Mandy is an educator in the final stages of a PhD exploring risk-taking in early childhood education. Mandy’s teaching experience includes primary, early childhood and tertiary. In international and Australian contexts, she has worked with a range of educational approaches including Montessori, Reggio Emilia and Inquiry based learning. Mandy is a passionate advocate of play, creativity, children’s rights, getting outdoors and risk-taking for both children and educators.