Our Workshop
The Push The Limit workshop is an engaging, developmentally appropriate experience designed specifically for children aged 2–5 years.
Delivered on-site at your childcare centre or preschool, this interactive 60-minute session introduces young learners to empathy, inclusion and respect in a way they can genuinely understand.
Grounded in lived experience and guided by early childhood principles, this workshop helps children recognise ability over limitation and difference as something to value — not fear.
.png)
What Children Experience
The workshop combines storytelling, guided discussion and hands-on activities to create meaningful learning.
Children are gently introduced to the idea that:
• Everyone’s body works differently
• Assistive equipment supports independence
• Fairness does not always mean sameness
• Kind and respectful language matters
• Differences strengthen our community
Activities may include:
• Exploring mobility using children’s wheelchairs
• Visual awareness activities with specialised glasses
• Sensory activities using blindfolds
• Learning about braille with alphabet blocks
• Participating in boccia (a Paralympic sport)
• Understanding how a cane supports mobility
All activities are structured, supervised and delivered in a safe and positive environment.
Disability Awareness Workshop for Daycare/Preschool
Up to 25 children
Designed for childcare centres and preschools with up to 25 children, this engaging 60-minute workshop introduces young learners to empathy, inclusion and respectful understanding through storytelling, discussion and hands-on activities.
Children will explore concepts of diversity and ability in a safe, age-appropriate and interactive environment designed specifically for 2–5 year olds.
Session Duration:
1 hour session
Suitable For:
Up to 25 children
Investment:
$400
Disability Awareness Workshop for Daycare/Preschool
25+ children
Ideal for larger centres or groups of more than 25 children, this option includes two engaging 60-minute sessions to ensure all children have the opportunity to participate meaningfully.
Each session is interactive, inclusive and tailored to support early childhood understanding of empathy, diversity and respectful relationships.
Session Duration:
2 hour session
Suitable For:
Centres with 25+ children
Investment:
$750
Anti-Bullying Strategies, Resilience and Accountability Primary, High School + Businesses
Designed for primary schools, high schools and workplace environments, this powerful workshop explores the real impact of bullying, the importance of accountability and the development of resilience through lived experience and honest conversation.
Each session is engaging, thought-provoking and tailored to encourage empathy, respectful behaviour and positive culture within schools, teams and communities.
Session Duration:
1 hour session
Suitable For:
Primary & High Schools and Businesses & Workplace Teams
Investment:
$750
Alignment with the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)
The Push The Limit workshop is intentionally designed to align closely with the Principles of the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia.
High Expectations and Equity
The workshop reinforces the belief that all children are capable of success, regardless of ability or circumstance.
Children are encouraged to:
• Develop empathy and perspective
• Recognise social barriers
• Understand fairness
• Value different abilities
Educators are supported in strengthening inclusive practice and promoting equitable participation for all children.
Respect for Diversity
Children belong to families, cultures and communities that shape their understanding of the world.
This workshop supports educators in fostering respect for diversity by helping children:
• Celebrate differences
• Challenge stereotypes
• Develop understanding through experience
• Build confidence in inclusive behaviour
Inclusion becomes part of the centre culture - not just a concept.
Workshop Details
Suitable Age Group:
2–5 years old
Session Duration:
60 minutes per session
Group Size:
No minimum
Maximum of 25 children per session
For groups larger than 25 children, two sessions are recommended to ensure meaningful participation and engagement.
What We Bring
Push The Limit workshops are fully equipped and delivered with professionalism and care.
Shanon provides:
• A positive, engaging and respectful approach
• 2 children’s wheelchairs
• Visual impairment glasses for structured activities
• 2 soccer balls for boccia (Paralympic sport experience)
• 1 cane for mobility awareness activities
• Blindfolds for guided sensory learning
• Alphabet blocks in braille
Everything required for a powerful and memorable session is included.
Benefits for Your Centre
For Children:
• Builds empathy early
• Encourages inclusive language
• Develops emotional awareness
• Strengthens respectful relationships
For Educators:
• Supports inclusive discussions
• Reinforces early childhood principles
• Provides language to guide conversations
For Your Service:
• Demonstrates commitment to diversity
• Supports a whole-centre inclusive approach
• Strengthens community culture
