Course | Nature Education
Price
$199 NZD.
Facilitator
Kathy Broadhead
The training and resources have been designed and are delivered by Kathy Broadhead MEd, PGDipT, BSc - founder and lead educator at Nature Library. Kathy runs Nature Kids (Nature School and Holiday Programme) in the Bay of Plenty and is a qualified and experienced environmental educator with over 20 years working in education roles in New Zealand and abroad.
Get Ready for Spring in the Nature Classroom!
In an engaging online course, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to use nature to support curriculum learning and wellbeing. Learning how easy it is to use nature as your classroom and co-teacher.
Plus, receive the printed curriculum-linked Resource Kit posted to you.
Perfect for all educators in pre-school, primary, and intermediate year levels.
Ideal for home educators and parents wanting their kids to connect with nature more.
Sign up and work at your own pace through 7 engaging modules.
Easy-to-follow modules, each with videos, Information Guidebook & Playbook to support your learning. See below for the course content outline.
Printed Curriculum-Linked Resource the complete 50-card Nature Experiences set.
Printed Educators’ Guide with additional resources and support materials.
Ongoing support via email and private Facebook group.
Online Course Chapters
Each with videos, an Info Guidebook, and a Playbook to support your learning.
Chapter 1: Benefits of nature education
Chapter 2: Influences on nature education in NZ
Chapter 3: Educational approaches, including nature play, nature connection, intentional learning experiences, STEAM + more
Chapter 4: The Nature Everyday Programme - and how to use it, it’s easy!
Chapter 5: Curriculum linking - both Te Whariki and NZC
Plus, see some of the Nature Everyday experiences in action.
Chapter 6: Integrating Te Ao Māori and Te Reo Māori in nature education
Chapter 7: The teachers’ role, including capturing and documenting learning
Around 8 hours of content with lifetime access.
Guidebooks & Playbooks
Each chapter has a detailed Information Guidebook with notes on each section, which includes links to research and a Playbook to support your learning. Download and print the playbook to take notes and reflect on your learning.
Printed Resource
A copy of the printed Nature Everyday Resource, along with the Educators Guidebook, is sent out to you when you enroll. The Resource makes it easy to get your students to connect with and learn in nature. The Resource includes:
50-card Nature Everyday set, with a nature experience for every day of the term.
Educators Guide with additional resources and support materials.
The Nature Everyday Resource is super simple to use, just pick a card from the set and head outside - each card has a fun, fascinating, and easy-to-follow nature experience that kids love and learn from. Each experience is designed to take around 20-30 minutes, is linked to key curriculum areas and competencies, and will promote curiosity, creativity, and a sense of calm and connection for kids and teachers alike. New card sets are available for each term linked to the seasons.
Course | Nature Education
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