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Send us Fan MailIt’s our 2021 End of Year Wrap Up! This episode is all about the year that was and what a year it was! 👉 Nicki sharesShocking stats and a summary of why we are doing what we are doing! Some successes of this yearOur 2022 goals Her plea for help finding a new space to run our our businessThe good that get us out of bed in the morningHow our vision is spreading through the networksHow we’ve managed to grow and pandemic proof our businessHow we connect with the communityWhat sets us apart What we are most proud ofHer immense gratitude👉 Opt In For Free Downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesBook our holiday programs here! Please support us on PatreonLearn more about Wild BusinessWildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts SpotifyGoogle PodcastsWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re talking with the founder of The Kindness Couch, Candice Fraser about nurturing ourselves with holistic self-care and self-compassion so that our children can grow to do the same. Wondering what holistic self-care is and what that can look like in your full life? This is the episode for you.👉 Candice SharesAbout the Kindness CouchWhat inspired her to set off on her own dream of being a coachHer profound view on true self- compassionHer tips for a peaceful holiday seasonOf the Human Experience and how we can cope when life is out of balanceHow to mindfully navigate hard emotionsAbout the connection between nature and mindfulnessHow holistic health starts with a self-care routineThe importance of gratitudeHow to model mindfulness and gratitude to our childrenAbout the shift towards a constructive inner criticThe RAIN process👉 Opt In for a FREE Downloadable👉 Links and ResourcesEmail Candice: [email protected] offer! Bonus Home Retreat Box when you subscribe this month!FacebookInstagramBook: Power of Awakening, Wayne DwyerGuest DetailsCandice Fraser is founder of The Kindness Couch, and is a Neural Linguistics Programming Practitioner, Ericksonian Hypnotherapist, Time Line Therapist, Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner, Meditation Teacher, Certified Coach Practitioner and Health and Nutrition Coach, and now in turn, she helps parents who find themselves on this same journey learn to practice holistic self-care so that our children can grow to do the same.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailBattle sounds fill the forest, swords clatter and arrows whizz through the air, groans and victorious shouts ring out. Huzzah! It’s not a medieval war you’re witnessing – but children playing with weapons. In today’s episode we talk about this controversial type of rough and tumble play.👉 Nicki and Vicci ShareThe six types of Risky Play What 'Rough and Tumble' play isThe value of rough playHow rough play relates to socialisingHow we can help communicate safe boundariesThe evidence that shows there is no link between weapon play and real-life aggressionAbout consensual playThe big concepts weapon play highlights in childrenThe importance of competition and collaborationThe role weapon plays in child development The signs to look out for to signify everyone is still having funHelpful phrases for supervising weapon play👉 Opt In For a Free Downloadable! 👉 Resources & ReferencesPeter Gray “Free to Learn”Homeschooling WebinarsFind all your weapons play resources on our online shop*Order before December 10th to deliver before Christmas! Please consider supporting us on Patreon! 👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailWe know that as a society we are living an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and children have never moved as little as they do today. That’s why people like Katy Bowman, author of Move your DNA and now her latest book Grow Wild, are so important in helping us to recognise why we need to move more. Katy joins us today from the US to chat to us about movement and to give us some simple actionable changes that aim to combat our super sedentary culture.👉 Katy sharesHer inspiration for writing a book focused on family movementWhat ‘stacking’ isHer background and why movement is so important to herThe seven containers or environments we live inThat not all nutrients come from food and that there are other ways to nourish our bodiesHow explicit and implicit rules for movement are sending messages to our childrenHow we can move from a sedentary culture to a dynamic oneThe benefits of being barefootAbout Elimination CommunicationIdeas for implement flexible seating in an educational environmentSimple changes we can make at home to encourage a greater range of movementWhy we need to move the upper part of our bodies👉 Opt In for Free Downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesJoin in our MASTERCLASSSupport us on PatreonConnect with KatyWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube Channel"Grow Wild" Downloadable eBookAudio Book👉 Guest DetailsBestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman has been changing the way we move and think about our need for movement. She has authored nine books, including the groundbreaking “Move Your DNA” and her newest, “Grow Wild." Bowman teaches movement globally and speaks about sedentarism and movement ecology to academic and scientific audiences. One of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change” and an America Walks “Woman of the Walking Movement”, Katy has worked with companies like Patagonia, Nike and Google as well as a wide range of non-profits and other communities. Her movement education company, Nutritious Movement, is based in Washington State.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking about the fears people have about starting a nature play business and why we must overcome them. *This episode was created in the context of taking the leap to entrepreneurship, but the advice and lessons may resonate with anyone dealing with fear and insecurity in their life.👉 Nicki sharesWhy educators make wonderful entrepreneurs Some secrets about FEARThe criticism and praise complexThe two types of feedbackHow fear can hold us back The different types of fearAbout perceived riskAbout people pleasingAbout imposter syndromeHow to get out of your own wayIdeas for your first baby steps👉 Opt In for Free Downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesFree Masterclass! STEAL OUR STEP-BY-STEP ROADMAP FOR GROWING YOUR OWN NATURE PLAY BUSINESSCheck out our Homeschooling, Wildschooling and Unschooling WebinarsWild Business! Sign up to learn more herePlease Support us on Patreon👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android uWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we chat about why society makes it so hard to navigate the legislation and why we need to push through it so that we can get more children outdoors and we chat about our own journey in embracing the red tape as an essential part in advocating for children.👉 Nicki and Vicci discussThe benefits of nature playRisks and resilienceWhy outdoor learning is essential for developing life skillsThe cost of keeping children “safe”Some horrible stats that might make you want to do something about itThe importance of navigating the red tapeTheir Wild Business CourseThe value of mentors in this space👉 Opt In for Free Downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesCheck out our Homeschooling, Wildschooling and Unschooling WebinarsWild Business! Sign up to learn more herePlease Support us on Patreon👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking about the 4 biggest mistakes we made when we were starting our Forest School business. And some of them were biiiiiig!👉 Wildlings Founder’s ShareThe profound initial mistake Nicki made in her transition to a more positive and fulfilling career and lifeWhat took them so long! How we can grow from our mistakesThe importance of soft skills and interpersonal relationshipsHow releasing the ego builds resilienceHow big risks (in business, not safety) pay offHow to back yourselfAbout growth mindsetHow important it is to invest in yourself👉 Opt In for FREE Downloadables Here👉 Resources & ReferencesLearn more about Wild Business HereLearn more about taking the leap to homeschooling hereWe would love your support on Patreon! Sign up here!👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailA couple of months ago a Facebook post caught my eye, the title of a book called Raising Girls Who Like Themselves. This title, whilst so simple, really tugged at a core want that I have for my children. I grabbed a copy, read it within a day, and thought, I need to get the authors Kasey and Chris on the show so that we can help raise more girls who like themselves.👉 Kasey and Chris ShareWhy girls don’t like themselvesThe 7 pillars that every girl needs if she is to grow up liking herself The simple step a parent can take to start their children on the right pathHow we can teach our girls to deal with criticism and negative feedback with productive conversations and modelingAbout body shaming, body hating and the exploding industries that prey upon women's insecurities.Shocking stats about how our girls view themselvesHow our attempts to build girls body images could actually be making it worseThe harm in cramming as much knowledge, skills and experience into our children as early as possible What our children will gain from parent’s valuing free play👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesFor a special Raising Wildling's offer please follow this link to learn how to teach your daughter to handle teasing and criticism like a boss with this FREE online mini-course by the authors of Raising Girls Who Like Themselves (valued at $97)Raising Girls Who Like Themselves WebsiteLearn more about our flagship course Wild Business and join our mailing list! Support us on Patreon!Need some support to take the leap to homeschool? 👉 Guest DetailsKasey Edwards is a leading Australian columnist and bestselling author of eight books, with an audience of over 10 million worldwide. Christopher Scanlon is a writer, researcher and academic at Deakin University. Kasey and Christopher live in Melbourne with their two daughters.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting about wild schooling and unschooling, or wild unschooling looks like for our families as part of an exciting upcoming project. 👉 Nicki and Vicci ShareAbout Wildschooling and Forest SchoolHow they do it!What and how their children are learningHow they assess learning and “standardise education” if at allA typical day-in-the-lifeHow they school while workingHow they afford these lifestylesHow they plan for tripsHow they take care of household dutiesWhen they knew they made the right choice to homeschoolThe benefits and drawbacks of schooling this wayTheir response to common criticism for this way of livingThe growth they have seen in their own children What their children have to say about Unschooling, Wildschooling and Roadschooling👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesEpisodes Referred ToYou Just Got 'Unschooled' with Kerry McDonaldWildschooling with the Wilder Child Creator Nicolette SowderVicci's Leap to HomeschoolingNicki's Journey to WildschoolingResources & ReferencesCheck out our Mini intro to Homeschooling course hereSupport us on Patreon hereGuest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a faWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with the Kaponay family who have travelled to over 50 countries on 6 continents over 9 years and in doing so learned how to be at home with themselves, at home with their family and at home in the world.