This term at KIN Homeschool, we’ve been on an epic voyage – not on a ship, but on rafts! What started as a seemingly simple concept turned into a fantastic exploration of STEM and teamwork. Each week this term we worked to deepen our understanding of rafts with the goal of going on a voyage…
At the end of each session of Bush Inventors’ Club, the facilitators meet to discuss and document the highlights and challenges and adjust preparations for the next session if required. At the end of the term I review this information in order to provide a summary to staff. As I went through the debrief documentation…
Across KIN Village, Bush Inventors Club and our Nature Connection series we use Wilderness Awareness Games with our participants. Whilst they are excellent icebreakers before a program and a great opportunity to let off some high energy, the most significant lesson that these games teach is empathy. Wilderness Awareness Games help children get in the…
After a wild storm this term, the Crawley Homeschool Bush Inventors’ Club found themselves washed up on a deserted island. They had nothing but whittling tools, hammocks and tarps. Survival was their top priority. As we wandered around the foreign land, we discovered a variety of unusual and exotic plants, insects and birds. We spotted…
Grief processing is something that we are passionate about. We have suspected for a while that it is an important part of our Bush Inventors’ after-school Club. This year not only have children needed space to release emotions from a whole day of school but also from the stress they might be holding from COVID,…
We’re so excited to have been included on the first episode of Channel 9’s Everything Outdoors – a new TV show showcasing all the amazing things to do outdoors in Western Australia. Check out our segment below, or the full episode on the 9Now website. In just three minutes, Trudi, Kate and the kids sum…
Dr Jane Goodall and Richard Louv recently spoke together at the Children and Nature Network Conference. They conversed about a concept referred to as ‘Habitat of the Heart’, where the physical Habitat of Mother Earth depends upon human heart connections with nature. The two habitats, Habitat of the Heart and the physical Habitat of the…
We are starting to get excited about our upcoming term three Bush Inventors’ Club (After School Program)! A favourite amongst children and playworkers alike, this term centers on learning to create, care for, and cook with fire. When founded on the three pillars of respect (respect for self, others, and the environment), teaching fire provides…
The Educated by Nature team has been missing our KIN Village and Bush Inventors’ Club friends over the past months, and the joy that comes from our sessions outdoors. We’ve also been missing working together as a big connected community – we seriously have so much fun! So we’ve decided to ‘get together’, Iso style,…
“Nature is both within and around us. The only separation is in the mind. By arriving in the moment, we can experience this oneness, without the distraction of past troubles or future concerns. In this way, we can relax, re-charge, shed the stress of daily life, and embrace that which is real – we can…
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