@aharper1.bsky.social
PhD student investigating the impact of nature play on primary students wellbeing and school engagement | Western Sydney University
Thanks @cpaterso.bsky.social :)
20.09.2025 06:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"This article highlights the importance of listening to children to fully understand their lived experience and the true essence of nature play... co-authoring articles with children fosters high levels of engagement and ownership." Via @aharper1.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
19.09.2025 02:53 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0This is a beautiful, insightful and powerful article.
10.08.2025 11:44 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Extremely excited to share this article. Co-authors include 6 year olds, @toniagray.bsky.social & @pasisahlberg.bsky.social
The children’s insights on nature and nature play are profound. You may like it @ahargreaves.bsky.social @srincongallardo.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social
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5 names for the Polar Bear:
🐻❄️ Nanook – Inuit for ‘an animal worthy of great respect’
🐻❄️ Ursus maritimus – Latin for ‘sea bear’
🐻❄️ Isbjørn – Norwegian for ‘ice bear’
🐻❄️ God’s dog – A name from the Sámi people
🐻❄️ Tornassuk – In Greenlandic, ‘the master of helping spirits’
#PolarBearDay
📸: Joe Bunni
“We can’t use 1950s vibes to fight 2025 vibes. They have social media and algorithms, we have collective responsibility.” – Ann Lopez #icsei2025
14.02.2025 06:24 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Feeling blessed to have spent 5 days at #ICSEI25 and to have had the opportunity to share my research. Thanks for your support @pasisahlberg.bsky.social You’re a true gem.
14.02.2025 08:15 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1What a beautiful story.
09.02.2025 02:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thanks Andy - a great read with poignant points.
02.02.2025 20:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Imagine a world where funding is not an educational narrative. The possibilities…
24.01.2025 20:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Fascinating. History is crucial knowledge. I would have thought 100ish year cycles. Eg. Spanish Flu 1920, COVID 2020; the Great Depression 1929, current cost of living crisis. I don’t want to go further!!! I wonder - are these cycles inevitable? Can they be disrupted?
24.01.2025 19:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Fascinating. History is crucial knowledge. I would have thought 100ish yr cycles. Eg Spanish Flu 1920, COVID 2020; the Great Depression 1929, Crisis of Living now. I don’t want to mention other things. Human-centric lens though. How can we disrupt these cycles? Are they inevitable?
24.01.2025 19:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Vale John Marsden - a literary and educational legend. Candlebark, which you established and led, is a pioneering school. Thank you amp.abc.net.au/article/1047...
18.12.2024 10:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Education Research in a Changing World #AARE2024
Session - what parents say about the role of play & risk in the early years of school.
Humbled to lead a 1.5 hr workshop with awesome participants.
Loved the surrounds of Macquarie University.
🤔 Still percolating, reflecting & pondering after my first #aare conference.
🙏🏼 Thank you @australianare.bsky.social for the depth & range of presentations, excellent.
📣 Amazing advocacy for early childhood. Ta.
🗣️Humbled to share my research on nature play (twice!) & SO grateful for the feedback.
📣 Applications for the 2025 Sydney Opera House Play Award now open! Don’t wait. This is an amazing opportunity. Let’s raise the profile of play in primary schools.
26.11.2024 19:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📚My PhD is taking me to wonderful places & connecting me with awesome people. My latest adventure - the AEE Conference in Estes Park Colorado.
🗣️ Fun chatting about nature play in my poster & workshop sessions. I was overwhelmed by the encouragement to publish. I will, I promise! #NaturePlayIsTheWay
