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

Simplybirding Pink Robin

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Little Pink Robin by Lottie Wells, age 9
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Forest Birds by Aurora age 7

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Forest Birds by Aurora, age 7
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Fortescue Bay Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Nearipah knowing, by Ada Direen, age 15
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Lanterns on Bruny Island

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 ann...
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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...
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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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Antipodean Albatross 10260

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Albatross, Tommy Roser age 7
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Gulls at Cloudy Bay Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-  Native Birds of Bruny Island written by Minul Nishane, aged 12
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Black Currawong 32968

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Currawong, written by Macy Magus, aged 15
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Forty Spotted Pardalote on Bruny Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- The Pardalote written by Heath McCluskey aged 9
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Pink Robin Tasmania

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- All That Remains, a poem written by Erin Beard, aged 16
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Underwater adventures Bruny

Exploring Freedom- Supergroms go snorkelling

“It feels like to be free. Like freedom under the water. Like exploring freedom!” Franziska vividly sums up the way many of us feel when we go snorkel...
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