Discover a world of Awe and Wonder.
"Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder” Eberhard Arnold
Children have a right to experience awe and wonder while exploring and learning about the world around them. We believe that being allowed to explore concepts and environments in a child led, naturalistic and consultative manner leads to life - long learning for young children and increases emotional health and well being.
Our team at Awe and Wonder Education supports naturalistic play and learning for young children through training, consultancy and the use of naturalistic, open ended resources with high play affordance.
Awe and Wonder Education was created by Debra Aylmore who saw the value of naturalistic learning for their young families and believed that all children should have this right. Niki Buchan joined the company from Scotland as the Educational Consultant to deliver consultancy, training and to create and develop products to promote the company philosophy and support parents and educators working with young children.
We are based in Albany, Western Australia but work throughout Australia delivering training, supporting educators in creating naturalistic learning and supplying high quality sensorial resources.
Training and Consultancy
We are dedicated to supporting educators in creating sensorial and motivational environments that allow children to thrive and develop into confident learners. Niki is an experienced Educational Consultant specialising in naturalistic play and learning. She founded 3 childcare centres in South Africa for children aged from birth to 6 years and was Head of the Nature Kindergartens in Scotland created by Claire Warden that are now internationally recognised as centres of excellence. Niki is also licensed to deliver Mindstretchers Training endorsed by Claire Warden throughout Australia.
Resources
We offer a wide range of resources that encourage play and stimulate learning. Many of our products are designed by us and some are created for us by small trade companies. Sourced from across the globe, each resource is chosen for their play potential and benefits to sensorial and experiential learning, with many coming from developing countries and based on fair-trade and environmentally friendly ethics. We also import and distribute a wide range of resources from Mindstretchers Ltd in Scotland
Our Dreams
“The work will wait while you show the child the rainbow, but the rainbow won't wait while you do the work.” Unknown
Debra “That children learn to respect the world around them by exploring their natural environment, if they are unable to touch and smell nature how will they respect and protect the worlds forest’s and natural environments when they are adults”
Niki “That children are trusted and valued as the competent and capable little people they are and that adults will listen and respond to children in a calm, respectful and nurturing manner.”
