by Celia Hogan | Mar 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
I get a lot of emails from one-day schools and ECE centres setting up or running bush kindy’s or nature-based programmes. Questions are on a variety of topics and for some of these questions I developed a ‘How To Guide’ that focuses on setting up a Bush Kindy but also...
by Celia Hogan | Jun 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
‘How can we bring nature in’ is a question I am asked often and one that is very relevant in ECE, primary schools and beyond. As teachers, we have the super important job of helping our young tamariki grow into awesome little beings. We’re talking...
by Celia Hogan | Jun 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
First published in the Natural Parent Magazine. When my daughter was 10 days old she had her first experience of a winter nature play session. She was wrapped up snuggly in her merinos, a one-piece fleece suit and a multi-coloured knitted hat from my cousin. It was a...
by Celia Hogan | Feb 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Originally published in The Natural Parenting Magazine Children thrive when they experience nature and the connection it brings to their lives. There are so many incredible benefits nature brings to children when they can explore the outdoors and play in their own...
by Celia Hogan | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Originally published in Te Whakatika (EONZ) ‘Nature is the best medicine’. It’s an oldie but a goodie and seems to have stood the test of time. I would even say it’s coming back into fashion. But what does nature have to do with education? Where does it fit in?...
