Children learn from nature; explore permaculture, ecoarts & bushcraft skills; and have outdoor fun at our 8-session Earth Kids homeschool program, running each term in 2024.

The Term 1 program runs on Wednesday mornings, from January 31st to March 20th, 2024.

Earth Kids is all about supporting children to learn from and with the natural world - in a fun and interactive way. The program supports learning not only in Science, but also English, Mathematics, the Arts and more.

The program is for children aged 6 to 12 years. Parents can choose to drop children or stay with the group.

The hours are from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm each day (drop off/arrive from 9.15 am and pick up until 12.45 pm). On the final day, there is an afternoon gathering and shared lunch with parents and families from 12 pm - 1 pm.

The activities differ according to the season and may include:

• Gardening – planting, harvesting, composting, bush tucker and learning about seasonal changes; exploring what's flowering or fruiting at the farm (and tasting what is fruiting!)

• Earth connection – expanding the senses, wandering, nature journaling and doing other activities to support understanding of the web of life and the elements that all life is made of.

• Indigenous understanding – storytelling, cultural sharing.

• Bushcraft - building shelters, making string, making campfires.

• Ecoarts – creativity using natural materials.

• And more - Including cooking from food that has been harvested from the farm, games and free play.

More information about the program is available in the Parents and Guardians Handbook, which can be found at https://www.nscf.org.au/home/l...

TO COMPLETE ENROLMENT

PARENTS/GUARDIANS NEED TO FILL OUT AN ENROLMENT FORM AVAILABLE AT https://forms.office.com/r/XrNNMv6931

PRICING

Early bird fees: $340 (general) | $260 (low income/ parent Health Care Card holder)

Full fees: $380 (general) | $300 (low income/ parent Health Care Card holder)

For every additional child, there is a $40 discount.

One-day tickets (available for most sessions): $55 (general) | $45 (low-income/concession card holders)

All fees are inclusive of GST and the Humanitix booking fee.

Early bird tickets are available until Sunday, January 7th.

A limited number of discounted tickets are available for:

- Parents volunteering during the program

- First Nations people

- Parents holding health care cards

Contact Cristyan at youthedn@nscf.org.au if you are interested in these options.