upskill and develop your knowledge in forest schooling
get your centre started
on your own bush kindy program - today!
learn the fundamental principles of Forest Schooling and feel fully confident and safe in delivering an outdoor Bush or Forest Kindy Program at your centre.
let’s break down the barriers and open up the pathways to creating your own unique outdoor learning program that will truly benefit children and their development.
with 11 convienent self paced online modules, Nicki & vicci will cover:
Who We Are
What is Bush Kindy?
Benefits of Bush Kindy
Breaking Down the Barriers
Linking to EYLF
Embedding Sustainability
Embedding Indigenous Perspectives
Bush Kindy Tools, Equipment and Resources
Risk Assessments and Safety Sweeps
Snap Shot of a Bush Kindy Program
Further Training and Support
Which includes:
Helpful resources and knowledge to identify and handle Australian flora and fauna (including snakes).
Printable resources you can use in your setting including risk assessment templates, safety sweep templates, environmental impact template, outdoor learning policy documents, resource lists, program beginning and end checklists, activity and song sheet, lesson plan templates, parent job cards, letter to parents, land use agreements, start-up planner and MUCH more.
all videos and content are available for SIX months after your purchase date
Taking children outside within a risky nature space seems completely daunting and unachievable right?
It’s not that you don’t love the idea of spending time in nature with children. You can see the benefits and are intrigued as to why so many services are offering this program to their communities.
It’s just that its scary right? Afraid of making sure children stay safe, of managing the risk, of conquering your fear around wildlife and working on the logistics of managing a group of children with no walls and no fence. You may not have the skills, environmental knowledge or literature to make everything fall into place… YET!
Taking the children in your care out into nature can be an easy process! We are here to help you create the processes, to break down your barriers and to help find solutions to your problems so that your community of little wildlings can have the experience that they deserve to have in their Early Learning Years.
Who are we are why are we the best people to help?
Nicki and Vicci are highly experienced teachers and Forest School educators who are passionate about all things nature play, risky play, adventurous play and especially a child's right to play. With over 30 years of teaching, guiding and educating behind them, ranging from the state school system to marine biology, outdoor recreation and of course, their own successful business, Wildlings Forest School, these ladies have the depth and breadth of knowledge to be able to help you get your program off the ground and their Introduction to Bush Kindy course uses their tried and tested formula to get your service out and into nature.
You can find out more about our philosophy here and about Nicki and Vicci here.
Why your centre needs this course
Taking this course will give you insights into over four years of on the ground work with children from ages 0-6 years (yes even those babes still in arms) and our experience working with hundreds of educators around Australia! You’ll be able to communicate with Nicki and Vicci via the online course platform and our Facebook group to be able to ask any questions you might have that aren’t answered in the course. This course will help you become feel fully confident and safe when delivering an outdoor Bush or Forest Kindy Program.
What will you get out of the course?
By the end of our course you will uncover the personal and professional barriers you have in taking children outside and ways to overcome them. You will see that implementing a Bush Kindy program will alleviate the planning stress that comes with Early Learning Education, and reignite you and your teams passion.
Here is what you can expect from the program
1. Find Your ‘Why’
Understand why the Forest Schooling philosophy is an imperative approach to childhood development. Find meaning and feel purposeful in your work as you understand the benefits of getting children outdoors connecting with nature.
2. Confidence
Take children outside with the knowledge of how to manage hazards in the outdoor space such as missing children, wildlife, toileting and transport, after having created your own in depth risk assessments relevant to your specific Bush Kindy site.
3. Joy
Being in nature helps increases our own connection in nature, which in turn benefits our physical and mental health. It decreases sick days, increases immunity and can help reignite the passion in educators who have been teaching for some times. Getting back to nature is simple when you know how.
4. For the Business Owners - Increased Enrolments
Bush Kindy is thriving and in high demand in Australia. Many of the centres we have worked with to get their Bush Kindy program off the ground have waitlists for their programs. Don’t be the last in your area!
Here’s how it all works
Immediate access to 11 modules with worksheets, templates and homework so you can do the course in one big hit or self-paced over time. You will have access to the online platform for 6 months but can download and keep all of the content forever.
Access to the Wildlings Forest School Educators Facebook Group
Access to Nicki and Vicci via the online course platform to ask any questions you may still have
Risk assessment templates, safety sweep templates, environmental impact template, outdoor learning policy documents, resource lists, program beginning and end checklists, activity and song sheet, lesson plan templates, parent job cards, letter to parents, land use agreements, start-up planner and MUCH more.
Anecdotes and special tips from friendly, down-to-earth, experienced educators who currently run Bush Kindy programs on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane.
15% discount from our online shop!
get your centre started
on your own bush kindy program - today!