Professional Development Training and Consultancy
EEEC offers customised professional development in a variety of ways and is able to assist you to find the format and facilitator that adequately meets your needs.
We are happy to discuss opportunities for professional development or consultancy around education for sustainability in the early years for both educators and management at your service.
Please find Professional Development Training Session ideas and below this, consultancy support rates
Please contact info@eeec.org.au for further information and a customised quote.
Professional Development Training
Workshop 1: Infant and Toddler Sustainable Connections
This interactive workshop aims to reflect on how we connect younger children with sustainability concepts, nature and environmental ways of knowing.
The workshop will investigate with participants, how current curriculum opportunities are offered to babies and toddlers. How do we meaningfully engage with these younger children in Education for Sustainability (EfS)? What strategies may work, have worked and what are the challenges faced by educators working with the youngest children in education and care services?
Participants will have the opportunity to explore ways to embed sustainability in daily life, consider curriculum ideas and design experiences that can be offered to babies and toddlers as part of a nature focused curriculum.
Workshop 2: Weighing Up the Risks of Nature Play
This interactive workshop examines the role of the educator in providing children with a safe learning environment, as well as a curriculum strong in the provision of risk-benefit opportunities.
An investigation into how educators can meet their duty of care requirements whilst engaging in nature play with children will be researched. Participants will explore the concept of risk-benefit and nature deficit disorder and the effect on early childhood curriculum.
There will also be a focus on the part educators play in the promotion of the benefits of nature play to children, colleagues, families and the broader community.
Workshop 3: Sustainable Storytelling Investigating Eco-literacy
This interactive workshop examines the role of the educator in providing children with a safe learning environment, as well as a curriculum strong in the provision of risk-benefit opportunities.
An investigation into how educators can meet their duty of care requirements whilst engaging in nature play with children will be researched. Participants will explore the concept of risk-benefit and nature deficit disorder and the effect on early childhood curriculum.
There will also be a focus on the part educators play in the promotion of the benefits of nature play to children, colleagues, families and the broader community.
Workshop 4: Embedding Sustainable Practice
This interactive workshop examines the role of the educator in providing children with a safe learning environment, as well as a curriculum strong in the provision of risk-benefit opportunities.
An investigation into how educators can meet their duty of care requirements whilst engaging in nature play with children will be researched. Participants will explore the concept of risk-benefit and nature deficit disorder and the effect on early childhood curriculum.
There will also be a focus on the part educators play in the promotion of the benefits of nature play to children, colleagues, families and the broader community.
Workshop 5: Natural, recycled and collected materials for inspiring learning and wonder
This interactive workshop examines the role of the educator in providing children with a safe learning environment, as well as a curriculum strong in the provision of risk-benefit opportunities.
An investigation into how educators can meet their duty of care requirements whilst engaging in nature play with children will be researched. Participants will explore the concept of risk-benefit and nature deficit disorder and the effect on early childhood curriculum.
There will also be a focus on the part educators play in the promotion of the benefits of nature play to children, colleagues, families and the broader community.
Interactive Workshop (1.5 – 2.5 hours)
Member
$600 (up to 25 persons)
$700 (up to 50 persons)
$30 per person over 50 (may require additional facilitator at additional cost)
Non-Member
$650 (up to 25 persons)
$750 (up to 50 persons)
$35 per person over 50 (may require additional facilitator at additional cost)
Guest Speaker (up to 1.5 hrs)
Member
Audience of up to 150 persons
$550 (up to 50 persons)
$650 (up to 100 persons)
$750 (up to 150 persons)
Interstate and international consultancy and training will be quoted on an individual basis.
Non-Member
Audience of up to 150 persons
$600 (up to 50 persons)
$700 (up to 100 persons)
$800 (up to 150 persons)
Services include advice on embedding Education for Sustainability (EfS) in curriculum, policy assistance and implementation, review of current pedagogy and practices, learning environment design embracing natural and sustainable resources.
$150 per hour
Including travel up to 10km from CBD
Interstate and international consultancy and training will be quoted on an individual basis.
Contact us to discuss your individual needs info@eeec.org.au