Course curriculum

  • 01

    Chapter 1: Opening and Aspirations

    • Learning Outcomes

    • Land Acknowledgement

    • Limited Liability and Disclaimer
  • 02

    Chapter 2: Play is the way <3

    • Lesson #1: What is Play-Based Learning?

    • Lesson #2: Play Truths (written by Sally from Fairy Dust Teaching)

    • Lesson #3: Understanding your Play Pie

    • Reflection #1: Reflecting on the play in your environment

    • Reflection #2: When Nature and Play Collide in Our Environments.

  • 03

    Chapter 3: Role of the Educator, Environment, and Materials in a Play and Nature-Based Program.

    • Lesson #1: If Learning is Supposed to be Child-Led, What is My Role?

    • Lesson #2: Time, Space, and Relationships

    • Reflection #3: Operationalizing our Values about Nature and Play
  • 04

    Chapter 4: How Nature-Based Programs Can Foster Inclusion, Accessibility, a Sense of Community for Children and Families.

    • Lesson #1: The Right to a Childhood

    • Lesson #2: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

    • Lesson #3: Inclusion in Nature-Based Education

    • Reflection #4: Reflecting on Societal Issues and Play
  • 05

    Module Wrap-Up: Reflection and Next Steps

    • Chapter #5: Module Wrap-Up: Reflection and Next Steps