Nature Pedagogy is the practice of teaching and learning with and in nature, it is an understanding of our sense of belonging to the land, our senses or working with nature. It’s learning with nature, not just teaching about nature. (C Warden)
The aim of the practice is to teach holistically through the engagement of hands heart and mind alongside nature to develop the whole learner, cognitively, socially, and physically as well as having fun..
We are so lucky to be surrounded by nature and to have access to our Bush Tucker Living Classroom. This provides a safe envinoment to follow the concept and teaching approach of nature pedagogy and the 8 ways approach to developing Aboriginal cultural competence. (please refer to the cultral porgram for more information)
Our Bush Kindy Program is child led and extends on the Nature pedagogy and the 8 ways of leanring. It will emerge according to what we are playing, Acknowledging country and first nations people. instilling a love for nuatre and respect for our the orginal custodians of the land. This is run by Jayne on Thursday and Friday and Monday by Mandala
Nature Pedagogy is the practice of teaching and learning with and in nature, it is an unzxcderstanding of our sense of belonging to the land, our senses or working with nature. It’s learning with nature, not just teaching about nature. (C Warden)
The aim of the practice is to teach holistically through the engagement of hands heart and mind alongside nature to develop the whole learner, cognitively, socially, and physically as well as having fun..
We are so lucky to be surrounded by nature and to have access to our Bush Tucker Living Classroom. This provides a safe envinoment to follow the concept and teaching approach of nature pedagogy and the 8 ways approach to developing Aboriginal cultural competence. (please refer to the cultural porgram for more information)
CULTURAL PROGRAM
We highly honour the first people of Australia and have incursions regularly to build on the children’s cultural awareness with local Bundjalung educators. This ihas included bush excursions with Auntie Delta and language with Uncle Gilbert. This year we will be running the Nninganah no More program with Uncle Gilber and Auntie tania Marlowe. We are also reaaly excited to have Uncle Roy Gordon revisiting our centre to porvide welcome to country and culture and language for the children .
Our program includes the 8 way approach which is: storytelling, community links, learning maps, deconstruct/construct, non linear, non verbal, symbols and images and landmarks.
Children have the opportunity to learn facts about our bush foods, dance, stories and Bundjalung culture. Children engage in daily acknowledgement of country. We have two lovely murals by Bundjalung artists, Oral Roberts, Tracy and Ken Gordon and Lewis Walker.
Our Bush Tucker Living Classroom nurtures this relationship and was seeded in reconciliation week in 2014 in consultation with Aunite Dory Gordon and Auintie Karyn Roberts. (Please refer to the Bush Tucker garden infomration for more about this)
