Interactive sustainability experiences for early years

Playful, sensory incursions that spark wonder in your littlest learners, and help you embed the EYLF Sustainability Principle through play, with zero prep

Aligned to the EYLF Sustainability Principle and Learning Outcomes 2, 4 & 5  ·  Trusted by centres including Guardian, KU, and Only About Children  ·  Rated 4.9★

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What if we could captivate children with the magic of climate solutions through playful experiences?

‘Little Future Makers’ for 2 - 5 years

Interactive storytelling, digital floor games, sensory and imaginative ‘invitations to play’ & creating solutions to keep at your centre.

Plate Power Food Solutions
Power Players Renewable Solutions
Green Journeys Transport Solutions Coming Soon
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Early years providers we collaborate with

KindiKids

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Guardian Childcare & Education

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KU Children's Services

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The Lookout Early Education Centre

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Ballykin Early Learning Centres

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Little Lion Early Learning

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International Grammar School Early Learning Centre

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Only About Children

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KindiKids • Guardian Childcare & Education • KU Children's Services • The Lookout Early Education Centre • Ballykin Early Learning Centres • Little Lion Early Learning • International Grammar School Early Learning Centre • Only About Children •

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Our difference

Content

7 climate solution themes

Our evidence-based education programs explore climate solutions through play-based learning.

Aligned to the EYLF, research, the Active Hope framework, Project Drawdown and UN Sustainable Development Goals, our real-world content ignites creativity, fosters problem-solving, and builds connections.

Delivery

We deliver interactive learning experiences that are designed to engage and empower every child.

Our programs reflect best practice: experiential learning can positively impact student motivation and engagement, student agency, wellbeing and academic achievement (Ranken et al. 2023)

Collaboration

Be The Future is founded by Sally Giblin, an award-winning solutionist, storyteller and creative for sustainability.

We collaborate with teachers to develop and evolve our pedagogy in alignment with curriculum, have collaborative programs with UNSW and Taronga Zoo Sydney, and have a growing team of passionate educators.

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‘Little Future Makers’ Program

  • Age: Early Years (2 years - 5 years)

  • Duration: 40 minutes (2-3 years) - 55 minutes (3-5 years)

  • Location: Your largest classroom

  • Format: By class (due to highly interactive activities)

  • Cost: $399 for the first class, with a 25% discount per additional class on the same day

  • EYLF Alignment: Sustainability principal | Play-based learning and intentionality practice | Learning Outcomes 2, 4, and 5 … plus more

  • Frequently Asked Questions: scroll down to the bottom of the page

The 7 Be The Future climate solutions themes
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  • "Thanks so much for your lovely incursions, children learnt so much through them and they really enjoyed it.

    A huge thank you to Sally from Be The Future for bringing such important knowledge to our children! 🌱 Your efforts in supporting our Ballykin community of being positive action takers on taking care of our planet are truly inspiring.

    By educating the next generation, you’re helping to ensure a brighter, greener future for us all. We appreciate your dedication and hard work!

    - Ballykin Early Learning Centre Director

  • "The playgroup was amazing, well organised, interactive, stimulating and enjoyable.

    The children were very engaged and thoroughly enjoyed their experience.

    Sally is a incredible host, interactive and endearing with both parents and children. Highly recommend."

    - Eco Playgroup Parent

  • We have already participated in about 8 learning experiences with Sally on Be the Future and it has had such a positive impact in the children and educators, both gaining knowledge on how to embed sustainability in the learning experiences and for us, the educators, to reflect on how to be more sustainable.

    Sally combines different resources that are recycled or preloved and create beautiful and meaningful learning experiences.

    - Ballykin ELC Mosman

  • “All of the experiences were very age appropriate and interesting for the students.

    The children were engaged with all the activities and they really enjoyed it.

    - Early Learning Centre Educator

  • What an amazing experience we always have with Sally, we can’t stop booking in!!!

    Thank you so much for empowering our children with the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to help achieve a sustainable future!!

