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Teach Nature Play

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Course Summary

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Course Content

Getting Started

Getting Started

01.

Introduction

02.

Ten minutes in nature

The Benefits

The Benefits

03.

Meet Dr Dimity Williams

04.

Children's health is changing

05.

Health benefits of nature play

Types of Nature Play

Types of Nature Play

06.

Nature play and outdoor play

07.

Two types of nature play

08.

Nature playspaces

09.

Australia's best playground

10.

Wildscapes

11.

Making it work for you

EYLF and NQS

EYLF and NQS

12.

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

13.

National Quality Standard

Overcoming Challenges

Overcoming Challenges

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Risks vs benefits

15.

Risk assessment

16.

Talking to families

17.

Nature play associations

Reflection

Reflection

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Reflection

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Taxonomy of learning

20.

Suggestions for collaboration

21.

Congratulations

Course Writer

Instructor 1

Krista Nisi is the Head Writer at Cool Australia and brings over 15 years of experiencing working in education, tertiary and local government. She holds a Masters in Environment (Environmental Education) from the University of Melbourne. Krista looks for innovative ways to involve young people in early learning and school education by helping them explore, think about and engage with the world around them.

Instructor 2

Dr Dimity Williams is a family physician with an interest in children’s medicine. She is also the Biodiversity Convener for Doctors for the Environment Australia, which seeks to protect health through care of the environment.

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