👉 The Kaponay Family SharesThe importance of learning together as a familyHow the freedom and empowerment of children in their family dynamic is critical to them becoming key contributors and full-stakeholders in the life and longevity of the familyWhy questions, not answers are what we are searching for in lifeAbout their Family RetreatsWhy there has never been a better time than right now to reinvest in family as your greatest assetHow learning together, about ourselves, about our families, and unashamedly integrating this into the world in which we live, can create an unprecedented opportunity for all of us as humanity, but especially as families, to thriveAbout their personal experiences with homeschooling, unschooling and worldschooling, how we learnt together as a family and how we raised our children on the roadAbout in-the-moment, inspiration-led-learning and utilising nature as a teacherHow their experiences led to great success and fulfillment for their family👉 Opt In For Free Downloadables Here👉 Links and ResourcesAt Home in the World Retreats Dreamtime TravelerTwitterAt Home in the World Facebook Dreamtime Traveler FacebookAt Home in the World InstagramDreamtime Traveler InstaLalika's InstagramDawn of the Guardian Tedx Talk by Réka KaponayWorldschooling ResourcesWildlings Homeschooling BlogWild BusinessGuest DetailsGeorge and Bobi Kaponay and their twins, Lalika and Réka are Worldschoolers and entrepreneurs. Réka wrote and published her debut novel DAWN OF THE GUARDIAN at 14 and Lalika started his online international travel concierge business, Destinator Travel at 16. Together, they created their family retreat business: At Home In The World.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with Melinda Bito, founder of Eco-Explorers in Melbourne about tips on creating a business around your family and dream life, the best and hardest parts of owning your own nature play business and how communities and nature can help mental health. 👉 Melinda SharesAll about Eco-Explorers and what they offer The profound experience that inspired her to start her business?Her strengths and what makes her unique compared to others in the industryThe hardest part of starting her business and what has been the hardest part of her business journeyWhat she wished she had help withThe best part about owning a nature play businessThe benefits of starting a nature play business in your communityHer tips on creating a business around your family and dream life, on your lived experiences and knowledge.How stepping outside of her comfort zone has changed her lifeThe benefits she has seen in creating a business that truly aligns with her valuesAbout homeschooling and traveling with her family About mental health and how communities and nature can help👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and [email protected] Website FacebookInstagramJoin Raising Wildlings on PatreonLearn more about Wild Business and join the waitlist here👉 Guest Details Melinda Bito is the Founder of Eco Explorers Australia. Melinda has a passion for connecting families and children to nature. She is a certified Forest School Leader, mental health worker and play work practitioner who has 30 years of experience working in community services with families, refugee women, children in foster care and in disability.She also founded Australia’s first environmentally friendly toy store and has a deep passion for child-led natural learning. She home-schooled her own children and travelled around Australia with her family for nearly 3 years living the dream and her life to the fullest.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube 👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. PWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailNarelle and Jen are two passionate educators who bought the fun and expertise of their own separate businesses, that have been running many years before Bush Kindy and Forest Schools became a thing in Australia, to create Birdwings Forest School located in the magical wilds of the Gold Coast Hinterland. In this episode they share their story and their keen observations of the benefits of adventurous play in the outdoors.👉 Birdwings' Founders ShareAbout their business and what do they doThe inspiration to start their businessTheir thoughts on the importance of adventure in children’s lives.About ecological storytelling at BirdwingsTheir strengths and what makes you unique compared to others in the industry or your areaThe hardest part of starting their business and the business journeyThe best part about owning a nature play businessThe benefits of starting a nature play business in your community👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesBirdwings Forest SchoolLinkedInFacebookInstagramPodcast with The Forest School PodcastBirdwing's Blog Posts:birdwingsforestschool.com/2021/02/13/confidence-flows-from-connection-helping-children-do-hard-things/birdwingsforestschool.com/2019/02/13/what-does-risk-taking-really-look-like-in-early-childhood/Book Recommendations: Sand TalksThe Goodness of RainWild Business👉 Guest DetailsBirdwings Forest School offer full day nature immersion programs on Kombumerri Country in the Gold Coast Hinterland. Children and families come to Birdwings to have playful adventures in wild nature and to rekindle an intuitive connection to nature. There’s plenty of time for children to explore their own learning, supported by experienced nature mentors who believe that children are capable learners. We understand that all children crave connection to communWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailAt Raising Wildlings, we have shared our homeschooling journeys along with countless others, but what does the research say about homeschooling in Australia. Well, homeschooling has more than doubled over the last several years. So what is it that is driving these trends, let’s find out in my discussion today with Dr. Rebecca English from QUT.👉 Rebecca sharesHer background and how she got involved in this movementWhat some of the main reasons people make the switch to alternative educationAbout the binaries of ideologs, pedagogs and accidentalsHow the current climate is impacting people’s views on homeschoolingImportant statistics on homeschooling in AustraliaHow to start home learningHow to access support and help you through the processSome of the outstanding findings she has discovered in her researchProfound outcomes from unschoolingHer thoughts on credentialism and how the academic landscape is changing in regards to needing formal qualifications👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesFind more about Dr. Rebecca English's work hereRead her published findings and articles here Check out our Unschooling and Wildschooling webinars*Just a note apologising that our Homeschool Course has suffered technical difficulties. We hope to have rectified by Tues 21st September.Our Homeschooling Blog👉 Guest DetailsDr. Rebecca English is a researcher, teacher and mother whose work is concerned with parenting and education. She has an interest in the ways parents make choices for their children that align with their beliefs about family, parenting and other factors. Her particular interest is in the choice of non-mainstream education affects children’s experience of agency and autonomy.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple PodcaWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with conservationist, budding ecologist and snake catcher, Gemma Smith, about all things snakes. How to keep yourself and your children safe around snakes, what to do on the very chance you get bitten by a snake, the importance of snakes to our environment and for those who are scared of snakes, some tips on how to work on your fear and not pass it onto your children.👉 Gemma sharesHer story of how she got into snake catchingSome of the signs we can be aware and teach to our kids as we coming into snake seasonHow knowledge conquers fearTips to help keep children safe around snakes when exploring in the bushHer advice for parents who have phobias or deep fears around snakes and how to not pass this fear onto their childrenBasic snake first aid and what to do on the really rare chance that you’re bitten by a snakeThe essential role snakes play in our biodiversityThe delicate balance of our ecosystem 👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesGem's WebsiteFind her on Facebook Follow her on InstagramBook Recommendation: The Tangled Bank, Carl ZimmerCheck out our Wild Business CourseBecome a Patreon👉 Guest Details Today we have the absolute privilege of chatting with Gemma Smith. Gemma is a conservationist, budding ecologist currently studying Animal Ecology at the USC, passionate reptile lover and Snake Catcher who offers Snake Removal & Relocation Services across the Sunshine Coast.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailImagine a place where it is believed that kids are more capable than we know – so capable that they make rollercoasters and treehouses, from concept through to the full build, using real tools and the secret ingredient, time. What I am describing is the Tinkering School. Today I have the man behind the concept joining me all the way from the US, welcome Gever Tully. 👉 Gever sharesWhat Tinkering School isWhy it is so important to give children the opportunity to be trustedThe theory behind making mistakesHow you can figure things out by fooling aroundHow to risk assess projects in a fun and safe wayWhy building is at the heart of your programThe beauty of timeThe importance of failureThe wonder and benefits of intrinsic motivationAbout his role as a “collaborator”The vision and foundations of Brightworks School👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesGever Tulley's TED Talk about Life Lessons Through TinkeringTinkering School [email protected] Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Child Do by Gever TulleyConnect on Instagram👉 Guest DetailsGever Tulley is an American writer, speaker, computer scientist and founder of Tinkering School. He is also a founding member and chief collaborator of Brightworks School which centers around the concept of students learning through self-directed means and building projects. He is also the co-author of 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do. His TED Talk, Life Lessons Through Tinkering is an inspiration to us at Wildlings!👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagram👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will helpWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking with Kelly Roberts about her Wild Business, Wild Kindy, based in Sydney, New South Wales. This is the first episode in a series where we’re going to focus on Wild Businesses around Australia and the globe.