This full day, hands on, NESA Accredited PD Course is for anyone who wants to learn new and innovative ways to deliver early years education with nature and in the outdoors. A professional development program for educators, carers or parents who wish to deliver nature play, bush kinder or any program or activity which uses nature pedagogy as its practice.

Delivered by Centennial Parklands Education Staff in our outdoor classroom, this program will be held mostly outside. Participants will experience a range of hands on activities and reflective practice to inspire and engage learners to get children outside and into nature.

Completing Introduction to Outdoor Learning, Bush School and Nature Play will contribute 5 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework addressing standard descriptor 2.1.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.

COVID-19 Guidelines

Please check our Covid-19 Safety Plan before booking.

Do not attend our programs, if

You show any COVID-19 symptoms or feel unwell
You have returned a positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) or Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test
You have been asked to self-isolate

Please follow the NSW Health COVID-19 testing and self-isolating Health Order advice. We will refund your ticket if you or your child are not able to attend due to any of the above reasons.

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Covid-19 Safety Plan