Building an ecological identity in children
From Climate Action Show by Climate Action Collective
March 30, 2026
About this episode
Shae discusses building an ecological identity in children through outdoor play and nature-based learning.
Shae discusses how to build an ecological identity in young children, so that children can grow up feeling a part of nature and not separate from it. She reads from an interview with Jan White – an early childhood educator in the UK – who outlines the importance of outdoor play and nature-based learning for young children. She interviews Sue Wiedermann – an early childhood educator in Victoria – about how our relationship to nature play in early childhood centres in Australia has changed over the years and how we might incorporate better outdoor learning into childcare.Published interview with Jan White: https://www.immeshmagazine.com/writings/meandering
People in this episode
Host: Shae
Guests: Jan White, Sue Wiedermann
Topics covered
- ecological identity
- children
- nature-based learning
- outdoor play
- early childhood education
Keywords
- ecological identity
- children
- nature
- outdoor play
- early childhood education
- learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Climate Action Collective
Places: UK, Victoria, Australia
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