👉 Kelly sharesAbout her business and what she offersWhat her inspiration was to start her businessInspiring stories from her programsHer strengths and what makes her unique compared to others in the industryThe hardest part of starting a nature play businessThe best part about owning her businessThe benefits of starting your own nature play business👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesResources & ReferencesWild Kindy WebsiteWild Kindy SocialsInstagramFacebook Click here to support us on Patreon! Thank you!Guest DetailsKelly Roberts is the founder of Wild Kindy. Kelly is an experienced Early Childhood Educator but knew early on in her career that her passion lay in alternative education. With a passion for the outdoors, she was attracted to Nature Pedagogy Philosophy as a way to bring back childhood as she knew it, and reconnect children with the natural environment.Wild Kindy promotes children to naturally learn in an outdoor environment, no matter the weather. With an evolving program of ‘risky’ and nature play, our children are growing into strong, confident, resilient and passionate learners.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more peopleWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with Mimsy Sadofsky from the democratic Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts about what a self-directed learning school looks like, what children do after attending such a school, how they learn to read in a democratic school and, of course, how the school is run by its children.👉 Mimsy sharesAll about Sudbury Valley SchoolThe beautiful, mind-blowing philosophy of their schoolWhat their teens do after finishing high schoolThe benefits of self-directed learning for childrenHow the students are involved in the day to day running of the schoolWhat she has seen over her past 50 years at the school and why she stayedHow their judicial system operatesHow children respond to this learning environmentTheir admission process and how they work with parentsHow Sudbury Valley School's children learn to readAnswers to commonly asked questionsHow the traditional school system can harm children 👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and Resourceshttps://www.sudburyvalleyschool.org/Book Recommendations: Astoria, Peter Stark Deep River, Karl Marlantes👉 Guest DetailsMimsy Sadofsky is a co-founder and staff member of Sudbury Valley School in Framingham, Massachusetts. She has been with SVC for 53 years. She is co-author of numerous books and articles about Sudbury Valley and the Sudbury approach to education. She is a self-directing learning advocate and pioneer in the free learning philosophy. Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube E: [email protected]👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailScreens are a part of all our lives, for many a little too much. So how do we create a healthy digital culture in our homes with our children? Today I talked to Cat Green, founder of Everyday Empowered, about why we need to be having a whole family approach to technology use in our homes. 👉 Cat SharesAbout Everyday EmpoweredHer inspiration to create the Screen Smart Families workshopSurprising insights from the research on children’s technology useThe importance of shifting the narrative around technology The most important message to give our children around the use of technologyAnswers to common questions she gets asked about screen time and childrenImportant skills we need to be teaching and role modeling in regards to interaction with others onlineHow we can navigate issues online with our children in a honest and open wayWhat led her to consider homeschooling for her childrenHer homeschooling philosophyWhat a week in the life of her family looks likeHow she manages time for her business and homeschooling👉 Guest DetailsCat Green is a homeschooling mom intent on supporting families to love their family life by learning to live it skillfully. We all want more connection, vibrant health and joy in our homes, but without a foundation of simple, everyday skills, we run into problems putting this into action. Cat runs a wide range of workshops and sells her favourite books to help you in your journey to learn these simple skills and build a life-nourishing family culture.👉 Resources & ReferencesEveryday Empowered WebsiteNext workshop is August 29th in Yandina, QLDFacebookInstagramEveryday Empowered BookstoreUse code WILD10 for any of the digital parenting books in AugustBook Recommendations:Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace LinHome Grown by Ben Hewitt👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadablesWildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with Kerry McDonald, author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, about different models of education around the world, the developmental bell curve of when children read, how Unschooling benefits teenagers and how the school system can harm children.👉 Guest DetailsKerry McDonald is an education policy writer, self-directed learning expert and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom. She is a board member at the Alliance of Self-Directed Education and mother of four never-been-schooled children. 👉 Kerry SharesWhat she has been up toResearch coming out about how the pandemic affected opinions on homeschoolingThe difference between education and schoolingThe qualities we value in the ‘imagination age’ and how school stifles creativityHow the industrial education system can make children’s lives worseThat unschooling is treating children with basic human respectHow the 19th century industrial model education system lacks the ability to build the skills required for the most in demand jobsThat knowing yourself and what you want are largely neglected in conventional structured schoolingAbout empowering parentsThe developmental bell curve for reading age in childrenExamples of different unschooling programs and self-directed learning models in the statesWhy bullying is nearly non-existent in these alternative models of education👉 Opt InFree Downloadable👉 Resources & ReferencesUnschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom, Kerry McDonaldFoundation for Economic EducationBOOKSLearning is Natural, School is Optional, Ken DanfordThe Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life, Grace LlewellynFab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop, Neil GershenfeldOriginals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, Adam GrantOutliers M,alcolm GladwellAtlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand Audiobook Read by Scott BrickALTERNATIVE UNSCHOOLING PROGRAMSNorth Star, founded by Ken DanfordNot Back To School Camp NFP’sLiberated LearnersAlliance of Self-Directed EducationWildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with Natalia Krysiak, founder of Cities for Play, about making play a priority in the design of our urban spaces and how to make the changes we want to see for our children. 👉 Natalie SharesAbout Cities For Play, including what she does there and her vision for the futureSome shocking statistics linked to the built environmentWhat children have to say about designing cities and the beautiful consistencies between children of different culturesHow a built environment can promote children's health and well-being with a focus on play and active mobilityWhich cities are implementing best practiceHow we as parents can encourage our local councils to make our cities more child-friendlyWhy there has been a reduction in free play and roaming areas over the past few generationsWhat we have learnt so far about the pandemic's impact on children's play and mobility👉 Opt In for Free Downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesCities for Play WebsiteChild Friendly NeighbourhoodsLinkedInTwitter: @NataliaK_auInstagram: @citiesforplayBook Recommendations: Bush Toys by Claudia Haagen👉 Guest DetailsNatalia Krysiak, a practicing architect at Hayball Architects and founder of Cities for Play, Natalia specialises in the design of child-oriented environments. She is a passionate advocate for playful cities and spaces, engaging in placemaking and research initiatives around the world. In 2019 Natalia was awarded a Churchill Fellowship exploring best practice for designing child-friendly, high density neighbourhoods in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Canada and the UK. Her research explores how we can create more playful and child-friendly urban environments.👉 Episodes Referred ToS2E25: Benign Neglect and the Impacts of Zero-Risk Culture with Tim GillWildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube 👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with Philip Mott, reluctant learner, turned elementary teacher, turned homeschooling father, about how his family uses curiosity as their curriculum.👉 Philip sharesHis story and how he came to lead the life he lives nowWhy he homeschools his childrenHow his family manages the financial aspect of homeschoolingHis perspective on curiosity as the curriculum What his children are currently curious aboutHow to intrinsically motivate your childrenAbout earning your child’s respect with authority and teamworkOf the disadvantages of education systemThe power of truly getting to know your childAdvantages of homeschooling👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and Resourceshttp://www.philipmott.com/Recommendations: Class Dismissed Documentary Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele FaberSapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Play and Development by Goncu and GaskinsGuest DetailsAfter graduating high school with a GPA of 2.2 and then shifting often between jobs, Philip Mott pursued higher education at the age of 26 and worked to earn a spot on the Dean’s List each semester. Five years of teaching led him to realize the timeline imposed on students was incongruent with the way learning most often happens. His experiences drove him to explore learning methods which honor the learner, the teacher, and learning itself. He now unschools his three children with his wife and writes parenting and education advice for families on his website.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an AndroiWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking with one of the grandfather’s of Nature Play and Adventure Play, David Sobel, who gives us some great ideas on suggested outdoor activities for different developmental stages and also chats about some of his most recent research on the differences between children who attend indoor classrooms versus outdoor classrooms.