Teacher | Researcher | Somatic Movement Educator
Gotta love being part of creating the world you do want rather than opposing the world you don't want - inspired by Permaculture Ethics of earth care, people care, fair share. A rabbit proof fence, nearly 900 indigenous ground covers, grasses, shrubs and trees, a village (50+ volunteers young and old) and you have a... Continue Reading →
Wedge-tail Eagles still here on the Ballawiyn (Bellarine) Peninsula not far from our home. Large stick nest, eagle pellets (castings), rabbit and rat bones at the bottom of this big pine tree is a give-away. "Bundjil" to Kulin Nation's mob and central to Wadawurrung Traditional custodians lore to Gobata Dja" ~ Care for Country. Bunjil's... Continue Reading →
Running Postman (Kennedia prostrata) + Common Tussock (Poa labillardierei) Great to be part of bush regeneration work on this special site on Bella Wiyn Peninsula, Wadawurrung Country. Weed removal encourages return of indigenous ground covers, grasses, orchids and shrubs. This climate positive work restoring Country supported by Bellarine Catchment Network, Barwon Water, Wadawurrung Traditional Owners... Continue Reading →
Fungi on Cora Lynn Cascades track, near Great Ocean Road, Eastern Maar Country...
Building regenerative futures via agriculture in schools Proud to be one of the multitude volunteering time with the initial Farm My School build at Bellarine Secondary College (Drysdale Campus) in October 2022. Looking forward to seeing how this project and concept evolves in 2023 connecting schools, community and regenerative farming. More about the Bellarine Secondary... Continue Reading →
Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) Eastern Maar Country Trees are great teachers especially when larger and much older than humans. They compel me to stop rushing forward to some urgently imagined destination. "Move out of the sagittal plane (the plane of time/duration) into verticality (the plane of presence)" they might say. They mutually support through roots... Continue Reading →
Proprioception and it's importance in early movement development. How can proprioception be supported in very young children's active outdoor play in early childhood settings? Llewellyn in conversation with Kim Sargent-Wishart PhD, RSME/RSMT. https://soundcloud.com/sonic_samadhi/proprioception-in-early-childhood-and-the-outdoors
Photo by Mary Taylor on Pexels.com For some reason this has been on my radar for some time. Having lived and worked in a number of big cities, smaller regional and rural towns one notices distinct differences in heat island effects between larger and smaller urban environments. Densely populated urban environments with large tracts of... Continue Reading →
In this wide ranging conversation Llewellyn and Melanie reflect on what SAKGF and early childhood sector partners are learning through the early years kitchen garden pilot project 2016-2019.
Llewellyn Wishart 