One of the things I love most about the work I do, is the curious minds of the children I teach.  Kids have an incredible fascination with the natural world. Bees, in particular, capture imaginations like few other creatures. They fly, they dance, they make honey, they work as a team; they are a superorganism! - what’s not to wonder about? I always tell children during our programs: “I’ve taught you a little bit today… but there is so much more to learn.” And that’s usuall

I never thought I’d say this with more conviction - I love it when it rains!!! This year, Western Victoria was hit by a severe drought, and our dams dried up completely. At first, we suspected a leak in the dam wall, but as we looked across the parched landscape and saw neighbouring farms’ dams empty as well, it became clear we were experiencing one of the worst droughts in decades. It was the cracked, dry basin of the dam that made me stop and truly think about water -Where

One of my absolute favourite topics to teach is the food web - that giant tangle of relationships that keeps our planet alive and buzzing.  Everything in nature is connected and all living things need to eat something to stay alive.  When I’m visiting kindergartens, schools and community groups, we often end up talking about predators and prey, what different animals need to survive, and the big question: Who is a friend? Who is a foe? And who is, well… food? So I wanted to t

Sing, Dance, Learn - using music, movement, and storytelling to teach kids about bees and biodiversity.