Join award winning presenter, Lucy Rasheed from Sea Star Rock and the Education Team at the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium for this joyful, hands-on collaboration created just for Early Years and Primary teachers.

Be among the first to discover a suite of new learning resources from the Botanic Gardens, designed to encourage connection to nature through hands on, authentic and curriculum aligned activities. Explore Adelaide Botanic Garden and learn about how embedding art, stories and creativity in nature can positively impact the wellbeing of your learners.

Your session with Lucy from Sea Star Rock will combine vocal health, spoken word, nature-inspired creativity, and practical ideas for embedding music, drama, and storytelling into the outdoor classroom. Build literacy and oracy through meaningful vocal exploration and learn ways to make text-based learning active, embodied, and fun.

This Professional Development session will give you the tools to:

· Take your learners into nature and explore different ways to find a connection to their environment

· Feel confident using your voice effectively and sustainably

· Have a toolkit of fun, adaptable activities for immediate use

· Be equipped to foster creativity, confidence and wellbeing in your students through voice

Light morning tea and a certificate for 4.5 hours of Professional Development will be provided.

This Professional Development will cover the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers:

- 2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area

- 3.3 Use teaching strategies

- 3.4 Select and use resources

- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice

- 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice

- 7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities

Event Details

Date: Wednesday 14 January 2026

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Goodman Building Lecture Theatre, Adelaide Botanic Garden

Who: School teachers, educators, pre-service teachers and staff

Tickets: School teachers, educators and staff: $60.00
Pre-service teachers: $50.00

Where to go:

Please check-in at the Goodman Building Lecture Theatre which can be accessed via Hackney Road. The Goodman Building can be located at C6 on the map.

Parking/Facilities:

Ticketed parking with card only payment is available on Plane Tree Drive and Goodman Building carparks (off Hackney Road). We recommend parking in the Hackney Road carparks as this is closest to the Hackney Gate.

Mon – Fri $4.00/hr OR All day $15 10hr Zone

Toilets and change tables are available in the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Please refer to 'Plan your visit' for more information.

Accessibility:

Please refer to the 'Accessibility' tab or 'Plan your visit' for more information.
Please contact us if you would like to further discuss how we can support your accessibility requirements.