Alex is the founder of Nature's Den, a qualified Early Childhood Educator with over 12 years of experience working in the education sector.

 

Alex has always believed that some of the most important learning doesn’t happen inside four walls. It happens outside - climbing trees, building huts, lighting fires, exploring creeks, and learning how to navigate the world with confidence.

After seeing how many children were missing out on these experiences, Alex created Nature’s Den with one simple goal: to reconnect children with nature and help them grow into confident, resilient, well-grounded humans.

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​Alex now leads the development of Nature’s Den programmes, partnerships with schools and early childhood centres.

His vision is to see more children across New Zealand grow up with the confidence, resilience, and lifelong connection to nature that experiences like Nature’s Den provide.

Alex’s wife Dani is the admin guru at Nature's Den. She assists Alex with the admin side of the business, while also working part-time in a managerial role and full-time parenting their two young daughters.

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Dani has a 4-year Bachelor of Management Studies majoring in Marketing under her belt. She has worked in a variety of administrative and marketing roles over the past 10 years, which has helped to expand her knowledge on how to run a successful business. She also has experience with children, having worked on-and-off as a babysitter and nanny in her younger years.

 

Dani believes strongly in the importance of nature-based learning and developing strong individual relationships.