    The children at The Lookout love you!!!

    - The Lookout Director

  • “Great to see creative play and optimism combined to empower children.

    Can see this approach being embraced by local council and potentially educators across Australia (and dare I say, the world!)

    - Louise Laing, General Manager Marketing ANZ, Intrepid Travel | 2023 TMRRW Awards

  • "Sally has pioneered innovative eco-play workshops, partnering with organisations like the Coal Loader Centre and Mosman Council to inspire young minds.

    Sally's exceptional dedication, commitment to empowering her community, and creative approaches to environmental engagement make her a standout candidate for the Highly Commended Prize for the NSW Emerging Leader in Environmental Education Award."

    - Environmental Education, New South Wales | 2023 Environmental Education Awards

Your sustainability facilitator ⬇️

Nice to meet you! I’m Sally.

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I’m an award-winning solutionist, storyteller and creative for sustainability.

I have a young son. And I want him - and the children in your life - to have a thriving future on this amazing planet.

I hold a Masters in International Development from UNSW and studied at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

I was recognised as a 2023 Emerging Leader by Environmental Education NSW. Be The Future was also a finalist in the 2025 NSW Sustainability awards, run by the Banksia Foundation and supported by the NSW Government.

I facilitate most of our Sydney based experiences. Plus we have a growing team of passionate, energetic, playful sustainability educators who deliver experiences with Be The Future.

Be The Future continually collaborates with teachers and educators to develop and evolve our pedagogy in alignment with curriculum.

Read more about Be The Future

Love us to bring playful sustainability experiences to your early learning centre?

Please submit an enquiry and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.

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FAQs

(Almost) everything you need to know about our playful, interactive climate solutions experiences.

If you have further questions, please feel free to email sallygiblin@bethefuture.earth or call Sally on 0401440376.

General

  • Our experiences are truly different.

    They burst with awe-inspiring interactive storytelling, interactive floor projection games, hands-on invitations to play and opportunities to create solutions.

  • Due to the highly interactive nature of our experiences, we recommend one class at a time (up to 20 students for early learning centres).

    We can facilitate up to four experiences a day at your early learning centre or school, over a number of days.

    Any student numbers can be catered for.

  • Our Little Future Makers program is for little learners 2-5 years at early learning centres.

    We tailor our experiences to suit the age ranges & abilities of the students in attendance.

  • We currently offer five themes:

    🌱 Wild At Heart (Nature based solutions)

    🍎 Plate Power (Food solutions)

    ⭕️ Trash To Treasure (Circularity solutions)

    🌊 Wave Makers (Ocean solutions)

    ☀️ Power Players (Renewable energy solutions)

    Themes coming soon:

    🦋 Green Journeys (Transport solutions)

    ✨ Future Shapers (Young changemakers)

  • Our experiences align to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).

    At a summary level, our Little Future Makers Program aligns to the following aspects of the EYLF:

    Principles: Sustainability

    Practices: Play-based learning and intentionality

    Learning Outcomes:

    2. Children are connected with & contribute to their world

    4. Children are confident & involved learners

    5. Children are effective communicators

    We will provide detailed curriculum alignment in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

  • Absolutely. We love a creative challenge! We can incorporate your theme or other elements of learning into a custom experience.

  • Generally our sessions last for 55 minutes for children 3-5 years, and 40 minutes for children 2-3 years.

  • Absolutely! We’ll happily flex to your meal times to best fit your schedule.

    We generally need 10 minutes between sessions to reset the room.

    We deliver a maximum of 4 experiences(s) a day.

  • It’s incredibly important to us.

    We provide all necessary Working With Children Checks, public liability insurance and Risk Assessment in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

  • We have made booking super simple for you. Here are the steps of the booking process:

    1. Submit a booking enquiry

    2. Agree on date(s) & times(s) for the experience(s)

    3. Pay the deposit to lock us in on your preferred date(s) & time(s)

    4. Receive your Experience Confirmation Pack (including resources)

    5. Complete your Experience Confirmation Pack Checklist

    6. Enjoy the experience & lap up the praise from happy students and educators

  • We generally need bookings at least 1 month in advance.

