Nature Play Symposium
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Come Explore With Us
A message from Maggie Dent
Day 1, Friday June 26
| 8:30 | Registration Open | ||
| Tea & Coffee | |||
| 9:00 | Welcome | ||
| Housekeeping | |||
| Opening Address – Murray Stewart, QORF | |||
| 9:20 | Welcome Messages | ||
| Richard Louv, Maggie Dent, Tim Gill, Lenore Skenarzy | |||
| 9:30 | KEYNOTE: Mike Lanza | ||
| Neighborhood Play, Every Day | |||
| 10:15 | Nature Play QLD: Hyahno Moser | ||
| A Nature Rich Future For Our Children | |||
| 10:30 | Morning Tea | ||
| 11:00 | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Nature Play Information | |||
| Nature Play Spaces | How to Grow a Successful Human | Let’s Take a Risk | |
| Angela Wright | Rachael Sharman | Niki Buchan | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Breakout Sessions | ||
| Implementing Nature Play | |||
| 0 – 4 Year Olds | 5 – 8 Year Olds | 9 – 12 Year Olds | |
| Wings to the Future | Nature Play The Silkwood Way | Touching their Souls | |
| Jane Hanckel | Lauren Weston | Norm Hunter | |
| 14:45 | Afternoon Tea | ||
| 15:00 | Panel Discussion | ||
| Kids Outdoors 2030, Revitalising Nature Play | |||
| What type of outdoor play future do we want for our children, what actions can we take now? | |||
| Moderator: Kathleen Noonan | (Courier Mail) | ||
| 15:50 | Wrap Up – Hyahno Moser | ||
| 16:00 | Close | ||
Sponsors
The organisers of Kids Outdoors 2030 and the Nature Play Symposium are very grateful for the support and commitment of our event partners, PFD Food Services & MAP Italian Coffee and sponsors Skills Alliance, C&K, ESKAY KIDS and the Playgroup Association of Queensland
Camps Tour
(Optional)
Departs Queensland Recreation Centre Gold Coast at 9:00am, visits 3 local campsites (QCCC Tamborine, PCYC Bornhoffen and CYC Burleigh) and returning late afternoon around 6:00pm. (Bookings essential)
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