👉 David sharesHis story and what influenced his childhood and shaped who he isHow he started his career and what he is working on nowHow to quantify vs qualify the difference between putting children in nature-based education vs indoor learningHow the pandemic has affected perceptions about children learning in natureThe relationship and correlation between childhood nature experiences and adult environmental attitudes and behaviorsThe scientifically proven benefits of nature immersion for childrenAdvice on how to educate and communicate with parents and educators about riskThe importance of teaching children to understand how to risk assess from a young agePractices for parents and educators that support childhood nature play and explorationDevelopmental parameters for how to think about engaging with nature at different stages👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadableshttps://kit.co/Wildlings👉 Links and Resourceshttps://www.davidsobelauthor.com/https://www.davidsobelauthor.com/davidsobelbooksBook Recommendation: The Magus by John Fowles👉 Guest DetailsDavid’s writing has helped to shape the place-based education movement in the United States and around the world. He’s also a proponent of nature-based early childhood education. That means getting children outside, to play and learn in the natural world and in their communities.David has worked with the National Park Service, the Children and Nature Network, numerous colleges and universities, a diversity of zoos and aquaria, nature centers near and far, independent and public schools in remote British Columbia and in inner city Boston.He now lives in New Hampshire and is committed to cold water swimming, the exploration of landscape nooks and crannies and to joyfully embracing the gift of life on earth.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube 👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the RaWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailMaths, it’s a dirty word isn’t it? Especially if you take the learning outside. In today’s episode, we are talking to a homeschooling mum who has created a whole curriculum in maths and reading and it is as wild as it gets! 👉 Rachel sharesThe story behind Wild Math and Wild ReadingHow bringing the learning outside helps break down the barriers around the subject of mathsAbout Wild Math and why it is so specialHer favourite activities in her curriculumHow translating maths into real life experiences can increase understandingSome profound insights from the testimonials she receivesThe resources she recommends The magic of Wild Reading and the power of working with the brain instead of against itHer golden tips and advice for homeschooling parents regarding time and taking the pressure off👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesWild Learning WebsiteFor a special 10% discount on your order use code [email protected]: @wildmathcurriculum👉 Guest DetailsRachel Tidd is the author of the Wild Math® and Wild Reading™ Curriculums and a leading proponent of integrating the outdoors and the natural materials in math education. Rachel obtained extensive teaching experience as an elementary and special education teacher and as a homeschool parent. She holds a Master’s degree in Elementary and Special Education from Bank Street College of Education and a B.S. in Environmental Science from SUNY- College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She became interested in teaching and learning outside after watching her two children thrive in an outdoor forest preschool. Wild Math® has been used by schools and homeschool parents throughout the U.S. and the world. Rachel has written and presented about Wild Math® and outdoor learning in conferences, podcasts, and magazines. Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailWhat is the biggest risk to children in 2021? It could just be not allowing children to take any risks at all? In this episode we talk with Risk Play advocate, Tim Gill, all about risk and adventure play in childhood, child-friendly urban design and the tools we use to change the face of public policy in relation to play. 👉 Tim sharesHis story and why he wanted to share his ideas about risky playThe evolution and impact of ‘Zero-Risk Culture’Some of the big misconceptions adults have about childrenAbout ‘Benign Neglect’ and the concerns of being judged as a parentThe myths about riskTrue risks to children todayWhat child friendly urban design looks likeThe power and benefit of ‘unobserved play’About Risk Benefits Assessment and why they are an integral part of childhood planning What cities have got it rightHow the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting children👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesEmail: [email protected] Fear - Free PDF Our dear friend Kelly George, creator of the Australian Homeschool Summit, has just launched a podcast and a big sale on previous summits! You can check in out hereUse code FEELSLIKEHOME👉 Guest DetailsTim is a global advocate for children’s play and mobility, and an independent scholar and consultant. He is the author of No Fear: Growing up in a risk-averse society (“a handbook for the movement for freer, riskier play” - New York Times) and Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities. Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailSecret spaces and hidden places – there is something magical about them. Cubbies, forts, dens, tree houses whatever you want to call them, children are absolutely hardwired to design and create these havens that shelter them from the ever watchful and ever present eye of the adults. In this episode we talk all things cubby building and why we should be creating more opportunities for children to engage in this adventurous play. 👉 Nicki and Vicci shareCubby building as a rite of passageThe vast myriad of benefits of building cubbiesTips and tricks for cubby building materialsLanguage adults can use around a cubby building activity👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadableshttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/sunshine-coast-holidays👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/professional-development-👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much!LWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailEver dreamt about hitting the road with your kids and heading outback? Today, homeschooling Mum, Lisa Crompton, tells about what and how she did just that, whilst 'roadschooling' her kids. 👉 Lisa shares with NickiThe magic and mystery of how children learn without being explicitly taughtHow she records and documents learning to report to the department What an average day in her life looks like and how it has changed in the last yearTips on travelling alone with childrenThe easiest way to keep the peace on a roadtripThe importance of trips without scheduled entertainment to allow for daydreaming and creativityTips for parents looking to begin homeschoolingWhat ignited her switch to homeschoolingHer motivational words for parents wanting to take the leap👉 Opt InYou might like to check out our Wildschooling Car Checklist to help make it easier to get you and your Wildlings out on the road!https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links & Resourcesemail: [email protected] @Learning_on_the_roadKidspot ArticleOutschool.comBook Recc:Parenting for a Peaceful World by Robin Grille(you can also listen to our episodes with Robin Grille here)Guest DetailsLisa Crompton is a wife and mother to two gorgeous kids who are naturally learning without school. They are living on kaurna land in the Adelaide hills and travelling Australia by road at every opportunity they get!Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking all about Periods and the powers we can tap into within the 4 phases of our cycle with singer, author, human biologist and Period Queen, Lucy Peach. Today’s episode is all about education, empowerment, and choice. Settle in, this is important. 👉 Lucy sharesHow she came to discover the beauty of her own cycle and how she got started on this journeyThe motivation behind her book How we can honour the very special first cycleThe 4 phases of our cycle and what they entailWhat we can gain from understanding our bodies and our cyclesThe power of cycle mapping in a workplaceThe most beautiful piece of knowledge she has discovered about periods on her journeyHow we as parents and village mentors and educators, can have conversations about periods with our little Wildlings and from what age she suggests we start👉 Opt InDon’t forget that teaching kids about consent starts at home and starts with Respectful Communication, so jump online to download our free Words of Empathy and Validation printable so you have some handy phrases stuck on the fridge during witching hour. https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesLucy's WebsiteLucy's Courses - Coming Soon!TedX TalkLucy's MusicFacebookInsta @lucyspeachesTalk Soon Talk OftenBook Reccomendations:People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver👉 Guest DetailsLucy is a period preacher, folk singer, theatre performer and TEDx Speaker who has worked as a human biology teacher and sexual health educator. She has a Bachelors of Science in Human Biology and Biomedicine. She currently performs her shows, ‘My Greatest Period Ever’ and ‘How to Period like a Unicorn’ all around Australia and the UK. Her brilliant book, Period Queen, has just celebrated it's first birthday and we are so thrilled this important conversation is still going.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutubeWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we are talking to Vanessa Hartmann, creator of the "Year In Nature Guide," about homeschooling, nature co-ops and her profound insights on nature based living.👉 Vanessa describesHer “Year in Nature Guide” and why she created itWhat her guide includesWhere you can access her guideWhy she decided to homeschool and create her own co-opHow she got her husband onboardWhat a nature co-op isThe benefits she sees in the children participatingThe impacts of screen time and the news on children and adultsHer intentions for her child’s education as he grows upWhy many children are unnecessarily medicated The famous Raising Wildlings rapid fire questions👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesResources & ReferencesA Year in Nature GuideMarco Polo AppYouTube Channel FacebookInstagramWomen Who Run With WolvesGuest DetailsVanessa is a homeschooling mum, military spouse and yogi that has found a passion for creating what doesn’t exist yet as her and her family move to the next adventure. She has gone into the Mojave desert and created a positive spotlight for mommas and their kiddos to create a healthy lifestyle. As her son has gotten older she’s transitioned to creating and leading homeschool co ops in nature. Community makes all the difference and Vanessa loves helping others create the community you are in need of.👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.Apple Podcasts Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailLife on the road with your family – it’s the dream isn’t it? Well at least I know it is for me, but for now I get to live vicariously through amazing people like Naomi Mackie whom many of you may know as Boys Run Free on Instagram. In today’s episode, we dive into how this family chose homeschooling and the road less travelled. 