10/06/2026
We are delighted to announce Karen Anderson as a keynote speaker for our 2026 conference Nature Play and Sustainability: Connecting People and Planet.
Karen is a kindergarten teacher at Balnarring Preschool with 42 years experience. In 2011 Karen established the nature program at Balnarring Foreshore. Upon commencing the program is became clear that the voices of First Nations Peoples were silent. Karen has committed to incorporating First Peoples teachings into her pedagogy and practice. For over 10 years Karen has worked with Boon Wurrung Senior Elder Prof N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs. N’arwee’t asked Karen and team at Balnarring to publish her stories into children’s books. In 2024 Karen worked with Bronwyn Razam as part of the learning that informed the development of the fourth book – “Journey of the Iilk”
Karen will share how this book was created: the learning that the team required and the continued relationships with First Nations Experts.