Australia Day can feel complicated in early childhood settings. Many educators want to celebrate the richness of this Country and the many ways people understand what being Australian means. At the same time, we can no longer ignore that Australia became the nation it is through colonisation, and that this has had significant and ongoing … Continue reading Country Was Here First: A Story for Australia Day / Survival Day (Free Download)
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Urgent Appeal: Save Birdwings Forest School ‘s Nature Connection Programs
Birdwings Forest School is facing a challenge that could jeopardize our nature-connection programs for children! Help Birdwings Forest School face this battle.
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Australian Forest School & Best Practice in Nature
Embracing Nature: the Australian Forest School Association’s Guiding Principles in Action Birdwings Forest School is a founding member of the Australian Forest School Association (AFSA) committee. As a pioneering nature immersion enterprise we have been promoting nature-based practices for nearly a decade. We helped to form this exciting national organisation so that we, as a … Continue reading Australian Forest School & Best Practice in Nature
Celebrating Earth Day
Why Connecting with Nature is Crucial for Our Children's Future Happy Earth Day, everyone! Today, as we celebrate this beautiful planet, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the role we each play in nurturing and protecting it. Especially important is the role our children will play in the future of conservation and sustainability. Here … Continue reading Celebrating Earth Day
Starting Kindy! How to Approach Day One with Confidence and Excitement
As the new term approaches, we find ourselves on the brink of new adventure as we are starting kindy and school soon! For many parents, especially those experiencing this for the first time, it's entirely normal to feel a mix of excitement and nervousness. Rest assured, you're not alone in these emotions, and we're here … Continue reading Starting Kindy! How to Approach Day One with Confidence and Excitement
Celebrating Australian Pollinator Week with Kids and Native Bees
Did you know that native bees are significant in Kombumerri culture? Jabreen, the Kombumerri creator, feasted on native bee honey after shaping the lands and waters of the Gold Coast. Jabreen eventually created Jellargal (Burleigh Mountain), the place of honey and the place of bees. The Dreaming story emphasizes the sacred connection between Aboriginal culture … Continue reading Celebrating Australian Pollinator Week with Kids and Native Bees
Oral language development through storytelling
he moment we are born, humans begin to learn through their senses and emotional connections. Oral storytelling continues this learning - tapping into our innate ability to make sense of the world through relationships with others.
Reset, Recharge and Refocus: the therapeutic benefits of adventure-based programs for kids.
Written by BIRDWINGS FOREST SCHOOL "Sometimes when you try hard things, you find out you can actually do them!" This exclamation was the epiphany that came to a child while his group was scrambling up a gully. He was leaning over the steep rock-face he had just climbed up, a little surprised that he had … Continue reading Reset, Recharge and Refocus: the therapeutic benefits of adventure-based programs for kids.
Confidence flows from Connection: helping children do hard things
All learning begins with a sense of trust and security. We cannot possibly ask children to learn something new if they do not feel safe or cared for. Connection must come first and through connection we learn about each other, and what we are ready to do. At Birdwings Forest School, we work closely with … Continue reading Confidence flows from Connection: helping children do hard things
Birdwings – QORF Outdoors Queensland Award Winners 2020!
Birdwings Forest School have been named winners in the Nature Play Community award for the 2020 Queensland Outdoor Recreation Federation Outdoors Queensland Awards. This award recognises our contribution to the provision of community nature play and green spaces of the Gold Coast, including our WildPlay Adventurers playgroups, our Community Spring Fair, Nature Connection Training and the ecological projects we continually work on as an integrated part of our Bush Club and Little Birdwings Forest Kindy programs.