👉 Naomi sharesThe story of how her family came to be travelling on the roadWhat they are traveling around inWhere their travels took them and her favorite parts of the journeyHow they got started homeschoolingThe dynamic of her family and how they have learned to coexist and conflict manageThe financial approach they took to allow for this dream lifestyleOf the joys of play and how the freedom to learn through travel and life experience offers valuable “curriculum.”Her hacks and travel advice for a family who wants to travel around AustraliaWhat she does to fill her cup and get in touch with her inner self👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadablesCelebrate Raising Wildling's 1st Birthday!!wildlingsforestschool.com/shop Code: RAISING WILDLINGS👉 Resources & ReferencesEmail Naomi www.billybuttonphotography.comInsta @boys_run_free👉 Guest DetailsNaomi Mackie has a family of six. They homeschool their four boys and have been travelling for 18 months around Australia. Their boys have never gone to school. Their classroom has mostly been outside. Living outside with so much freedom has given them an opportunity to thrive in so many creative ways.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcaWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailTRIGGER WARNING: This podcast episode contains references to child sexual and physical abuse, grooming and predatory behaviour. If this episode triggers anything for you please reach out to a loved one who will listen or contact Lifeline 13 11 14 for support. We see you, we hear you, we believe you.*Wondering how to teach your children about consent? Want to know how to empower your kids to be the boss of their own body? In this episode, Lauren French from Body Safety Australia helps us answer these incredibly important questions. 👉 Lauren talks aboutBody Safety Australia, its mission and her role thereWhy it is important to start conversations around consent and being the boss of your body in the early yearsHow to go about challenging generational expectations The myths to avoid in body safety conversations with our childrenEmpowering tips on ways we can introduce these topicsStats parents need to know about child abuseThe importance of teaching our children proper anatomical names How to help make sleepover’s a safe rite of passage👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesBody Safety Australia Book Recommendations: Beauty by Bri LeeLove Your Body, Jessica SaundersBe Your Own Man, Jessica SaundersS1, E25: Be Your Own Man with Jess Saunders👉 Guest DetailsLauren French is a proud Karajarri woman who grew up on Larrakia lands in the Northern Territory, and is now living and working on Wurundjeri land in Melbourne. She is a sexologist, educator and social change maker who works in many different capacities. She is a lead educator with Body Safety Australia and a clinical Sexologist at the Australian Institute of Sexology and Sexual medicine. She has a Bachelors in psychology and a Masters in Sexology with a specialisation in Sexuality Education. As an Aboriginal woman, she feel privileged to be able to support communities and families like her own in areas that are so often under supported.Body Safety Australia is a not-for-profit organisation providing collaborative community solutions to foster robust, respectful relationships with children and young people. Their evidence-based strategies and programs empower and educate children and young people, their families, and professionals in the home and school environments, offline and online. They have a strong commitment to provide all communities with body safety education that celebrates children of all socio-economic status, religions, abilities, sexuality and/or family structure. Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode we travel to the other side of the country to chat with Daniel Burton, CEO and co-founder of Educated By Nature. I am really excited because these nature immersion programs inspired so much of what we do at Wildlings. Settle in for an enlightening show! 👉 Daniel sharesThe story of how Educated by Nature beganWhat made him step away from formal education and start a businessThe importance of time as a resource for nature playThree key values to persuade educators to embrace nature pedagogyWhy mentors are essential and how nature supports that frameworkAbout rites of passage for childrenSome of the challenges of running a play-based business The unseen benefits of nature play Risky play’s vital place in childhoodHis favourite aha moments 👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/shop/autumn-song-sheet👉 Resources & Referenceshttps://educatedbynature.com/Linked InTwitterFacebookInsta @educatedbynatureCampfire ConversationsBlog👉 Guest DetailsDaniel is the CEO of Educated by Nature, a qualified teacher and nature connection mentor. He considers himself an advocate for connecting children with the natural world, following children’s inbuilt sense of wonder and curiosity as the vehicle to inspire the process of inquiry-based learning. He is passionate about empowering children and providing authentic opportunities for them to grow mentally, physically, socially and emotionally.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re traveling to Chicago, Illinois to talk with business teacher, father and podcast host Peter Hostrawser about how and why he’s on a mission to disrupt education.👉 Peter shares with NickiAbout his learning journey, and his most memorable moments in school and outThe importance of confidence and making connectionsHis experience that led him on this path of disrupting educationHow he coped in a system that wasn’t going to change immediatelyThe best advice he received in helping him connect with students from a different backgroundWhere he is currently working and what made him choose this schoolAbout the exciting changes he is seeing in education in the StatesAbout the funding disparities and inequity in the American school systemWhat he is seeing in the Outdoor Learning space👉 Opt InFree DownloadablesAutumn Song Sheets👉 Resources & ReferencesWebsiteDisrupting Education PodcastInstagramLinkedInFacebookBook RecommendationsCreative Schools - Sir Ken RobinsonIndistractable - Nir Eyal👉 Guest DetailsPeter Hostrawser has been a business educator in the Chicago area for over 20 years and founded the OPRF School of Business at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois. He is an entrepreneur and change agent for traditional educational systems as well as a business coach. Peter has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs start and continue their paths to success. Peter is the host of the Disrupt Education Podcast where creative and non-traditional learners share their stories and thoughts on how to change education. He currently teaches business at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills, Illinois, USA and is an eLearning Curriculum Developer for HallPass Education.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favourWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailCome with us on a virtual travel adventure all the way on the other side of the globe, where we find out about how Forest Schooling is done in Spain with Forest School Leader and fellow unschooling mother, Vicky Mateau. 👉 Vicky shares with VicciWhat led her to make the choice to homeschool her two childrenAbout the homeschooling community in SpainAbout the program she created and how they name their groupsAbout the dynamic wild space she usesThe benefits of connecting children with a changing environmentAbout running her program in a National Park in Spain and how the bureaucracy and red tape comparesHow her children discovered autonomyWhat unschooling life looks like for her and the beauty of the present momentHer advice for other families about the individual journey and flexibility of this lifestyleAbout her contextualised training in the UK, and how she had to adapt her training to be more relevant to her forest school in Spain. About “Wildcrafting” in SpainHow they include indigenous and ancestral learnings in their programsAbout the deeper themes of learning in nature and how they translate in communication and relationships between adults and children👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and [email protected] Recommendations: Robin Wall Kimmerer- Braiding SweetgrassAnnie Davy- A Sense of Place Song Sheet DownloadablesGuest DetailsVicky Mateu has specialised in child development, education and emotional intelligence. She is a Forest School leader in Catalonia, Spain and also offers parenting support for families. She lives in a small farmhouse at the Natural Parc of El Montseny where her family is unschooling their children Nara (9) and Saüc (7). Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailToday is going to be a little more personal than usual. In fact, I think I can feel a little vulnerability hangover coming on already because today, we’re chatting with my husband. He is an ex Primary School, Special Education and Behaviour Management Teacher, the co-founder of an online triathlon and endurance racing coaching business, T:Zero Multisport, and a homeschooling father, the myth, the legend, Scotty Farrell. Scotty is here to answer one of our FAQs about home/un schooling- how to get your partner onboard. 👉 Scotty SharesHis own schooling journey How he got started teaching and his transformative first yearHow he reached the students who didn’t want to be thereHis perspective on the research of homeschooling Why they choose time over money and how time as its own currency can set you freeWhy his children’s lives are better out of schoolWhy he isn’t worried about his children falling behindThe benefits he sees for his familyHow he stays sane spending so much time with his wife and kids The challenges of unschoolingHis perspective on uniHow he reframes the socialisation argument 👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesEpisodes Referred ToE1S28: Nicki’s Journey to WildschoolingResources & Referenceshttp://sirkenrobinson.com/https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/http://carolblack.org/a-thousand-riversPeter GrayThe Over Story by Richard Powers@coachscottyfarrellhttps://www.tzeromultisport.com/Guest DetailsScotty Farrell began coaching triathlon around 12 years ago. Coaching part-time alongside his main job as a primary school teacher for many years allowed him to fine tune his skills through study, and trial and error. After leaving teaching in 2012 to pursue Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Sunshine Coast, he became much more involved with coaching and shortly after finishing his Nutrition Degree, decided to dive in 100% and make coaching endurance athletes his full-time job from 2014 onwards. Combined with a very active role in parenting and homeschooling his two young boys and managing his coaching team at T:Zero, his main role is as a proud Head Coach to a group of committed, hard-working, humble athletes – who are all in the process of becoming masters of the process and chipping away at some super inspiring goals. 👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we are talking with my beautiful friend, an ex SAS soldier, gum leaf whistler, fire starter, survival skills expert and all around good bloke, Rick Petersen. We find out what Rick has been up to since he got back from the desert, his top tips for survival, what he never leaves home without and why he is on a mission to bring fathers and sons together outdoors. Let's hear from the man behind the beard.