Ep: 56 - Outdoor Play Through the Seasons
With special guests, Tandy Morton and Nadine Reeves
Welcome to Leading Inspired Learning: A Strive Podcast! In this episode, Ally, Strive Manager, hosts Tandy Morton, WILD CHILD Playgroup Facilitator, Childreach, and Nadine Reeves, Program Manager, Childreach to explore outdoor play through every season! Listen, learn, reflect, enjoy!
Discover more tips for outdoor play from Childreach HERE.
Guest Bio
Tandy Morton (she/her) has worked in outdoor education and risky or adventurous play environments since 2004, including acting as a facilitator for Childreach's Wild Child Outdoor Playgroup since 2017. In that time, she has supported children as young as infants as well as parents and grandparents in their journey to spend more time outside with greater confidence. As a teacher, Tandy is passionate about bringing regular outdoor play to the school environment. Tandy truly believes that everyone can enjoy time outside in nature, and is passionate about helping individuals take the next step in their outdoor living adventures.
Nadine Reeves (she/her) is the Program Manager at Childreach overseeing playgroups, parent education, and family support. Nadine has been a part of the administration team at Childreach since 2003 dabbling in everything from communications and fundraising to board governance. In 2015, she helped kickstart the Wild Child Outdoor Playgroups and day camp, and she fell immediately in love with all things outdoor play and learning. She firmly believes that to get children outside, you need to get parents outside to love and see the value of the outdoors themselves. Using her skills in communications and marketing, she has used social media to reduce the barriers to getting children outside to play. When Nadine is not working, she is happiest spending time in nature (of course!) and knitting woolly sweaters.