Connecting with Nature happens early on Bruny Island

Bruny Island

There’s no denying that Bruny Island is a very special place to live, and the children of Bruny are incredibly lucky to call this island home.  

 

When asked what is so special about living on Bruny it is no surprise that many of the Prep/1 class refer to some aspect of nature as being the reason why this place is so special. When asked how they connect to Nature on their Island home, the responses included everything from walks and rides in the bush, snorkelling and surfing in the sea, to caring for the wildlife.

 

I care for the sheep, possums, kangaroos.  If someone runs over a kangaroo we stop and check the pouch” (Anon aged 5).
Bruny Island Kids drawings
“The school community and the rare white wallaby.” (Molly aged 5)
Bruny kids Lilly drawing
Lily Aged 6
“All of the stuff like the good trees when they don’t get chopped down. The grass and animals.” (Lily aged 6)
Bruny kids Tommy drawing
“The Forty Spotted Pardalote.” (Tommy aged 6)
“My way of caring for country…..the bats are rare to find, the forty spotted pardalotes are rare to find. I feel connected to country when I swim in the sea and when I jump off the jetty. I feel enthusiastic when I do these things”. Franziska
Bruny drawing Franista
Franziska (aged 6) created a multi-modal text about her connection to nature:
“I like animals and animals like me.  I know one type of animal that is endangered, it is a forty spotted pardalote.  We grow trees for them.  I also know one more type of endangered animal, it is a swift parrot.  I care for the endangered animals by growing trees and bushes for them…that they get their food from.” Aurora
Bruny caring kids
Bruny kids swift parrot
Aurora Aged 7
Bruny I care for animals drawing
Aurora Aged 7

Bruny Kids & Nature
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