Birdwings Forest School are award-winning and experienced contemporary nature mentors and co-founders of the Australian Forest School Association (AFSA). Our training, designed for Australian environments, incorporates First Nations perspectives and aligns with AFSA’s guiding principles for nature immersion programs. We share our nature mentoring methods, playwork, ecological storytelling, bushcraft skills, bush kindy, singing, felt-making, and handcrafts. As KINDY UPLIFT providers, we offer professional development opportunities for eligible services.
Choose from our training and mentoring options below, or contact us to discuss professional development, speaking engagements, or bespoke training needs. Get our Professional Development Guide here:
LEAF: The Birdwings Nature Mentoring Pathway
An advanced professional learning journey for educators and nature mentors who want to move beyond nature play and into nature pedagogy. Offered twice a year (starting April & September) over 8 guided weeks you’ll explore the Six Core Practices that sit at the heart of Birdwings Forest School’s approach to early childhood and nature mentoring. Each week invites you into an authentic cycle of learning, practice, reflection, and connection.
Through a blend of weekly mentoring calls, online content, practical experiences, reflective discussions, and creative expression, participants will develop confidence in mentoring children in nature-rich environments.
The 8-week LEAF Immersion is a personal and professional journey. This is a space for unlearning old habits, finding depth in your work, and reclaiming creativity in your pedagogy.
Online Learning – Webinars and Self-Paced Courses
Gain insights into forest school approaches and nature pedagogy in Australia through our short, self-paced courses! This is fun and practical learning, designed to be immediately useful. Our webinar series offers valuable discussions and insights from experienced nature mentors, and is a light introduction to our LEAF Framework and how it looks in action.
On-Site Visits
Join us at our Guanaba site to explore hands-on nature mentoring. Observation visits include a morning spent with our Little Birdwings or Adventure Club children, observing their free play in nature, our circle times, and morning nature adventure. Observation visits are $130 per person. Email for details:
hello@birdwingsforestschool.com
Workshops and Training for Services
We offer customized training opportunities designed to meet the specific needs of your team:
- Fun and creative team-building workshops
- Bespoke professional development sessions at your location or ours.
Ongoing mentoring to support your team’s journey, tailored to your specific goals and challenges. Download our PD Guide to see the topics offered, or contact us with your specific needs.
Enhance your team’s creativity, connection, and cohesion with our unique team-building experiences. Learn traditional wet-felting and needle-felting techniques, explore creative journaling, botanical watercolor painting, and group singing to foster collaboration and well-being.
View our current Professional Development Guide to see our current offerings of creative, playful, and practical approaches to nature connection, forest school, creative arts, and documentation.
For more information, view our current Professional Development Guide: