Testimonials & Reviews

"There are certain professionals who I like to keep in regular contact with because they inspire my teaching practice and fill my bucket.
Tania is one of those people, and I find I have had such amazing success implementing what I learn from her. I can barely contain my excitement and want to share it with everyone!"

"I just wanted to say a big thank you for your PD Day. I felt the staff found a lot of inspiring moments in your presentation and will certainly be using clay in a whole different light with the children as well as loose parts found in nature. I can’t wait to see where our team go from here."

Thank you, Tania. You are a collector and connector of so many wonderful educators, not just locally but around the world. This makes us all better educators as we share ideas and stories.
You connect with children and share your passion for nature with them. You are an amazing front-line educator as well!

"I am still buzzing from our last mentoring session and am looking forward to introducing the ideas we spoke about!

When collecting fallen leaves and flowers for a project a child went to pick one and another said, "That one isn't ready to be shared with us. Wait until it falls that's how we know!"

This showed the children are absorbing the content and listening when we say, we borrow from the country and only take what has fallen."

"The children have begun using nature to engage with new learning more, and are using one another to co-construct learning.

In our inquiry around seasons, we have been using observation as a research method. This has supported children to stop, listen and respond using their senses. I have observed a calmness to their engagement."

"Tania is a warm and engaging presenter who always brings enthusiasm, energy and personal experience to her sessions. She always has fresh and practical ideas that leave you eager to get outside and encourage your community to come with you!"

"Tania, I LOVE learning from you about this important topic! I was getting goosebumps thinking about how helpful and inspiring your ideas are in supporting families in getting outside. I can't wait to share it with Nature Nuts families! 

"After my daughters first Nurture in Nature program, I found that not only did she want to spend more time outdoors, but what she wanted to do outdoors also changed. No longer did she want the parks swings & slides, but wanted to hike & search for things in nature with binoculars or magnifying glasses, turning rocks over to see what she could find. Swimming in rivers rather than pools to see what lives there.

It totally changed her (& our) perception of what we could do outdoors.

Thanks so much for coming, Tania. You really helped to inspire our children! On Tuesday, two of our little people who do not engage in creative expression asked for clay work to make another creature. Thank you for helping to us to develop another language for our children to use.

"Campference was the best organised online conference I have ever attended. It was easy to navigate through daily content and the Playbook made it easy to record my thoughts as I went. I have learnt so much from fellow nature-lovers and educators. Thank you so much Tania for your enthusiasm and commitment!."

"I will be suggesting to all educators (Early years Educators, Primary teachers, support educators) that I know to attend the next one.
This Campference has been the most inspiring welcoming conference I have ever completed and I just can't wait to implement so many new ideas or adapt, extend on and trial others.

I can't wait to observe my team having a go and building up the confidence to do so and the children will also feel engaged and want to participate even more."

"When I read the Campference description it sparked my interest but I wasn’t sure it would be directly relevant to me, as I am not working in the field, I don’t have children, and I’m not sure if I plan to work with children again.

But something about it spoke to me, so I decided to give it a go, thinking that if it turned out to be a place I didn’t belong, or not my cup of tea, then I could just leave.

I attended the first virtual campfire before I’d had a chance to look at any of the speaker sessions, and did have a moment of feeling like a ring-in and thinking “Oh, dear, do I belong here?”.

Then I dived into the content and found myself completely swept up and inspired. 

What I discovered was an amazing range and depth of information (I’d expected maybe a 20-minute talk-to-the-camera mini-lecture video from each speaker) from a line-up exceptional speakers, engaged in lively and illuminating discussion by a skilled, passionate, warm and engaging organiser/presenter, and shared with a group of dedicated and supportive participants. 

I found the content, and the inspiration I drew from it, to be not only highly applicable to early childhood, but also more broadly relevant to many demographics. 

I felt inspired, affirmed in my values, and heartened that there are so many people out there with a deep belief in the importance of nature to children and all of us, and of fostering a love for nature that in turn inspires connection with and care for nature. 

I loved the tone of whole event: it felt warm, inclusive, supportive, and populated by people who are living by something they believe in deeply. 

There was a complete absence of ego throughout, and I saw an openness and willingness from all to share their time, ideas, information, resources and connections. 

I can truly say that I have never attended another such event (online or in person) that I have loved so much.

Thank you for a wonderful experience and ongoing inspiration."

"The first talk and presenters that told me this was going to be a great week was the conversation with Silke Rose West and Joseph Sarosy. Especially the way Silke spoke and brought up examples of her interactions with the children she works with I found super fascinating.
 
When I watched the interview with Priya Muthukumar  mesmerized by the way she kept everyone engaged and actively participating as she told different stories. We tend assume a passive participation most of the time when someone is talking. But Priya made sure that the audience was ever present throughout. It seemed so seamless the way she did it. I'm unlikely to forget it. 

When Lynsey Robinson spoke about Sensory Trust I had an automatic desire to be a part of such an organization.
 
As someone in education I'm trying to figure out the role that best fits me. It could be teaching. I'm still so new to it, but it might not be, Campference opened a possibility to me that I never would have thought of on my own."

“I found the book enchanting! The illustrations are wonderful, and Nature Ninja’s voice is lively. Together they pulled me in as a reader right away.
The story is the right bite-size to captivate young children and give them something they can do at home or in their schoolyard to follow Nature Ninja’s inspiration.”

"The Nature Storytelling Playbook is an amazing resource to inspire parents and carers to take up the challenge of immersing their children into the beauty of nature and storytelling.

Play Australia wants every child to play outside every day, and this resource will support children’s fascination with nature and nurture a love of learning through engaging ways to develop early literacy. A brilliant contribution to enhance the hectic life of parents and educators today."

“I love the Grab it and GO Nature Cards. So much thought is in them to show diversity and inclusiveness. Beautifully presented and 'real’.”

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