We all know the environment matters. When you look closely, it becomes more than a backdrop for play. It is a living part of your pedagogy.

This webinar takes a closer look at how the spaces you design, indoors and outdoors, can become active partners in learning. You will explore how children use environments to experiment, connect and collaborate, and how thoughtful design invites deeper play and shared discovery.

Together we will consider how to link your physical environment to your program and the goals of your children, creating spaces that teach, prompt thinking and spark curiosity. When educators see the environment as their co-teacher, every setup, material and routine becomes a quiet invitation to learn.

What You’ll Gain

• Practical ways to design environments that invite play and collaboration

• Strategies for linking your space to your program and children’s goals

• Insight into how children co-construct knowledge through their surroundings

• Confidence to use the environment as part of your pedagogical decision making

• A renewed sense of purpose in creating spaces that inspire curiosity and learning

Completing Think environment—think third teacher may contribute one-hour of PD that aligns with the NESA (NSW) approved criteria and addresses:

The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: APST 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

Early Years Learning Framework Learning Outcomes: Outcome 2: Children are connected and contribute to their world

The National Quality Standard: QA 3: Physical environment