A changemaker’s guidebook to a regenerative classroom
Are you an early childhood educator or leader looking to make a real difference, but feeling overwhelmed by adding ‘sustainability’ to your never-ending to-do list? This groundbreaking guidebook reveals that driving sustainability at your centre isn't more work – it can be woven through the day-to-day to nurture 21st century citizens, and it can be deeply cup-filling.
This 55 page guidebook is packed with good news, starting with: we all can make a meaningful difference while doing what we love and it’s not too late to start.
You have a special power as an educator to drive big changes, beginning with some simple steps. Discover how little shifts to your thinking and practices can drive dramatic changes for the generation in your care today.
This book will help you see the whole picture of sustainability beyond gardens and recycling. It shares wise ideas from Indigenous cultures and examples of what can be done in early childhood classrooms to turn many play experiences into learning for a sustainable future.
The guidebook is based on four years of cross-disciplinary research spanning education, sustainability, circular economy, systems thinking, biomimicry, regenerative leadership and behavioural psychology. Yet, it is far from an academic paper! It has been written to resonate with centre directors, educational leaders and educators working on the ground.
You'll find it's easier than you think to leverage the whole of the EYLF 2.0 to empower children to imagine, develop essential skills, and confidently take action towards the world they want to live in.
Discover practical steps, including a simple action plan called ‘WATER’ to bring your colleagues and the broader community on the journey with you.
See how you can start today with small steps that make a fulfilling difference!
About the authors
Dorothée Seeto
Dorothée Seeto holds a Master of Science in Management and has accreditations in Circular Economy, Design Thinking, and Systems Thinking. Before pivoting her career in 2021 to drive the change she wants to see in the world, she served as Director of Strategic Innovation and Design at Salesforce, leading innovation projects across various industries.
Now, as the founder and director of Endless Play Studio, Dorothée is dedicated to early childhood education, helping educators foster sustainable citizens. A lifelong sustainability advocate, she grew up in France on a regenerated property and now raises her two young boys on Darkinjung Country, Central Coast of NSW.
Lenka Miklos
In addition to her training in Early Childhood Education and Care, Lenka’s research is informed by her ongoing interest in the relational nature of systems within the human and non-human worlds. This has roots in her training in Sociology and beyond that in her lived experience of the natural and social worlds.
Her approach is influenced by her childhood in socialist Slovakia, where she connected with nature and learned traditional knowledge from her elders.
Beyond working as Educational Leader as Clovelly Child Care in Sydney, she is also a book editor.