Autonomy, Creativity & Resilience - The Wildlings Way

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In this episode, we talk about autonomy, creativity and resilience - the Wildlings way and how we’re on a mission to change the education system from the outside in, in the hopes that others can change it from the inside out. We shine a light on what we do here at Wildlings and why we want to see the Forest School philosophy incorporated into schools and childcare centres across Australia.  

👉  DISCUSSION

• We want to see children respected, given more autonomy and control over their own learning, more play, more time outdoors and more focus on holistic well-being.
• We want to arm parents and educators with knowledge about schools that are doing these things so that you can take this information to your own schools.
• In order to have independent, resilient, creative and respectful adults, we need to create opportunities for children to be creative, to be respected and trusted to make their own decisions, to become independent, to not be micro-managed 24/7.
• We speak to children respectfully.
• Educators are not authoritarian.
• We provide the time, the space, the resources, and emotional support for them to be able to safely explore and learn in their preferred way.
• There is no adult agenda or curriculum attached to what we do. 
• There is no rush to learn a skill.
• There is no grading.
• Failing is an important part of Forest School (and life) 
• School P&C’s and parents have a lot of say about how schools are run, parents have a lot of power and sway over what schools prioritise for the holisitic development of children.
• Schools need to keep up as parents vote with their feet.

👉  FREEBIE

Please note that we are having technical difficulties with our downloadable. We are hoping to have it loaded by 28/7/20.

If you’d like to know where your schools sits in regards to Outdoor Learning, you can find our Outdoor Learning Appraisal for Schools at www.wildlingsforestschool.com/free-downloadables.

👉 Guest Details

Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell are adventurous nature play makers, risk-takers, children’s rights advocates and the co-founders of Wildlings Forest School. We are the hosts of the ‘Raising Wildlings’ podcast and we put the dirt back in childhood.

Wildlings aims to get more children outdoors connecting with nature, creating the village parents are yearning for and inspiring change in the education system.

During any Wildlings Forest School program, you are likely to find Wildlings up trees, sliding down mud slides, whittling with pocket knives, lighting fires and building rafts. We let kids, be kids - because children can’t learn to protect nature if they’ve never had a childhood in it.

👉 Wildlings Forest School Contact Details

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Welcome back to Raising Wildlings — where we explore raising brave, resilient, curious kids who feel at home outdoors.

If you're an educator ready to bring more nature play and child-led learning into your Early Years program, our Bush Kindy Professional Development Workshops are for you. You'll walk away with practical tools, risk-benefit strategies, and the confidence to take learning outside in a way that's safe, meaningful, and genuinely exciting for

You know this podcast is just a small part of what we do at Wildlings Forest School. So if you want to find out more about our range of programs for children, our professional development workshops for educators, our free downloadables, blogs or our online store, just head to wildlingsforestschool.com. It's all there waiting for you. Come and join the village.