    The earlier you book, the better – we’ll have more options and should be able to accommodate your requests.

    We’ll do our best to accommodate any last minute bookings – providing we’re available.

  • Generally, Sally, our Australian cofounder and a solutionist, storyteller and creative for sustainability, facilitates early learning centre incursions.

    Plus we have a growing team of passionate, energetic, playful sustainability educators.

    All facilitators have current WWCCs.

  • For early learning centres, the cost is $399 for the first class, with a 25% discount for each additional class on the same day.

    We require a $200 deposit on booking, and payment of the final invoice within 7 days.

    Prices quoted are for locations within 40 minutes of the Sydney CBD. Schools further away may be charged slightly more depending on location – please contact us for a customised quote.

    Our pricing incorporates preparing play concepts, sourcing / creating sustainable materials, incursion setup, incursion delivery, incursion packdown, sanitising and travel time.

  • Our experiences are often funded by the early learning centre/school, by parents and carers, or by the Parents and Citizens Association. Some other possibilities include: 

Preparing for the experience(s)

  • For our Little Future Makers Program at early learning centres, we will need the biggest classroom you have available. If you book multiple experiences, it’s helpful to use the same classroom for all experiences (as we have considerable props and equipment). We will make your space work - incorporating existing tables and flooring in the experience.

  • We will share a one page program overview for educators in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

  • If you have specific arrival instructions please let us know as part of completing your Experience Confirmation Pack Checklist.

  • We do not call you to remind you of your booking - however you're welcome to double check everything is ok with us at any time. As long as you've signed a confirmation and returned it to our office your booking is locked in on our end.

  • We love parent helpers! Not only are sessions (even more!) engaging - but it helps to spread more ripples of positive change in your community. However, if you don’t have parent helpers available - that’s completely fine too.

  • There are three things you can do!

    1. Share the program overviews you’ll receive in your Experience Confirmation Pack with educators and parents/carers in your community

    2. Have a complimentary 30 minute virtual chat with us to tell us about your current initiatives and future plans that relate to the program theme. We love incorporating these into the experience - and it makes it incredibly meaningful for students and teachers

    3. Do one or more post experience activities with your students. Suggested activities are provided in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

The day of the experience(s)

  • The facilitator(s) will arrive approx. 60 minutes prior to the experience to allow plenty of time to set up.

  • We prepare and deliver all necessary equipment and handle all set up.

    Due to the highly interactive - and varied - nature of our experiences, we have quite a lot of props and equipment to setup. If at all possible, we (greatly!) appreciate an onsite parking spot 🙂

  • Again, we do everything. We will pack up immediately after our session, which takes 40-60 minutes.

  • We'd love you to be actively engaged in the experience with your students and have fun! We'd also like you to support students with behaviour management (if needed)

  • We’ll need the final number of students attending the experiences(s) on the day to ensure we invoice you correctly.

    We would also love to hear your feedback! The feedback link for Little Future Makers Programs is here.

  • Absolutely! We just ask that you please mention Be The Future when you share the photos or videos, as it helps to spread more ripples of positive change. 

    We’d also love to see any pictures you’re happy for us to use. Please email them to hello@bethefuture.earth

After the experience(s)

  • We’ll email you an invoice with instructions of how to transfer the money into our bank account.

    There’s also an option to pay by credit/debit card. Card payments powered by Stripe. Stripe accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB, and China UnionPay payments from customers worldwide. Stripe charge 1.7% + 0.30 AUD on domestic cards.

  • There are four things you can do!

    1. Share photos/videos of the experience - as well as the parent program overview you received in your Experience Confirmation Pack - with parents and carers in your community

    2. Involve your students in any current initiatives and future plans that relate to the program theme

    3. Do one or more post experience activities with your students. Suggested activities are provided in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

    4. Book another Be The Future experience theme for next term or next year!