The La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary

A sunny winter morning at the Sanctuary

The La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary is described as La Trobe University's biggest outdoor laboratory. It is a fantastic resource for learners (of all ages) to come and explore nature and deepen their understanding of indigenous flora and fauna as well as the linkages to sustainability.

I've been working there for around 10 years, mostly in the space of education development and delivery, but also in a marketing and visitor experience capacity. As you can see on the sanctuary website, we do a truckload of awesome stuff. We do this because we are inspired to learn and inspired to pass our learning on to others.

In the space of primary and secondary education, we coordinate a range of what I call education experiences (rather than education programs - cos that sounds a bit boring), and based on my learning throughout the Masters of Teaching at La Trobe, I'm now updating and developing our experiences further.

Pre-service teachers learning about teaching in nature

I'm really excited to be able to go through this process and bring the wildlife sanctuary with me on this journey.