- Self designed Teacher Training Programs for nature based experiential education
- Mentoring and coaching Waldorf teachers, Daycare teachers and Parents
For a more detailed CV for Sandra Frain please Click Here and here
CURRENT QUALIFICATIONS
- Qualification is Early Childhood Teacher (ASEQUA)
- Masters in Science (Education) 2000 from Columbia University in New York
- Bachelor of Child Study Degree (1980 Mount Saint Vincent University)
- Certificate in Biodynamic Gardening/Farming Pffeifer Garden Sunbridge College New York(2000)
- Certificate in Dramatherapy (Sydney Dramatherapy Centre 2005,2013,2014)
- Certificate in Storytelling and Creative Discipline (2007,2008)
- Certificate in Working with At Risk Children (2006,2008,2010,2012,2013)
CURRENTLY STUDYING:
- Experiential storytelling
- Nature & healing arts, including play for human development
- Chinese (language & culture)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Anthroposophical Society
- Association of Rudolf Steiner Early Childhood Teachers
- Family Day Care Australia
- Northern Rivers Bio-Dynamic Farming/Gardening
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Currently:
- Teaching aspiring young farmers how to create a nature based winter camp program for children of all ages at Phoenix Biodynamic farm outside Bejing (Golden Pheonix Mountain). For more information visit their website.
- Teaching workshops for the wider community in Australia and China
- Trustee of Periwinkle Preschool in Byron Bay
Previous:
- Lecturing & workshops- China Youth Education Base (2015)
- Evaluating and Mentoring and Teaching Teachers in Fiji and China (2015)
- “You Too Can Be a Storyteller” Workshop- Fuzhou China (2015)
- Creation and presentation of “Four Seasons” Curriculum- Phoenix Hills BD Farm, Beijing China (2015)
- Co-Creator and teacher- Experiential Nature-Farm Education Centre, Mullumbimby Australia (2015)
- Coach and mentor- Nature Based Drama Camp, Beijing & Inner Mongolia China (2015)
- Co-Developer and presenter- Rain Forest Kindergarten, Mullumbimby Australia (2015)
- Family Daycare – A “Sustainable Educational Facility” (2006-2014)
- Facilitator- Biographical component of Anthroposophical ‘Grail Quest’, NSW Australia (2008-2013)
- Contributor- Star Weaving Anthroposophical Journal, Australia (2009)
- Author- ‘Shimmerwing’ & ‘Never Get Enough’ Published in S. Perrow’s Healing Stories of Challenging Behaviour (2008)
- Employee Assessment at Periwinkle Rudolf Steiner Preschool (2008)
- Preschool Teacher at Shearwater Mullumbimby Steiner School (2005 – 2006)
- “Working Together” Cooking and Gardening Weekly Program at Moss Vale Drug & Rehabilitation Centre (2002 – 2004)
- “Nourishing Traditions” Evening Community Cooking Class (2004)
- Teaching at Bowral Rudolf Steiner Primary School (2002 – 2004)
- Farm Education Program at Duryea Farm, New York (2000 – 2001)
For more information on prior experience and workshops offered, view my extended CV here or contact me at sandrafrain58@gmail.com
Special interests include: Family Life, Nature and Arts appreciation, Experiential Nature Based Play Oriented Education, Ecological Farming, Saving the Earth endeavours,