In this episode, Vicci and Nicki chat about all their 11 day camping adventure to the remote North West Island with a group of 45 people, their adventures, misadventures and what they took away from the trip.
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In this episode, we are talking about how to turn workplace red flags into business green lights.
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In this episode, we are talking about how to feel supported when you’re an education trailblazer.
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For many of us, Playgroup is where our journeys start. For me, playgroup was my weekly anchor for the first five years in my new role as a mother and, I guess, is the reason that Wildlings Forest School and our Raising Wildlings Podcast came into being! Come with me as I share my Nature Playgroup Journey.
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The ‘Leave No Trace’ philosophy is one of the cornerstones in minimizing our impact when we are in the great outdoors, but I have some issues with some of the principles, especially when it comes to children. So here me out, let’s take a deep dive into ‘Leave No Trace’ and its place in nature immersion programs.
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In this episode, Nicki’s children are talking about homeschooling and unschooling and their next big adventure. We get to hear the perspectives of our young Wildlings living the philosophy.
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In this episode, we are chatting with our dear friend, homeschooling mum and organiser of the Sunshine Coast branch of a homeschool co-op called Free 2 Learn. We are chatting to her about why she started the branch, what we do at the co-op, benefits of being in a co-op and tips and tricks for those wanting to start their own! We can’t wait for you to hear Amalia Smith.
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In this episode, we’re talking about how and why we try and do adventure days with our children as part of our Unschooling and Wildschooling journeys.
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We love a child advocate here at Wildlings and on today's episode, I’m chatting with early years childhood advocate Leah from Leah and the first years.
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In this episode, we’re talking with Pennie Brownlee, from Dance with Me in the Heart about heavy world content in the context of children’s perspective, a child’s true nature and how the classroom is stifling, the beauty of bare feet and the three most important bonds in a child’s life.
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In this episode, we’re chatting to the passionate Angus Gorrie, from The Outsiders: Play Advocates all about the evolutionary perspective of loose parts and the problematic nature of titling it "risky” and/or “nature play.”
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If you are listening to this podcast, my assumption is that you have a love of nature. In this episode, I chat to Sandi Schwartz, author of Finding Ecohappiness, all about the healing power of mother nature and the ways in which we can develop a nature habit for our families.
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It is unsurprising that the COVID 19 Pandemic has been the catalyst for change in education. Today I’ll introduce you to another educational changemaker, Peter Phillips, who has taken a vision shared by his co-founders and started a learning revolution in Bali, Indonesia – Open Flow Learning Centre.
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In this episode we are talking to Gill Howarth from Born Wise, who ultimately aims to inspire families to revolutionise education from their own backyards and embrace conscious education!
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Imagine a place that recognises children’s need for personal autonomy and emotional safety so that children are re-empowered in the learning process and learn to trust their wild instincts. Well, such a place exists and today I chat with the founder of Wild Song, Britt Laidlaw about the business and Importance of mentoring in our culture & bringing back the village model.
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It’s our 2021 End of Year Wrap Up! This episode is all about the year that was and what a year it was.
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In this episode, we’re talking with the founder of The Kindness Couch, Candice Fraser about nurturing ourselves with holistic self-care and self-compassion so that our children can grow to do the same. Wondering what holistic self-care is and what that can look like in your full life? This is the episode for you.
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Battle sounds fill the forest, swords clatter and arrows whizz through the air, groans and victorious shouts ring out. Huzzah! It’s not a medieval war you’re witnessing – but children playing with weapons. In today’s episode we talk about this controversial type of rough and tumble play.
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We know that as a society we are living an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and children have never moved as little as they do today. That’s why people like Katy Bowman, author of Move your DNA and now her latest book Grow Wild, are so important in helping us to recognise why we need to move more. Katy joins us today from the US to chat to us about movement and to give us some simple actionable changes that aim to combat our super sedentary culture.
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In this episode, we’re talking about the fears people have about starting a nature play business and why we must overcome them.
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This episode was created in the context of taking the leap to entrepreneurship, but the advice and lessons may resonate with anyone dealing with fear and insecurity in their life.