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Introducing K-2 lesson plans!

Laudato Si’ in the Early Years:

Faith-filled, Play-based Learning for a Better World

Introduce your youngest learners to the beauty of creation and their role in caring for it with Laudato Si’ in the Early Years—a three-part resource series for Kindergarten to Year 2. 

Each unit includes 6 x 1 hour play-based lessons grounded in Froebelian principles, with hyperlinked resources embedded for easy, ready-to-teach implementation.

From discovering God’s gift of nature in Kindy/Foundation to building responsibility in Year 1, and stepping into leadership in Year 2, these age-appropriate programs nurture gratitude, action, and hope. 

Rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and Laudato Si’, this series empowers children to become thoughtful stewards of our common home—one small act at a time.

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Who Are Little Earthies

Little Earthies is a global organisation dedicated to nurturing environmental awareness in young people around the world.

Founded on the principles of ecological care and education, Little Earthies partners with schools, educators, and communities to inspire action for our common home. In response to the growing ecological crisis we face today, we provide practical resources, educational tools, and ideas that empower children and educators to make meaningful change.

By helping others understand not just why caring for our planet matters, but how we can do so together, Little Earthies continue to grow a generation of thoughtful, compassionate caretakers of the Earth.

Our team, partnerships and results

Founded by Director and Head of Learning Alice Dunlop, the Little Earthies team care deeply about supporting people to implement ecologically sustainable practices and principles in all aspects of school, home and community life.

We partner with faith-based organisations to provide formation and learning experiences which empower others to take action in care for our common home.

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Our online courses meet accreditation criteria for a number of Catholic Education systems. If you would like your system to endorse this learning for accreditation, please get in touch!

Little Earthies is filled with many rich activities and information to increase faculty and student knowledge of Care for Our Common Home. The program offers guidance to any school or educational program hoping to improve the environment’s care and sustainability. Our school implemented Year 1 of the program and the entire community looks forward to adding the other years to our curriculum. We highly recommend every education setting to adopt this program for the betterment of your school and our care for our common home – the Earth.

Mary, Principal - Ohio USAJune 2025

Thank you for having such courses available - so relevant to the work I do (Outdoor Education Teacher) and students find this connection to the Catholic ethos so appropriate for where they are at and a way to keep them connected to the Catholic faith.

Cate, Teacher - Melbourne AustraliaOctober 2025

This is the very first time I have engaged in a little earthies online course.,I found the content and reflection tasks process exceptional. It certainly encouraged me to engage in both personal and professional reflective practices, fostered my curiosity to explore and find out and enabled me to engage at my own pace and in a time that worked well for me.

Michelle, Teacher - AustraliaSeptember 2025

Little Earthies was great for those students who are interested in ecological sustainability. It allowed them to be proactive and to have a real impact within the school. I regularly reinforced that they are the greatest agents of change within the school community.

Peter, Student Module Facilitator / Teacher - AustraliaJune 2025

The course was very thought provoking and relevant to today's environmental issues. My favorite part of the course was reflecting on how we can incorporate Laudato Si in our classrooms.

Taylor, Teacher - USAApril 2025

I am glad I took this course because the information is relevant to what is happening globally. I like that it emphasized that if everyone started to make manageable changes, the domino effect would kick in! There is something we can all do to make a difference. Thank you for making this course available!

Jeanne, Teacher - USAMarch 2025

I enjoyed reflecting on what I can do as a leader in a school to prompt students to think around this issue, and to do better, and to spread the important messages. Content was good, self pace was good, information was interesting and presented well in bite size modules.

Renee, Deputy Principal and Learning and Teaching Leader - AustraliaDecember 2024

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