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. 


Articles by Bruny Kids & Nature

Kids in nature Bruny Island

Connecting with Nature happens early on Bruny Island

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.

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Bees T Illy aged 7

World Bee Day: Science and outdoor learning go together like bees and honey

Young minds are innately curious about the world around them. So much is new, exciting, miraculous! And so it proved at World Bee Day on Bruny Island

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Natureplaybruny

No toys needed here!

When in nature, toys become unnecessary for engaging and meaningful childs play, explains primary school teacher, Claire Boost.

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Pardalote Day Dan Broun

Bruny Kids - Nature webpage project

The Bruny Kids webpage is an exciting new project that aims to provide a platform for younger writers to be showcased, and to support children’s connection with and understanding of Nature. 

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Healing Country Clare Gorman

Healing Country

This is a beautiful short film by Bruny Island film-maker Claire Gorman, as Bruny Island kids learn about connecting with and healing country.

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Bruny kids hunting for treasure

Natures Treasures

Early learners at Bruny Island District School spent a lovely Autumn morning in Pardalote Patch searching for seeds, interestingly shaped leaves, animal scats and spider webs.

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Supergroms Bruny Island

Supergroms Cleanup at Alonnah

The Cloudy Bay Supergroms did a beach cleanup at Alonnah. We drove to the Dray Track and walked to the rocky beach where we found HEAPS of rubbish like little bits of plastic, lolly pop sticks and rope. 

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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 wonder and beauty in the littlest things.

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Winter on Bruny

Supergroms Celebrate the Winter Solstice on Bruny

As a way to honour the shortest day and embrace the onset of the coldest months, the Cloudy Bay Supergroms celebrated the Winter Solstice with our annual Jetty jump followed by the first ever Supergroms Lantern Parade. This year's cold water plunge was made all the more exciting with the Alonnah Jetty almost fully submerged by unusually high tides ahead of a big low pressure system and serious cold snap!

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