👉 Rick sharesHis profound life storyAbout his business in connecting with men, survival skills and collaborationWhere his wealth of knowledge came fromThe benefits of his workshops The benefits men receive by connecting with other menThe beauty of “The Talking Log” methodAbout the philosophy of fearWhat in his EDC “Every Day Carry” Survival KitA few of his survival top tips👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Guest DetailsRick Petersen was born the eldest son of a lighthouse keeper, living on Tasman Island for the early years of his life. Rick later joined the Military and was selected to serve with the elite Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SAS). Utilising many of the soft and hard skills that the Military equipped him with, as a self-defence instructor, advanced combat first aider and survival instructor, Rick has lead Kokoda treks in Papua New Guinea and taken fathers and sons into the jungles of Sumatra Indonesia.He recently returned from Central Australia where he worked alongside Pitjantjatjara speaking “Anangu People” at the iconic Australian landmark Uluru, gaining much knowledge and respect from the desert mob. He developed a deep interest of indigenous culture, creating a passion for traditional hunting techniques, tool making and fire lighting techniques along with university studies in Parks and Wildlife and receiving distinctions in Ethnobotany.Rick is now committed to his rock solid vision of helping other fathers and sons rediscover their connection, character and capability under the banner of “Men of Change Australia” along with running bush immersions weekends and workshops on Survival, Bushcraft, and Adventure Treks under the Banner of “Southern Exposure Survival”.Rick now resides on the Sunshine Coast with his wife Neryl and two sons “Arnhem” and “Tasman”.👉 Links and [email protected]://rickjpetersen.com15% discount off for Wildlings Forest School families that book into Survival and Bushcraft eventsSocial media @rickjpetersenABC InterviewBook Recc: Jay Shetty- Think Like a MonkWildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailHere’s the scenario, you stumble across an intricate formation in your garden, rocks lining a maze of dens and caves and paths with other items, maybe leaves, scattered across the space and it feels like you have been transported to a little magical world, one that was created by a child. This is just one example of loose parts play, and what we are going to discuss on today’s episode.👉 Nicki and Vicci shareWhat “loose parts” are exactlyWhy we should encourage loose parts playThe benefits of loose parts playExamples of natural loose parts and man-made loose partsHow to manage expectations and behaviour during loose parts playHow to frame a risk assessment for your childAbout their City Makers project at the MET How Wildlings can help you set up a loose parts program👉 Opt InFor Forest Fairy Loose Parts Play https://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources & ReferencesProfessional Development with Wildlings Forest School Shop Loose Parts Resources in the Wildlings Forest School Online ShopMake DoGuest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking to Nicolette Sowder, founder of the global nature play movement, Wilder Child, about Wildschooling, creating an online nature connection movement and running a business. Prepared to be so inspired, this girl is golden. 👉 Nicolette talks with us aboutHer story and how she got startedWildschooling and the trifecta behind itThe benefits she has seen in her family from WildschoolingWhy it is so important to have an online presence for an outdoor movementThe biggest lessons she has learned as a business womanHer advice to parents considering making the leap to homeschoolingHer exciting projects coming up! 👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadablesHappy Easter! Head on over to download your FREE Easter Bilby printable that you can take with you and the kids can then decorate with flower petals, leaves, grass and any other treasures you find on your daily dose of Vitamin N, while you sit back and relax.👉 Links and ResourcesWebsiteFacebookInstagramhttps://www.simplelivingcollective.com/Book RecsRaising Free People- Unschooling as liberation and healing work by Akilah RichardsIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellHatchet by Gary PaulsenGuest DetailsNicolette Sowder is the creator of Wilder Child and Wildschooling. Nicolettés passion and heart’s mission is to help families step back into the circle of wild things and bond with Mother Nature. She believes that when we are rooted in that relationship and ancient connection, we heal, we flow, we fly.In 2013, Nicolette, her husband and one-year-old daughter (The Wild Child) took a first step in realizing their dreams and moved to North West Michigan to start Honeybird Farm, a 60 acre farm based on regenerative agriculture principals.They had no conscious idea of how much living that close to nature would transform them. Nicolette originally started Wilder Child to help record and lend words to the deep, familial bonds they were forging with the Wild that surrounded them.But it was her community, their stories, voices and support that encouraged her to share more and begin serving as a nature-connection guide and conduit for families who wanted to walk side by side barefoot down the dirt-lined path. What is now a passionate, mud-loving, free community spanning the globe.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking with first custodian artist Jandamarra Cadd about connection to country, art as therapy and how to talk to your kids about racism. Settle in and get ready to be inspired, informed and awakened. 👉 Jandamarra sharesAbout his life story and when he first picked up a paintbrush.How his spirit was awakened. About connection to country as such an important part of culture and why and how all families might benefit from a strong connection to country.His suggestions for those people who are disconnected from country and nature, or perhaps were never given the opportunity to connect or may be afraid of nature can get to know their country.About his lovely walking on country practice with his girls and what he does with his girls on those days. About intergenerational trauma and his loving role in raising his girls. About the current education system and how we can help improve it. How last year impacted him and his family.About systematic racism and the beauty of Indigenous culture that has been hidden. How he talks to his kids about privilege, race and racism and his tips on how white parents can talk to their kids about racism.About a joyful project he is working on now. 👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Links and ResourcesInsta: @jandamarrasartjandamarrasart.com/printsfacebook.com/jandamarrasart👉 Guest DetailsJandamarra Cadd is a Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Warung descendent, artist and father. Jandamarra is an inspirational man with many stories to tell. His artwork is emotive and insightful – and is a powerful medium to bridge the story telling divide between Aboriginal and mainstream Australia. Painting has been a way of life that has enabled him to express his creativity and storytelling and in many of his paintings of the human condition, he seeks to be a peaceful voice for unity. Jandamarra uses a variety of styles and mediums; with his unique blend of traditional aboriginal art techniques along with his own signature contemporary portraiture.Jandamarra has not only been a finalist in every major Portrait Art Prize in Australia, but is also in very high demand as an Inspirational Speaker and Ambassador. We are very, very lucky to have him on the show.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re talking to Charlotte Lucas of Free Rangers Forest School about Risky Play, educating parents on the importance of outdoor learning and battling red tape. Like us, Charlotte started out teaching, then undertook her Level 3 Forest School Leader’s qualification. Since then she has swapped an indoor classroom for an outdoor one and has enjoyed facilitating learners’ journeys in natural surroundings so much that she decided to embark upon the Free Rangers’ adventure with the belief that children learn best from learning through play within an outdoor environment. 👉 Charlotte sharesAll the details on Free Rangers including where they are based, what ages they teach, how many children they have, and what programs they runThe best things about teaching outdoors and the hardest things about working in the Forest School industry in the UKWhy learning outdoors is better for childrenThe benefits of Risky Play that she has seen in her own programWhat she would show or tell people, in particular parents, to demonstrate why Forest School is so importantWhat she would like to see changed in schools in the future👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources & Referenceswww.freerangers.org.ukwww.thewildspace.co.ukhttp://www.freerangers.org.uk/our-shop/i-see-free-rangers-bookFacebook.com/freerangersnurseryInstagram: @freerangersnursery @thewildspacecommunityPintrest: Free Rangers NurseryGuest DetailsAfter completing a BSc at Southampton University, Charlotte Lucas became a hockey coach at All Hallows Preparatory School where she realised she wanted to enter into teaching and education. She completed her GTP whilst at All Hallows and became a fully fledged Primary Years Teacher in 2004. After a few years teaching Year 3, she undertook her Level 3 Forest School Leader’s qualification. From her teaching background, she feels that the forest school training spoke deeply to her and opened up a new lens with regards to the best place children should be learning, a place that speaks holistically to them and that place is in natural surroundings.At Free Rangers, they recognise their individual responsibility to ensure that their environment is one of kindness, enthusiasm and empathy and are committed to ensuring each child’s happiness and wellbeing is nurtured on a daily basis within a natural environment.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIf someone asks you about your role as a mother, you may be quick to say it is the most rewarding experience of your life right? But is it? Do you always feel that way? Motherhood brings us to the depth of all our emotions. Mothers have many varying and contradictory feelings that are not talked about publicly. As well as experiencing love, most experience fleeting feelings of hate. These difficult feelings actually strengthen and fuel a mother's love for their child. Today we explore the idea of maternal ambivalence with Dr. Margo Lowy.👉 Dr. Margo unveils the truth aboutWhat ambivalence truly meansMotherhood ambivalenceThe social and personal expectations surrounding mothers and motherhood and the impacts of these expectationsMother myth bustingUndoing the societal conditioning about mothers being on their “best behavior” all of the timeHow we fuel our growing love for our child👉 Opt InFor Animal Yoga and other free downloads here👉 Links and Resourceshttps://www.drmargolowy.