Bruny Kids & Nature

Bruny Kids & Nature

About Bruny Kids & Nature

The Bruny Kids & Nature page is a home for articles, stories and events about, by and for kids who connect with Nature on Bruny Island

Background

Childhood connection with Nature is critically important for health, development, happiness and the pure joy of understanding, seeing and experiencing the wonders of the world around us.

The Bruny kids and Nature page is a home for stories, events, things to do and articles about kids connecting with, learning about and experiencing the joy of Nature on Bruny Island.

This page includes articles and stories written by a range of writers and authors, and includes articles written by kids themselves (with parental permission). The page is managed by educators, writers and parents of kids who have a connection to Bruny Island.

The Bruny Kids webpage project is being coordinated by Bruny Island teacher, Claire Boost. Claire runs Bush Lil (a Launching into Learning Program for children aged 0-4), and is helping to establish an Outdoor Classroom at Bruny Island District School. 

If you or your kid would like an article or story published on this page, just send it through to Bruny Island teacher Claire Boost at: claire@kuno.earth

The Bruny Kids webpage project is proudly supported by the Kuno Foundation and Tasmanian Community Fund. 


Community by Bruny Kids & Nature

Claire Boost

Claire is a Bruny Island teacher who has been educating in, about and for the environment for over 20 years. Claire currently runs Bush LIL, is helping establish an outdoor classroom, and coordinates the Bruny kids webpage project.
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Jess Ewing

Jess is a nature lover and artist. She enjoys spending time outdoors, bushwalking and gardening. 
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Phill Pullinger

Phill is a GP, conservationist, author of Tarkine Trails, and co-founder of Kuno. Phill has broad expertise and a long held passionate commitment to the natural world.
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Articles by Bruny Kids & Nature

Fortescue Bay Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Nearipah knowing, by Ada Direen, age 15
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40 spotted pardalote behind leaves Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Pardy the Pardalote saves Dennes Hills, written by Griffin Dornauf, aged 11
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Natureplay

Curious and creative Nature play

Are you looking for a way to connect with your child and nature at the same time? Children have a curious and creative eye for these projects and find...
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Tasmanian Wedgetailed Eagle Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -Archie Fowler, Bruny Island District School.  Aged 9.
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Views of the children planting

How do you connect with Nature?

The Bruny kids from class 2-3 were asked How they connect with nature? Listening to the insights from children can guide us all on how to reconnect.
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Supergroms celebrating culture on Bruny 13

Palawa Cultural Workshop: Danny Gardner & Cloudy Bay Supergroms

A new short film by Claire Gorman captures the curiosity of the Bruny Island Supergroms as they discover and learn about connecting to the country wit...
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Yellow throated honeyeater1 Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Berty's Adventure by Lexi Wells, age 10
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Mabel Cunningham aged 9 drawing

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Silver Gull Story by Mabel Cunningham, aged 9.
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Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-  Martha’s bird story, Martha Cunningham, aged 7.
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Bioluminescence by James 14

A summer to remember

Recently, a visitor to Bruny asked the question, "What do kids here do in their free time?"  I had to conceal my disbelief, remembering that so many p...
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Cloudy Bay Bruny Island Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Bird Explorer written by Emerie Thalmann aged 7
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Bruny school gardening

The role of gardens in schools-Wellbeing and Vitamin N

It is easy to spruik all the curriculum links and health benefits that can be achieved through rich School Garden Programs. A lot of the Australian Pr...
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