Turbulent times bring a gift that most leaders miss: to rebuild differently. Paula Colvin, the new director of Gosford Cubbyhouse, didn't miss this. This case study brings to life what putting sustainability at the heart of a centre actually looks like — the leadership decisions, the shifts in educators and children, and the learning moments no amount of extra planning could have delivered.

What if taking children on beach clean-ups is teaching them the wrong lesson? A provocation on holistic thinking, systems thinking and education for sustainability.