Annandale, returns with a story about taking the children on bird watching excursions from their inner Sydney service all the way to Central Australia, without even needing a permission slip! Read Su’s story now to find out how […]

Does ‘safe’ bush kinder lose meaning?

Mandy Cooke January 14, 2019 CELA topics / Child development / Early Years Learning Framework / Guest writer / outdoor education / Outdoor Play / Professional learning / Provocation / reflection / Victoria 4 Comments

Amplify has often explored ways of thinking about outdoor education, with stories like this one on excursions, this one on nature and anxiety, and this one on children’s attitudes, among our most-read. We’ve also carried many reflections and provocations that point out the elephant in the room: trendy approaches that could do with deeper consideration, […]

Hands on environmental education in bushcare

CELA Writers September 3, 2018 Child development / Gardening / outdoor education / reflection / Stories None

Outdoor education is a priority for many early learning services. The rich experiences can make remarkable differences in the way children learn even after they are back under a ceiling. This week we hear from a service that asked the children how to embed sustainability education into its program. CELA writer Margaret Paton spoke to […]

No way will a snow day stop the play

CELA Writers August 13, 2018 Child development / Education / Inclusion / outdoor education / Outdoor Play / Parenting / Professional learning / Provocation / Recreation / Resources / Stories / Wellbeing One

‘Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlig klær!’ (Norwegian saying: There is no bad weather only bad clothes) Baby, it’s cold outside, so we’re playing indoors until spring is sprung, right? Why would you risk colds and flus, grizzly children, wet clothing, and perhaps anxious educators and unhappy parents? We might love those images […]

Children as citizens – social justice in the early years

Elesha Nounnis July 30, 2018 Advocacy / Child development / Education / Guest writer / National Quality Framework / outdoor education / preschool / Professional learning / Resources / Social Justice One

Philanthropy: the desire to promote the welfare of others Inspired by social justice and educator research projects centred on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the education team at Wellbank Children’s Centre explored the question: How can we better advocate the philanthropic participation of children within the wider community? Elesha Nounnis, […]

Is your service’s fourth educator scratching at the door?

CELA Writers May 28, 2018 Child development / Education / Gardening / Inclusion / outdoor education / preschool / Professional learning / Resources None

Pets can be the fourth educator in early childhood settings, as Victoria Avenue Children’s Centre shows with its Tiny Tails program. Scroll to the end for more helpful links. By Margaret Paton, CELA Writer Can animals be the ‘fourth educator’ in early childhood settings? That’s the case Monash University educator Jane Bone made in her research […]

Outdoors and blossoming: transferring pedagogy between contexts

Beth O'Connor April 17, 2018 outdoor education / Outdoor Play / Professional learning / Research / Resources One

May Murray’s story In recent times, outdoor classrooms have been in vogue. They are seen as innovative and creative: they connect children to nature and allow educators to extend their pedagogy and look “outside the box” of intentional and play based learning. Research by advocates of outdoor learning espouse the benefits of risky play, exposure […]

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