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Bec Mills

@teacheroutside

Teacher at the Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre 🌳🐝🌏

 Sydney, New South Wales
Joined March 2017
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The @RNP_EEC had the privilege of installing Dharawal Resource gardens in 5 different schools. Students have learnt about the Cultural significance of Dharawal Plants & planted them in their schools. Thanks to Uncle Shayne & Cliodhna Maguire for sharing their knowledge of Country
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It was so frogtastic 🐸 to team up with you again @Dawe4Peter ❤️🌏🌱
Peter Dawe (@Dawe4Peter) profile picturePeter Dawe@Dawe4Peter20 Jun 2023
Last month I helped out @teacheroutside with @RNP_EEC amazing #waterefficiency program at Menai PS by assisting the students with a #froghotel today we added some extra native plants #habitat & some friends 🐸 🌱
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Last month I helped out @teacheroutside with @RNP_EEC amazing #waterefficiency program at Menai PS by assisting the students with a #froghotel today we added some extra native plants #habitat & some friends 🐸 🌱
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A hotel fit for a frog king 👑 🐸 thanks for being my wing man on this project @Dawe4Peter . Love learning from you 🐸❤️🏨🌱
Peter Dawe (@Dawe4Peter) profile picturePeter Dawe@Dawe4Peter9 May 2023
Great morning working with the amazing @teacheroutside at #MenaiPS creating a frog 🐸 hotel with students as part of a wonderful water 💦 unit delivered by @RNP_EEC looking forward to going back & creating a sensational #habitatgarden around this #froghotel @janegoodallau
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Walking through the ancient Antarctic Beech forests near Dorrigo one can’t help but get a sense of vastness in time, perspective and spirituality #Nothofagus moorei 🌳💚
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I’ve seen some giant giant stinging trees in my time but I think this one with @teacheroutside inside yesterday on #thicktrunktuesday would have to be the giantest (should be a word) @keeper_of_books @pettitt_phil – at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
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Bec Mills (@teacheroutside) profile pictureBec Mills@teacheroutside31 Jan 2023
Plenty of thick trunks to choose from here in Dorrigo national park for #thicktrunktuesday @EZECNSW conference. @Dawe4Peter
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Plenty of thick trunks to choose from here in Dorrigo national park for #thicktrunktuesday @EZECNSW conference. @Dawe4Peter
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Used a few #MacGyver skills, and cable ties and paper clips, to fix these pairs of tongs and stop them from going into landfill. Pretty happy with the outcome 😆
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Replying to @Dawe4Peter @DarrenMartin01 @pettitt_phil @teacheroutside @tonialgray @ChristinaMcGhe
Ok I’ve had success for a few months and certainly no more bone burying but Euca has discovered a liking for my microgreens 🥬🤔
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Some wonderful words after a great trip to Bilpin for strawberry picking 🍓 Grow flowers. 🌻
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RECESS IN THE RAIN- WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY WOULD DO THIS TO CHILDREN? One that understands childhood and learning, like Finland. These Helsinki kids got 3 wet recesses today. Teacher: "They are not made of sugar. They will not melt." @MikeHynes5 @pasi_sahlberg @DianeRavitch
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This quote going straight to the classroom wall. Learning all about the importance of Resilience and optimism @PESA_Aus #PESA2021 conference.
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Peter Kent@Kent3Ed29 Sep 2021
learning in the outdoors SHOULD be one of the beneficial left overs from the pandemic, just like the practice of working from home. #noec2021 #outdooreducationaustralia
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‘We should give them playtime -- and lots of it.’
William Doyle (@williamdoylenyc) profile pictureWilliam Doyle@williamdoylenyc29 Sep 2021
PLAY: the ultimate post-pandemic education policy. @pasi_sahlberg @MikeHynes5 edition.cnn.com/2020/06/10/o…
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Written for a Victoria context, but many of the ideas are applicable for NSW. monash.edu/education/teachsp…
Returning to school after lockdown: Six ways to support your students

Returning to school after lockdown: Six ways to support your students

As Victorian kids resume their school attendance in term 4, some of them will bounce back into school and school routines, while others will continue to feel the emotional effects of COVID-19...

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Teachers need #MoreThanThanks. We need more competitive salaries and more planning time. Teachers' working conditions ultimate impact on students' learning conditions. Show your support at morethanthanks.com.au/
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Show your support for Teachers and Students across NSW This campaign is about ensuring that our schools are staffed, our teachers retained, and our professional workload allows us to be the best teacher we can be for all students #morethanthanks
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Swam 1.5km from south Cronulla beach to Shelly. Any excuse not to go back to dry land! Saw plenty of blue gropers today! 🐟🐟🐟
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Highly recommend this book to any educator friends. Let the kids play!
William Doyle (@williamdoylenyc) profile pictureWilliam Doyle@williamdoylenyc9 Sep 2021
EXCERPT: "Play and exercise demonstrably boost academic achievement. Most principals should know this. But they ignore it." Joshua Aronson, NYU Associate Professor of Applied Psychology (6 of 6)
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