We help YOU get children
outdoors and into nature.
Professional development for teachers, educators and parents
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Welcome to Little Kiwis Nature Play
Professional Development
We offer practical workshops that build confidence and help support teachers who are wanting to use the outdoor classroom more, or for those who are setting up a bush kindy or one day school.
Customised Training and Support
We provide customised on request workshops which are great for those who want to offer some professional development to their teachers in their own environment.
Download one of our Free Resources
If you are looking for some ideas while we all ride this adventure that is self isolation, download this 50 Mini Adventures that I created a while ago and can be adapted. When you are out getting some fresh air, many of these can be done or even in your backyard.
If you are looking for some ideas while we all ride this adventure that is self isolation, download this Nature Scavenger Hunt. When you are out getting some fresh air, many of these can be done or even in your backyard.
Understanding schema helps us to understand why children play the way they do and what resrouces they need to help them with their play. This info sheet tells you what schema are, gives examples and shares some of the resources specific to each schema. Great for backyard play.
My First Bush Kindy Case Study
Are you an ECE teacher interested in the Bush Kindergarten movement and INSPIRED to find out more?
Find out how a New Zealand kindergarten ran their very first BUSH KINDY session and what they observed and learnt along the way.
Check out our Online Course:
Play in the Outdoor Classroom
What People Are Saying
Celia has a real passion and a lot of knowledge around getting children exploring their natural environments outside. The sessions that Celia run are inspiring too. Highly recommend.
An outstanding presentation of an approach to learning that is desperately needed in these times of mental health fragility among our young people.
Thanks for leading such a great discussion, I really think it cemented the evening to our NZ context especially in terms of which direction we want our education sector to head in.