Counting up the benefits of biodiversity in urban areas
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
by Natura Pacific
Of all the ways that we humans have changed our landscape, urbanisation has probably resulted in the most evident changes to the natural environment. More than half of the world’s population now live in towns and cities, and with increasing rates of urbanisation right across the globe there are major concerns about the effect that
- Published in Consulting, Sustainable living
VIDEO: The Catchment Journey – Series 1 What is a catchment?
Friday, 22 April 2016
by Natura Pacific
So what is a catchment? Is it something important and does it affect you and me? Adam from Natura Education explains the vital importance of our local catchments and how e can all help to keep them healthy into the future.
A Waterwatch Progress Report
Friday, 05 February 2016
by Natura Pacific
Our Waterwatch team has been ever so busy and we wanted to share with you what we got up to during July to September of the 2015 program! During this period our educators worked with 11 schools and approximately 1,035 students, wow! With all of these enthusiastic young waterwatchers we successfully carried out monitoring at
- Published in Education
Intrinsic Benefits of Nature-based Education in Schools
Friday, 29 January 2016
by Natura Pacific
Natura Education specialises in nature-based education, providing outdoor learning incursions and excursions to schools around the Gold Coast, Southern Brisbane and Northern NSW regions. Our team of educators and scientists are passionate about the benefits of learning about the environment by spending time in nature. By actually getting out into the natural environment, students have
- Published in Education, Nature Play
Tagged under:
environmental education, excursion, incursion, kids in nature, learning, outdoor education
Waterways Field Guide Series 1: Water Bugs – A Fantastic New Resource for Teachers, Students and Scientists Alike!
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
by Natura Pacific
We at Natura have been working on an exciting new project recently for Gold Coast Waterwatch that we simply can’t wait to share with all and sundry! Haven’t heard of Waterwatch? Well, Gold Coast Waterwatch is a community service initiated and supported by the City of Gold Coast that engages with early learning centres, primary schools,
- Published in Consulting, Education, Resources
What can Gold Coast Waterwatch achieve in a year?
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
by Natura Pacific
Gold Coast Waterwatch is a community service initiated and supported by the City of Gold Coast and facilitated by Natura Education. When delivering Waterwatch we engage with early learning centres, primary schools, secondary schools, community groups and community events to educate participants on the importance of healthy waterways and catchments. It is part of Waterwatch
- Published in Education, Nature Play
Natura Education: Young Children in Nature – Why all the Hype?
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
by Natura Pacific
The following article was submitted to Nature Play Qld earlier this year to contribute to their blog. The message was so relevant that we wanted to share it here too! These days it seems like we are regularly bombarded by messages, information and advice about our environment. As a parent or child care professional, this
- Published in Education, Nature Play
Tagged under:
environmental education, kids in nature, Natura education, nature play, outdoor education, sustainability
Natura Education joins hands with Nature Play Qld!
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
by Natura Pacific
The Natura Education team are very excited to have recently joined the Nature Play Qld network! So why are we so excited? What is Nature Play all about? Well, to quote directly from their website… “Nature Play QLD’s mission is to increase the time Queensland kids spend in unstructured play outdoors and in nature. It
- Published in Announcement, Education, Nature Play
Natura Education: Environmental Heroes at Pottsville Beach Public School
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
by Natura Pacific
The Natura education team, lead by our Senior Environmental Educator Lucy, had the great pleasure of spending two days (29th and 31st of July) with the students and staff of Pottsville Beach Public School on NSW’s far north coast. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Treescience, a local environmental consulting business, around 180 students from
- Published in Education, Sustainable living
Natura Education and All Saints Anglican College – Working together for our Environment
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
by Natura Pacific
The team at Natura Education are very lucky and proud to be involved in some great collaborative projects. One such project is the ongoing ‘Connecting Community for Waterways’ initiative. This project was undertaken as a service to the community which was focused on students and community collecting native seeds to provide as a resource to
- Published in Education, Nature Play