The Art of Joyful Early Learning Practice.
Practical learning to create environments that spark inquiry and deepen children's thinking.
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New courses Coming Soon **
At Creative Ways Collective, we help educators create calm learning environments that spark inquiry and deepen children's thinking. Through practical professional learning, we turn everyday teaching into opportunities for curiosity, connection and growth.
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Looking to create learning environments that spark curiosity and deep thinking?
Confident Approach
Be energised by your practice, knowing that what you offer genuinely makes a difference each day.
Deep Engagement
Create meaningful provocations that spark curiosity and deepen children's thinking.
Connection & Behaviour
Feel confident supporting children to regulate their emotions and navigate behaviour with connection and clarity.
Calm & Regulation
Create environments where children feel settled, safe and ready to learn.
Current Pre-Kindy and Kindy teachers, Bec and Jen combine more than 20 years of experience across early childhood settings in Australia, the UK and Asia with the insights that come from working with children every day.
Their professional learning is shaped by the realities of today's early childhood sector - practical, relevant and designed for real classrooms. Every course is grounded in strategies educators can confidently apply in their own practice.
With backgrounds in inquiry learning, Forest School and the art of joyful early learning, Bec and Jen create learning experiences that are thoughtful, authentic and deeply connected to the everyday work of educators. They believe the best professional learning is both purposeful and personal - supporting educators to create environments that spark curiosity, deepen children's thinking and honour them as capable learners.
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Find the right course for you
Online Courses
Short, practical online courses designed for busy educators - offering thoughtful strategies to create environments that support connection, curiosity and deep thinking.
Nature Art
Explore simple, achievable ways to use natural materials in meaningful art experiences.
Support children to feel settled, engage deeply and express themselves through sensory-rich, open-ended exploration.
2.5 Hr Workshop
Loose Parts
Discover how loose parts can transform play by offering children opportunities to investigate, problem-solve and express their ideas. Learn practical ways to design open-ended experiences that honour children as capable, curious learners.
30 minutes
In-Person Workshops
Our in-person workshops and keynote sessions bring thoughtful conversations, practical ideas and a tailored approach to professional learning - shaped around your centre, your team and the children you support.
Therapeutic Art
Explore simple, achievable ways to use natural materials in meaningful art experiences.
Support children to feel settled, engage deeply and express themselves through sensory-rich, open-ended exploration.
2.5 Hr Workshop
Explore the difference between observing children and really noticing them in this inspiring keynote by Jen Harbottle. Through unforgettable classroom stories and practical reflections, Jen demonstrates how looking beyond behaviour allows educators to uncover children’s remarkable thinking, creativity and capability.
1.5 Hr Presentation
The Art of Noticing
A chance to slow down, reflect and reconnect with your practice.
Explore our courses and workshops and discover practical ways to create environments where children feel settled, curiosity is sparked, and deep thinking can flourish.