The Heart School/Toolkit Nature connect (PDF)

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Toolkit Nature connect (PDF)

Connect the children in your care with nature. Learn how to create opportunities for the children to be IN nature - hands in, feet in, heart in, and soul in. Keep the enchantment of childhood alive, and restore the ancient bond between child and nature.

What childhood memories do you have? Did you run barefoot through grass, hide behind a berry bush and jump in mud puddles?

Do you cherish those childhood moments?

Where did you spend most of your time during childhood?

Reconnecting children with nature is our most crucially important task. The good thing is that it is not rocket science.

What memories are you creating for the children at your centre?

OPEN THE DOORS!

Childhood is a sacred time and children belong in nature. With so many children missing out on unstructured free play in the natural outdoors, it is our task as teachers to reconnect the children in our care with the natural world. The outdoor space at your centre becomes the children’s outdoor world. 

What are they touching day in day out with their feet and hands, hearing with their ears and seeing with their eyes? What are they observing and absorbing?

Keep the enchantment of childhood alive

For decades we have created opportunities for the children in our care to be IN nature - hands in, feet in, heart in, and soul in. We have been doing this in many ways, from recreating natural outdoor environments in our setting, to taking them on forest programmes and nature walks.

And we have written down all those practices and experiences in a toolkit so you can join us in honouring children's childhood and give them a great gift in allowing them to truly be IN nature. 

Are you ready to...

Unlock the child’s innate sense of love and care for the Earth, hands-on and hearts-in.

 


Create an environment for the children where they can be unplugged from electronics and plugged in to the earth



Restore the ancient bond between child and nature and honour the nature connection with awe-thentic experiences

WHY DO I NEED THIS TOOLKIT?

We created this toolkit for anyone who believes time in, on and with the earth is important in the life of the child. You do not need a science degree. All we ask from you is the willingness to develop and share your sense of awe and wonder for the natural world with the children in your care. And we believe that is YOU!



Learn new tools to help make the memories of the children in your care rich, safe, green, and loving.

Gather ideas for naturalising your outdoor environment and reconnecting children with nature.

Reflect and examine your role as adult in the child-nature connection and share their sense for awe and wonder.

This toolkit sets you up with 'tools' to implement a nature orientated programme. You will find practical ideas and inspiration to help you plan for and implement nature as part of your philosophy and daily programme, on and off site.

You will learn:

How to use Mother Nature as your ultimate treasure cupboard

How to renew your sense of awe and wonder for the miracles in nature

How to address common parents concerns about nature immersion 

How to grow your own nature story and confidence in the outdoors 

How to strengthen your role as adult in the child- nature connection 

How to absorb a daily dose of Vitamin N

Open the doors, step out of the way. Tune in and see, how they naturally play. Leave out the 'plans', but prepare the loose parts. Let them dive in: heads, hands and hearts.

The 'Hands-on and hearts-in nature' toolkit is included in our Play Collection and our Premium Collection

Premium Collection

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