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“Only poets and little children can feel the fascination of a tiny rivulet of water flowing over pebbles.”
– Maria Montessori
As educators and earthlings, we know that intimate reconnection with nature is necessary for our happiness and survival. Perhaps we are all poets at heart. This workshop reveals some of the linguistic, mathematical, biological, cultural, and especially sensorial delights of nature immersion.
Dr. Wendy Agnew has been facilitating Montessori workshops in Cosmic Creativity and Nature Based Learning in three continents over three decades. Join her on a relaxing walk through nature in this all-day workshop event where you will rediscover the importance of experiential nature learning. Please dress for comfort (rain or shine) and bring water, a blanket or tarp, a personal nature memory (for discussion), and a litter free lunch/snack.
Date/Time: June 2026 (Date/Time TBD)
Location: Heart Lake Conservation Area; 10818 Heart Lake Rd
Brampton, ON L6Z 0B3
Cost: $55 per person
Ph.D in Holistic Learning – University of Toronto
M.A in Global Education
B.A. English – York University
Elementary Montessori Certificate – Toronto Montessori Institute
Primary Montessori Certificate – Toronto Montessori Institute
Training of Trainers – Toronto Montessori Institute
Orientation to Adolescent Studies Certificate
Wendy has spent over 30 years serving as a mentor and arts advisor. Her experiences range from mounting permanent installations of her students’ nature-themed murals at the University of Toronto and the Montessori Academy in Maputo, Mozambique; spearheading a national program to bring Montessori’s vision to 360 Teachers in Iran; sitting on the advisory board for the founding of The Equinox School, a coalition involving alternative disciplines and the Toronto District School Board; and helping bring Montessori into the public system in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Wendy is cofounder and consultant for internationally renowned Sustainability Frontiers and facilitates Arts and Nature integration for elementary and junior high at The Sunshine Montessori School in Kitchener, Ontario. Her publications feature a dynamic blend of systems theory, student innovation and eclectic prose.
Wendy’s passion is Cosmic Creativity in curriculum exploration and development. Her doctorate details experiences with early childhood, elementary and high school students and the soul-stretching surprises inherent in “following the child”. She co-founded the first Montessori school in Iran. She is indebted to Audrey Sillick, her first trainer for helping to reveal the potency of nature as a mentor, and to Paula Glasgow, founder, and Dean of Montessori Teachers College, for her enduring collegial inspiration.
