Where on the planet is EarthPlay founder Rusty Keeler?
Well, on November 12th he’ll be giving a keynote address to the Association of Early Childhood Educators Newfoundland and Labrador.
On November 19th he’ll be keynoting at the Natural Phenomenon Conference in Whangerai, NZ.
Here is a summary of the workshop he will be giving there:
Creating Natural Playscapes
This workshop will help you dream and draw a master plan for your own outdoor environment. You’ll see examples of natural play environments from around the world built by communities of people just like you. A variety of developmentally-appropriate environments will be highlighted full of hills, pathways, sculpture, hidey nooks, fountains, musical elements, sand and water and more. The real fun comes when you roll up your sleeves and begin to plan your own natural playscape. Together we will brainstorm the unique resources and materials of your community, look at who could help you with your project, and begin dreaming and drawing the playscape possibilities!
As well as speaking on the North Island in NZ, Rusty will be doing a talk and build at Linwood Playcenter in Christchurch. He then flies to Australia and will be doing a workshop in Sydney at The Point School.
Hello Rusty, I’m excited to see you have a blog and even more excited to have the opportunity to hear you speak (and hopefully say hello!) when you are in Sydney at the Point Preschool. If you have time to look at some centres when you are in Sydney you would be welcomed with open arms at ours – it is very much a work in progress but we are all share a passion for natural playspaces and our preschool is surrounded by natural bushland that we use as an extension of our learning environment.
Thank you for such a great talk today! I been following natural play spaces and nature preschooling for a while and so when I got the information about the conference back in october and you were a keynote speaker I was so excited! I travelled from Labrador just to hear your talk and was so excited and happy to see that you now have 249 other ECE’s excited about nature and natural play spaces.
Maybe sometime we will be able to get you up to Labrador to speak to all the ECE’s up here and get them excited about natural spaces aswell.
Thank you for such a great talk today! I been following natural play spaces and nature preschooling for a while and so when I got the information about the conference back in october and you were a keynote speaker I was so excited! I travelled from Labrador just to hear your talk and was so excited and happy to see that you now have 249 other ECE’s excited about nature and natural play spaces.
Maybe sometime we will be able to get you up to Labrador to speak to all the ECE’s up here and get them excited about natural spaces aswell.
Hi Jenny,
I think we’ll have some extra free time in Sydney. We’d love to come visit! we’re heading there dec 2. let’s keep in touch!
Hi Jenny,
I think we’ll have some extra free time in Sydney. We’d love to come visit! we’re heading there dec 2. let’s keep in touch!
Thanks Rebecca! I was happy to see how excited folks in St John’s were about natural play spaces too! I’d love to come to Labrador sometime. let’s do it!
Thanks Rebecca! I was happy to see how excited folks in St John’s were about natural play spaces too! I’d love to come to Labrador sometime. let’s do it!