Down to Earth's 3rd annual 'de-LIB-erate' conference has just finished, and what a wonderful event it was.  Social justice issues at the forefront of the education and care sector with the themes being, equity, rights and belonging.

As a consequence, and to supplement a...

Conference theme:

Following the great success of the inaugural MENu conference in 2017, the theme of MENu 2018 will be ‘Male Educators on the Fringe’. With national workforce figures around 3%, male early childhood educators are truly sitting on the fringe of the early...

Today was the day

Today was the day that Down to Earth Practical Solutions represented the Canberra community in handing over almost 250 knitted and crocheted blankets, beanies, scarves, gloves and so much more.  We would like to acknowledge and thank the amazing work t...

The Project

Down to Earth Practical Solutions is conducting a community project and seek interested individuals and groups to knit blankets, scarves and beanies for Canberra's homeless this winter. We invite schools, early childhood services, aged care services, knittin...

More than ever, we need our play spaces to be rich in nature-based,open-ended experiences that give children, families and communities anopportunity to connect with nature and each other, over and over again.Join award-winning Canadian outdoor play expert Adam Bienenst...

So what is MENu?

Down to Earth Practical Solutions, hosted (for the very first time), a special day in February 2017 on the ACT/NSW border at Ibis Styles, called MENu.

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Why MENu? 

The title MENu came about as a clear play on words. The emphasis being men (hence the upper...