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-margo-lowy-a88a91200/https://www.facebook.com/margo.lowy.9/Insta @drmargolowyMedia ReleaseBeyond blue👉 Guest DetailsDr. Margo Lowy is a psychotherapist with an interest in mothering and women’s reproductive health. She completed her PhD and her Research Masters at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, investigating the fields of maternal ambivalence and infertility. Her doctorate, completed in 2017, was titled "Maternal experience: Encounters with ambivalence and love" and followed by a book of the same name released late last year. In the book, Dr. Lowy disrupts the accepted maternal discourse by insisting that uncomfortable feelings, including hatred, are an inescapable part of most mother’s experiences, and fuel her love for her child. Dr. Lowy is now working on her second book aimed at new mothers and their support groups.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagram👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts righWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we chat with our incredible friend Tasha Lawton, founder of Talk Revolution, about how to talk to you children about sex. If you're not sure when to start talking to your children about sex, or how to talk to them or what to say, then make sure you give this episode a listen because Tash is about to answer every one of your questions you have about these difficult conversations. This episode aims to breakdown the stigma's around one of life's great pleasures.👉 Tasha talks with us about:Her story and why she started Talk Revolution and what exactly it isThe current state of our kids' mental healthWhy it is so important that we have these uncomfortable conversationsWhat we can do to stop people passing on shame around this topicWhen we should start having these conversationsThe kind of things we should say and what kinds of things should we stay well clear of👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources and ReferencesGuest DetailsTash is an experienced media professional with over 20 years experience in storytelling and branded, short and long form content. She has produced and shot in India, Nepal, US, Cambodia, Malaysia and the UK and is experienced producing on set, in location as well as live radio broadcasting. Well that's Tash's corporate bio anyway. Tash had a challenging time growing up, which you'll hear a bit more about during this episode. These challenging times were her big ‘WHY’ behind starting Talk Revolution, which is an incredible online, video based, peer to peer health education programs ranging from period talk, to suicide and self harm talk, sex talk and sexuality talk, that empowers teachers and parents to have conversations with their kids about the topics that really matter so they can make better choices and be the best version of themselves.Tash's Contact Detailswww.talkrevolution.com.auhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tasha-lawton-25b68514/https://www.facebook.com/talkrevolutionhttps://www.instagram.com/talkrevolution/[email protected] Sex Ed BooksThe Amazing True Story of How Babies Are MadeWhat's Happening To Me (Boys)?What's Happening To Me (Girls)?Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we are talking about why taking babies out into nature is not only the ultimate sensory experience, but how it will also help to develop their confidence and understanding of the natural world. Babies are natural investigators. You only have to spend a short amount of time with them to see that they are curious little scientists, experimenting with everything they can get their hands on to make sense of the world, and being a parent of a baby is like seeing the world again with brand new eyes. We receive many enquiries asking when is the right age to start taking our children out into nature, and our response is the same every time. Children are never too small to experience the benefits of being out in nature. Let’s look at why! 👉 Vicci and Nicki discuss:The amazing, mind-blowing science and deeper meaning of why we need to make nature time a priority for babiesNature as the ultimate sensory experienceThe importance of a baby carrierIdeas of what taking your baby out in nature can look likeRisk assessing for babies outdoors👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Resources & Referenceshttps://zarparbebe.com.au/#wildlingsbabies👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we invited Mathilda Element back to the podcast who you might remember from season one. She has a very special project that she's been working on with a team of passionate and dedicated people including her husband and children. Let's dive in!👉 Mathilda gives us:A reminder on what Pine School values and embodies in their educational systemA sneak-peek into how the idea of Humanitas High School came to fruitionInsight into her experience on the journey to creating an independent school and the importance of having a foundation built on valuesAn idea of the wonderful outcomes Humanitas hopes their students will achieve in the completion of their time thereA valuable exercise in questioning what we truly want for our childrenA look into why we don’t have as many alternative models of education for older childrenThe truth about the “real world” of a young personThe meaning behind the name of HumanitasPerspectives we all need on teenagers👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadableshttp://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/shop 👉 Links and ResourcesEpisodes Referred ToS1E17: Democratic Education and the Play Cycle with Mathilda ElementReferenceswww.humanitashighschool.org.auwww.pinecommunityschool.orgeducationrevolution.orgmathilda@pinecommunityschool.orgGuest DetailsMathilda Element is a passionate early childhood educator, with special interests in play, storytelling, supporting early literacy and advocating for children's rights. As well as fabulously joyous work in democratic education as a school teacher, new school founder and curriculum consultant, she also enjoys parenting, reading tons of books and learning to sail.👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. YWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan Mail"Children will be motivated if their learning is based upon their own curiosities and passions." - Teacher TomYou may have come across Teacher Tom’s blog on Facebook, but something you may not know is that he has blogged every single day for a decade, sharing his observations and insights from his work at the Woodland Park Cooperative School in the rain soaked Pacific Northwest. Settle in, this episode is full of gold nuggets. 👉 Teacher Tom Touches OnHow he found his calling in pre-school teachingThe benefits, beauty and joy of a multigenerational shared learning space, co-creating alongside your child. The profound meaning behind his democratic, progressive and play-based pedagogy The most insightful observation he has made through working with children (you are going to want to hear this! )His inspiration for starting his famous daily blog and his reflective processThe best and worst parts of being a bloggerHis experiences with a parent owned and operated schoolNever letting the weather stop you from having funSchool readiness and the 3 characteristics that really matter👉 Guest DetailsTom "Teacher Tom" Hobson is an early childhood educator, international speaker, education consultant, teacher of teachers, parent educator, and author. He is best known for his namesake blog "Teacher Tom's Blog," where he has posted daily for over a decade, chronicling the life and times of his little preschool in the rain soaked Pacific Northwest corner of the US. For over two decades, he has been the sole employee of the Woodland Park Cooperative School which is a parent owned and operated school and all pulled together by Teacher Tom’s democratic, progressive play based pedagogy.Today, Teacher Tom shares his play-based pedagogy through online e-courses for early childhood educators; produces online early childhood conferences; consults with organizations about his "Family Schools" program; and inspires early years audiences around the world both virtually and in-person with his engaging views on early childhood education, play, and pedagogy.He was pressured by his blog readers to author his first book, aptly named Teacher Tom’s First Book, and recently released Teacher Tom’s Second Book.👉 Resources and ReferencesWebsiteBlogFacebookInstagramBooks by Teacher TomBook RecommendationHuman Kind: A Hopeful History by Rutger BregmanFree DownloadableClick here to get our FREE Words of Validation and Empathy Cheat Sheet👉 WilWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailTechnology has come so far, so fast. With cyberbullying, sexting, and exploitation, parents today have a big challenge to face. It may feel daunting, unknown, unescapable, and we can often feel helpless, but we don’t have to navigate this alone. In today’s episode, we talk with Kirra Pendergast, founder of Safe on Socials, and an expert on the ways in which we can work with our children to create loving boundaries around tech in the home. She shares some key advice on doing this in a way that maintains connection and safety. Kirra says that we need to ask the right questions so that our children feel safe, and know what to do when they don’t. 👉 Kirra Gets Real and Shares About‘Safe on Social’ - the story behind it and its educational toolsMaintaining your relationship with your child in the age of tech and social mediaHow to co-create safety measures with your children on social and gaming platformsThe dangers behind having too much of your personal information available onlineChild-exploitationHow to keep the channel of communication open and honest with your children about what is happening to them online“Chat Features” on games and social media and the heavy conversations we need to have about them“Sextortion”The importance of parental controlsThe ‘Self- Esteem Minefield’ and the appropriate age for Social MediaCyberbullying and 5 essential tips to help your child through it👉Resources and References Safe on Social MediaChristine Jackman- Turning Down the NoiseParents Toolkitwildlingsforestschool.com/shophttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables👉 Guest Details After a 20+ year career in Cyber Security and IT Business Consulting, Kirra founded Australia's first consulting firm focused on Cyber Safety. KCL Business Solutions completed eSafety Risk Reviews, Policy Development, and Training Solutions for major Qld Government departments and businesses. In 2014 Kirra Pendergast founded Safe on Social Media Pty Ltd after experiencing serious and relentless cyberbullying and trolling herself.Kirra speaks on the topic of Cyber Safety and her own experience with serious cyber bullying, to 1000's of people each week. Kirra presents to students K-12, teachers and parents at schools across Australia and New Zealand. She is also regularly asked to speak at legal seminars, government and business events, conferences and consults too, and advises organisations in Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we’re chatting with education consultant Dr. Claire Warden about the importance of nature connection, nature pedagogy and her kindergarten, Achlone Nature Kindergarten in Scotland. 