Like all the story-driven workshops she develops and presents, Dannika's first priority is to meaningfully share her love of books & wild creativity with children in a joyful way.

This workshop was developed to help foster a deeper understanding & appreciation of people & place, through story, art, science & sensory elements.

Using working examples from her book Beach Kindy, set on Quandamoooka land, Dannika will share this story of people & place that gently encourages early years ecological, social-emotional & cultural awareness.

We'll talk Welcome to Country, respect for land, animals & people & name the feelings that often come with new experiences, like the butterfly-filled nerve-citement of first excursions! (Plus a few child-led tangent topics, no doubt!)

This workshop aligns with the primary concepts of the Early Years Learning Framework: Being, Belonging and Becoming. P-2 curriculum-links built into this workshop include; narrative writing, science inquiry skills, environmental science, habitats, life-cycles, cultural understanding & sustainability.

The Beach Kindy workshop can be run as an incursion style author visit in kindergartens, primary schools, libraries, education centres, community events & writers festivals.