In this episode, we’re talking to Dr Arne Rubinstein about Rites of Passage and why they’re so important, how to create them and when to know your children or yourself might be ready for one.
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Do you get confused with the messages around food and nutrition when it comes to feeding your Wildlings? In todays episode we are joined by Nutritionist, Adelle Rutch, who open the conversation up about nutrition for kids, family foods, what to pack for a wildlings session, how to cope with “fussiness.”
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In this episode, we’re chatting to Aotearoa’s renowned neuroscience educator, Nathan Wallis all about how to engage the brain, the problem with early literacy and numeracy, the importance of the first 1000 years and homeschool vs schooling.
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Ok, so hate is a strong word, but in this episode we talk about the connotations the word Teacher has in our minds, why we prefer other terms and what they are.
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In this episode, we discuss how we talk to people who are hesitant of Risky Play.
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For many of us, Playgroup is where our journeys start. For me, playgroup was my weekly anchor for the first five years in my new role as a mother and, I guess, is the reason that Wildlings Forest School and our Raising Wildlings Podcast came into being! Come with me as I share my Nature Playgroup Journey.
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The ‘Leave No Trace’ philosophy is one of the cornerstones in minimizing our impact when we are in the great outdoors, but I have some issues with some of the principles, especially when it comes to children. So here me out, let’s take a deep dive into ‘Leave No Trace’ and its place in nature immersion programs.
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In this episode, Nicki’s children are talking about homeschooling and unschooling and their next big adventure. We get to hear the perspectives of our young Wildlings living the philosophy.
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In this episode, we are chatting with our dear friend, homeschooling mum and organiser of the Sunshine Coast branch of a homeschool co-op called Free 2 Learn. We are chatting to her about why she started the branch, what we do at the co-op, benefits of being in a co-op and tips and tricks for those wanting to start their own! We can’t wait for you to hear Amalia Smith.
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In this episode, we’re talking about how and why we try and do adventure days with our children as part of our Unschooling and Wildschooling journeys.
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We love a child advocate here at Wildlings and on today's episode, I’m chatting with early years childhood advocate Leah from Leah and the first years.
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In this episode, we’re talking with Pennie Brownlee, from Dance with Me in the Heart about heavy world content in the context of children’s perspective, a child’s true nature and how the classroom is stifling, the beauty of bare feet and the three most important bonds in a child’s life.
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In this episode, we’re chatting to the passionate Angus Gorrie, from The Outsiders: Play Advocates all about the evolutionary perspective of loose parts and the problematic nature of titling it "risky” and/or “nature play.”
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If you are listening to this podcast, my assumption is that you have a love of nature. In this episode, I chat to Sandi Schwartz, author of Finding Ecohappiness, all about the healing power of mother nature and the ways in which we can develop a nature habit for our families.
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It is unsurprising that the COVID 19 Pandemic has been the catalyst for change in education. Today I’ll introduce you to another educational changemaker, Peter Phillips, who has taken a vision shared by his co-founders and started a learning revolution in Bali, Indonesia – Open Flow Learning Centre.
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In this episode we are talking to Gill Howarth from Born Wise, who ultimately aims to inspire families to revolutionise education from their own backyards and embrace conscious education!
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Imagine a place that recognises children’s need for personal autonomy and emotional safety so that children are re-empowered in the learning process and learn to trust their wild instincts. Well, such a place exists and today I chat with the founder of Wild Song, Britt Laidlaw about the business and Importance of mentoring in our culture & bringing back the village model.
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It’s our 2021 End of Year Wrap Up! This episode is all about the year that was and what a year it was.
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Imagine 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.
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In 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.
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