👉 Claire and Nicki DiscussHer journey in finding nature pedagogyHer unique and impressive PhD researchHer theory about the primary and secondary meanings of Nature PedagogyHer kindergarten Auchlone Nature Kindergarten in ScotlandWhat a typical day looks like for a child that attends Auchlone?Mindstretchers educational platformThe best and hard parts about running a 'children in nature' based businessAnd of course the famous Raising Wildlings rapid fire questions👉Guest DetailsDr. Claire Warden is an educational consultant and passionate nature pedagogy expert. If you’ve worked in Early Childcare in Australia, then you will know who Claire is and will have quite likely partaken in one of her prolific offerings of educator training. For those not in the Early Education sphere, Claire is the founder of the education platform, ‘Mindstretchers,’ her charity, 'Living Classrooms,’ her own international consultancy business, and is the president of the new International Association of Nature Pedagogy.Claire is also the author of over 25 books and materials relating to early years methodology, including her well-known 'Talking and Thinking Floorbooks,' which presents the planning methodology that supports consultation and democracy in early education; and 'Nurture through Nature,' which explores working with children under three outside. Claire is also still closely involved with her own nature kindergarten, Auchlone Nature Kindergarten, in Scotland. This outdoor nursery works with children from 2-6 yrs old, who spend up to 90% of their time outside. 👉 Links and ResourcesClaire Warden Educational and Experiential Pioneer (claire-warden.com)Online Learning – Mindstretchers Academy & Dr Claire WardenMindstretchers Academy & Dr Claire Warden – Mindstretchers Academy & Dr Claire WardenHome | Auchlone Nature Kindergarten👉 Opt InIf you’d like a little inspiration to get your family outside, click here to get our FREE Nature Scavenger Hunt printable.WebsiteFacebookInstagram👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast, we have a favour. Please take a minute to subscribe, and write a rating and review. You can do tWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we are thrilled to be chatting with one of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and experts, the perfectly named, Queen of Common sense, Maggie Dent. We chat about getting kids off screens, the importance of failing, and self worth and how to support boys in their big emotions and the importance of a well-timed fart.👉 Maggie sharesWhat it means to be a lighthouse and who her lighthouse was growing upThe importance of nature and play and free time and her favorite adventurous opportunities where children can access these. The importance of failing and resilienceMore on the philosophies in her book, From Boys to Men, about boys handling emotions, understanding arousal states, preventing techno tantrums, and how to get them off screens. An expansion on her theory about the spectrum of lamb to roosterMore on self- worth being the invisible biological core of man-hood The biological differences in the wiring of boys and how educators can improve classroom settingsThe three F’s- Food, Fun and Farts. 👉 Resources & ReferencesMaggie Dent - Home | Resources for those who live & work with childrenMaggie's Blog | Maggie Dent👉 Guest DetailsCommonly known as the “queen of common sense”, Maggie is one of Australia’s most beloved parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience.Maggie’s experience includes teaching, counselling, and working in palliative care/funeral services and suicide prevention. Maggie is an advocate for the healthy, common-sense raising of children in order to strengthen families and communities. She is a passionate, positive voice for children of all ages.Somehow she has also found the time to author seven major books, including her bestselling 2018 book Mothering Our Boys and her new 2020 release, From Boys to Men. 👉 Free DownloadableClick here to get our FREE printable Words for Validation. It is a great tool for validating our children’s feelings so they aren’t experiencing shame. 👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube 👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast, please take a minute to subscribe, and to rate and review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here.Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we wrap up the crazy year that was 2020. From expansion plans, to coronavirus, a podcast, online courses, awards and rapid growth, we chat about what’s happened in the Wildlings world this year. And a recap of some of our favourite guests this year. 👉 Nicki and Vicci reflect onWildlings and this wild year The creation of Raising Wildlings PodcastGratitude for the blessings in disguise and hard earned awardsWhat our listeners have to look forward to in the new year including some epic guests!👉 Guest DetailsVicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.👉 Opt Inhttps://www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadablesIt’s Christmas holidays and if you’re already wondering what to do with your children after already having spent so much time indoors, why not download our free Bush Santa printable, take it outdoors with some glue, set the kids up under a shady tree and go and make yourself a cup of tea while they decorate Santa’s beard with nature treasures. 👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWebsiteFacebookInstagramYoutube PinterestLinked In👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write a rating and a review. You can do that on Apple Podcasts right now by clicking here. If you are an Android user, you can follow the podcast on Spotify here and Google Podcasts here. Those actions will help the podcast reach more people, and we would be truly grateful. Thank you so much.ListenWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we chat with Pasi Sahlberg, author, Professor of Education Policy and Deputy Director of the Gonski Institute at the University of New South Wales, about inequality in the Australian education system, some of the excellent things happening in the Finish education system and how we can help rebalance this inequality. 👉 Pasi sharesHis journey that led him to where he is todayThe Gonski Institute of Australia and his work thereEquitable Education Systems and what that looks like in AustraliaThe Australian education funding systemThe discrepancy of compulsory instruction hours in schools around the globeFinnish education initiatives that would translate well into the Australian education systemThe importance of play in schoolsHow to communicate the importance of play to principals👉 Guest DetailsPasi is a Finnish educator who has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and policy advisor in Finland and has studied education systems and advised education leaders around the world. He has written and spoken widely about teaching and learning in school, teachers' work and school improvement, educational change, international education issues, and the future of schools. His book “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland” won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award for an idea that has potential to change the world. Pasi believes most kids know what interests them deeply when they are very young, whether it’s spiders, bicycles, guitar or drawing, and that schools should be able to adapt to help them learn as much as they can about their passions. After training as a teacher, Pasi began a life in education policy. After a number of years, Pasi became the Director General of Education in Finland. Finland regularly tops international academic rankings. The country’s teachers are highly valued and remunerated, and students have a shorter school day than most other countries, with a firm focus on the importance of play. Within a few years, Pasi’s educational philosophy saw him sought out by many governments around the world.👉 Resources & Referencespasisahlberg.com"Let the Children Play: How more play will save our schools and help children thrive"Forthcoming books"Finnish Lessons 3.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland”"In Teachers We Trust: The Finnish way to world-class schools"👉 Opt InIf you’d like a little inspiration to take to your P&C, download our FREE School Outdoor Space Checklist at www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables.👉 Did You Enjoy This Episode? If you enjoyed this episode and the Raising Wildlings podcast generally, we have a favour. Please take two minutes to subscribe, and to write aWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.

Send us Fan MailIt’s been a rough year across the globe, particularly on parents. With lockdowns, quarantines, working and schooling from home, financial and health concerns, we thought it was a good time to get Rebecca Branstetter in. Rebecca is a school psychologist, speaker, and author on a mission to help children thrive by supporting school psychologists, educators, and families.She is the founder of The Thriving School Psychologist Collective, an online community dedicated to improving mental health and learning supports in public schools, as well as the co-creator of the “Make It Stick Parenting” course, which provides parents tools to build their child’s social-emotional learning, and the “Peace of Mind Parenting” course to support families during distance learning.👉In this powerful and inspirational episode, we hear Rebecca's expertise about:1. The effect of the pandemic on mental health and learning in children.2. The ABC's to help shift our perspective to a place of peace and understanding with our child. 3. How we go about parenting from a place of calm and connection, even in uncertain times. (aka--not having to be a PERFECT parent, but a PRESENT parent)4. The difference between Self-Care and Self-Compassion.4. How to partner with the school if your child is struggling academically, socially or emotionally.6. School readiness and some of the red flags that signal your child might benefit from delayed entry. 👉 Links and ResourcesFREE Download25 Self-Care Practices for Parents: Instant "in the moment "strategies for whenever you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, annoyed, or need a reboot.For ParentsPeace of Mind Parenting Course: https://www.onecommune.com/peace-of-mind-parenting-with-dr-rebecca-branstetterMake It Stick Parenting Course and Community (for parents of children with special needs): https://www.makesociallearningstick.com/make-it-stick-parenting-courseFor School Psychologists/Mental Health Professionalshttps://www.thrivingschoolpsych.com/book/Website: www.rebeccabranstetter.com👉Guest DetailsRebecca Branstetter, Ph.D., is a school psychologist, speaker, and author on a mission to help children thrive by supporting school psychologists, educators, and families.A sought-after speaker and national media expert, Rebecca’s expertise in supporting school psychologists, parents, teachers, and students in the public school system has appeared in various publications, including Huffington Post, NPR, CNN, Education.com, and Parents Magazine.👉Wildlings Forest School Contact DetailsWelcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.