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EarthConnect Education is dedicated to ensuring that all children have the opportunity to develop their connection with the natural world. 

COVID UPDATE: We are currently not taking bookings or doing inservice visits. Follow us on Facebook for the latest updates.

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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

ECE is inspired to support humanity’s innate connection to the earth, facilitating children’s deep learning through simple but effective sustainability and horticulture ideas and programs designed to bring children closer to nature.

EarthConnect Services

EarthConnect comes to you with everything needed to support children’s connection to the natural world through fun and interactive education for sustainability experiences. Suitable for all Greater Sydney Early Childhood services, playgroups, home school groups and schools from early stage 1 to stage 3.

COVID UPDATE: We are currently not taking bookings or doing inservice visits. Follow us on facebook for the latest updates.

Bush Tucker

Children will learn more about the native plants that sustained First Nations people on the country, build confidence and expertise in horticulture and garden care, plant an easy-care bush tucker plant ....

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Sensory Gardens

Children will take ownership of a garden or gardens, and become experts in the care of a particular garden type, conduct soil testing and analysis prior to planting...

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Propagation seeds

Children be introduced to agriculture and how to grow plants for food from seeds will develop life skills and learn to grow seeds for food and fun, and become experts in seed raising...

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Propagation Succulents

Succulents are so much fun!  Children will discover propagation by cuttings, learn the parts of plants and become experts and also learn health benefits of certain types of succulents.

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Studies have proven that having plants inside improve concentration and productivity (by up to 15%), reduce stress levels, and boost your mood. 

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Our Philosophy​

We believe that all children must have the opportunity to develop their connection with the natural world.

Over the years we have watched young children grow into activists for diversity and sustainability, all beginning with the joy found in connection with our Earth in early childhood, followed by their advanced development through learning and playing outdoors.

This spiritual, intellectual, and developmental growth inspired ECE founder Karen in 2020 to share these methodologies to as many children as possible. Tomorrow’s leaders will need a solid foundation in the natural world.

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Our Philosophy​

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

― Socrates

Climate change threatens every part of the planet. It’s a global problem that requires global cooperation.

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Testimonials

WHAT DO PEOPLE SAY!

EarthConnect Education supported our small school in achieving our goal of creating a new garden to improve the biodiversity of our grounds. Karen’s expertise was invaluable in helping us determine the best position for our garden and then to help us select the best plants to suit our school environment. We highly recommend Karen’s support in getting projects like this off the ground...or in the ground in our case.
Melissa Date
Principal Macdonald Valley PS
Recently we had the pleasure of having Karen Hope from EarthConnect Education share her skills with us at Lorien Novalis Little Kindy in Dural. Karen and the children collected a variety of leaves from our garden which she then used to dye felt, to be later sewed into little purses as gifts for mothers’ day. The children were totally engaged in the process at each step, and Karen’s skills of supporting learning and development were evident throughout ... The project helped instil a sense of awe and wonder at the beauty of nature, and the children were so delighted to see how the leaf prints magically appeared on the felt. I would wholeheartedly recommend Karen to any educational service to work with the children, bringing them a deep understanding and awakened connection to our environment around us.
Anita Pulie
Lorien Novalis Little Kindy Teacher 2021