Professional Development
‘Natured Kids’ Professional Development training sessions inspire adults from multiple disciplines to facilitate exciting, educational outdoor play and recreational activities in nearby natural play spaces.
Narelle invites you to join her at bush, beach, and botanic locations or Narelle can be contacted to tailor training to specific individual needs in your chosen setting. Sessions are relevant to anyone wishing to enhance the outdoor environmental experiences they provide for children.
Learning outdoors is relevant and fun for all ages however these training sessions are primarily designed to suit those working with 2-14 year old children.
Who for?
These training sessions are suitable for playgroup facilitators, parent groups, staff, owners and operators of child care services, education professionals, park/play rangers and other key providers, working with children in early years services, health, environment and the community from both public and private sectors.
Information:
Maximum of 10 adults per training session.
Trainer: Narelle Debenham
Day: On a Thursday during 2020
Time: 10am -2pm
Dates: Choose a Bush, Beach or Botanic venue and date with Narelle (through registration form below). Venues will be located in Seaford or Frankston.
Professional Development Options
Bush
This training will support you to facilitate exciting, educational, environmental outdoor play and recreational activities in a nearby bushland reserve. The 4 hours spent together will profile relevant bushland activities and projects, enhancing the outdoor experiences you provide for young people in your similar setting.
Note: Cost includes lunch and coffee at a local cafe.
Upon completion you will receive a PD certificate.
To enquire about professional development session dates and prices please register your interest below
Botanic - Option 1
Permaculture Setting.
This training will support you to facilitate exciting, educational, environmental outdoor play and recreational activities in a nearby garden. The 4 hours spent together will profile relevant permaculture activities and projects, enhancing the outdoor experiences you provide for young people in your similar setting.
Note: Cost includes lunch and coffee at a local cafe.
Upon completion you will receive a PD certificate.
To enquire about professional development session dates and prices please register your interest below
Botanic - Option 2
Indigenous Landscape
This training will support you to facilitate exciting, educational, environmental outdoor play and recreational activities in a nearby parkland with well established Indigenous gardens. The 4 hours spent together will acknowledge the long standing habitation and history of our traditional peoples, exploring how they lived in harmony with the land. We will experience relevant ways to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in your everyday outdoor programs with young people in your setting.
Note: Cost includes lunch and coffee at a local cafe.
Upon completion you will receive a PD certificate.
To enquire about professional development session dates and prices please register your interest below
Beach
This training will support you to facilitate exciting, educational, environmental outdoor play and recreational activities on a nearby beach. The 4 hours spent together will profile relevant coastal reserve activities and projects, enhancing the outdoor experiences you provide for young people in your similar setting.
Note: Cost includes lunch and coffee at a local cafe.
Upon completion you will receive a PD certificate.
To enquire about professional development session dates and prices please register your interest below
Resources to support your delivery of outdoor environmental experiences for young people at beach, bush and botanic locations
For general enquiries, or to find out more information about training programs or professional development dates and prices please express your interest below
What People Are Saying
"Narelle is clearly passionate about the importance of natural play for young people. A strong advocate for spending regular time outdoors. An excellent presentation of hands-on activities, enjoyed by all 50 staff from our Berwick, Brighton and Keysborough campuses. We thank Narelle for 'lighting the spark' as we focus on increasing environmental experiences within our program".
— Haileybury Director of Early Learning 2013.
"Two amazing PD days spent with Narelle, investigating how to embed more 'natural experience' and further explore 'nearby nature' in our pre-school programs. Narelle went above and beyond helping us enable our environmental projects onsite and locate a suitable venue to visit in future for Bush Kinder".
— Leslie Moorhead Pre-School 2019
Please note that customers will incur GST of 10% on professional development services.