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Alexandra Harper

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PhD student investigating the impact of nature play on primary students wellbeing and school engagement | Western Sydney University

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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Excited to have contributed to this publication. Thanks @icsei.bsky.social for the opportunity.
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ICSEI @icsei.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🚀 Launching the ICSEI Dialogic 2026! 🚀 This year’s edition is our largest and most multilingual ever, and is titled: “Early Childhood Education and Care: Exploring the Potential for Promoting Children’s Lifelong Learning, Well‑Being, and Sense of Belonging.” Read more: icsei.org/voices/
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International Education News (IEN) @intlednews.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing. @Guardian
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
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Cameron Paterson @cpaterso.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
"This article highlights the importance of listening to children to fully understand their lived experience and the true essence of nature play... co-authoring articles with children fosters high levels of engagement and ownership." Via @aharper1.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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‘We Love Nature and Nature Loves Us’: Children’s Observations on their Relationship with the More-than-Human World - International Journal of Early Childhood
Nature play is gaining momentum in primary schools. However, few studies have actively incorporated children’s voices. Even rarer are articles authored by the children themselves, as academics predomi...
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Andy Hargreaves @ahargreaves.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
This is a beautiful, insightful and powerful article.
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Extremely excited to share this article. Co-authors include 6 year olds, @toniagray.bsky.social & @pasisahlberg.bsky.social The children’s insights on nature and nature play are profound. You may like it @ahargreaves.bsky.social @srincongallardo.bsky.social @creativestar.bsky.social rdcu.be/ezhlo
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‘We Love Nature and Nature Loves Us’: Children’s Observations on their Relationship with the More-than-Human World
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Lewis Pugh @lewispugh.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
5 names for the Polar Bear: 🐻‍❄️ Nanook – Inuit for ‘an animal worthy of great respect’ 🐻‍❄️ Ursus maritimus – Latin for ‘sea bear’ 🐻‍❄️ Isbjørn – Norwegian for ‘ice bear’ 🐻‍❄️ God’s dog – A name from the Sámi people 🐻‍❄️ Tornassuk – In Greenlandic, ‘the master of helping spirits’ #PolarBearDay 📸: Joe Bunni
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Cameron Paterson @cpaterso.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
“We can’t use 1950s vibes to fight 2025 vibes. They have social media and algorithms, we have collective responsibility.” – Ann Lopez #icsei2025
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Feeling blessed to have spent 5 days at #ICSEI25 and to have had the opportunity to share my research. Thanks for your support @pasisahlberg.bsky.social You’re a true gem.
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
What a beautiful story.
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Imagine a world where funding is not an educational narrative. The possibilities…
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Vale John Marsden - a literary and educational legend. Candlebark, which you established and led, is a pioneering school. Thank you amp.abc.net.au/article/1047...
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Acclaimed Australian writer John Marsden, author of the Tomorrow series, dies aged 74 - ABC News
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
🤔 Still percolating, reflecting & pondering after my first #aare conference. 🙏🏼 Thank you @australianare.bsky.social for the depth & range of presentations, excellent. 📣 Amazing advocacy for early childhood. Ta. 🗣️Humbled to share my research on nature play (twice!) & SO grateful for the feedback.
Education Research in a Changing World #AARE2024Session - what parents say about the role of play & risk in the early years of school. Humbled to lead a 1.5 hr workshop with awesome participants. Loved the surrounds of Macquarie University.
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📣 Applications for the 2025 Sydney Opera House Play Award now open! Don’t wait. This is an amazing opportunity. Let’s raise the profile of play in primary schools.
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Alexandra Harper @aharper1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
📚My PhD is taking me to wonderful places & connecting me with awesome people. My latest adventure - the AEE Conference in Estes Park Colorado. 🗣️ Fun chatting about nature play in my poster & workshop sessions. I was overwhelmed by the encouragement to publish. I will, I promise! #NaturePlayIsTheWay
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