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

Sea Star

Sea stars on Bruny Island

Julian was interviewed on a Bruny Island beach as to why its so important to collect North Pacific sea star (Asterias amurensis) while out beach walki...
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The story of the ocean: a young ceramicists perspective

For Hannah, year 12 student and a regular visitor to Bruny Island, a childhood spent in and around the ocean has left a big impression. This connectio...
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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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Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Turbo by Ella Martin Howard, age 15
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Swift Parrot profile Rob Blakers

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Gift from a Bird written by Layla Molineaux aged 16
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Pink robbin Kim Murray

Pink Robin by Tinaya Thilakasiri (Bruny Youth Stories Winner)

Bruny Youth Stories Prize winner in the Junior category. 
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Wedge tailed Eagle Dan Broun

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Wedge-tailed Eagles by Trinity, aged 10
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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 Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -  The Shearwater Goes, written by Rui Walter aged 6.
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -Pengy, The Fairy Penguin, written by Ollie Pursell, aged 10.
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The Neck view by Tilde Bergstrom

Winners of the Bruny Youth Stories Prize!

The first ever Bruny Youth Stories Prize received several dozen of entries from kids and youth all across Tasmania. Here are the winners and finalists...
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Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Flitting Through Life written by Felix Kramer, Age 12
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