About

Tess Michaels is a natural playspace and landscape designer, early childhood teacher and workshop presenter with a passion for natural play and sustainable outdoor environments for children of all ages.

 

Presentations

• Kidsafe NSW Playground Conference, Sydney NSW, 2006
• PRAV and the Royal Botanical Gardens Planting for Play Seminar, Melbourne VIC, 2007
• Little Green Steps Launch, University of Newcastle – Ourimbah Campus as part of a project with Wyong and Gosford City Councils NSW, 2007
• ABC Gardening Australia Live – presenter – Sydney NSW, 2006 and 2007
• ABC Radio National, Life Matters Program on Natural Playspaces with Catherine Lee, The Point Pre-school, Oyster Bay NSW, 2007
• Kidsafe WA Playground Conference - The Nature of Play - Perth, WA, 2010

 

FEATURE ARTICLES

New Garden Volume 3 2007 [click here to read]
Gardening Australia April 2007 [click here to read]
Every Child Vol 15 No 1 2009 [click here to read]

 

Portfolio GALLERY

Click here to view selected examples of past Tessa Rose projects.