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, artist and activist. 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

Adventure Bay - Hewn Stone Head Landscape

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -The last egg written by Izzy Borzak-Bell, aged 16
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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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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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Kids nature books

Open a book, step into nature

From picture books to hands-on resources, inspire children to learn, explore, and fall in love with nature with this collection of resources
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Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Cost Of Friendship written by Anna Pishchugina, 15 years old
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My Little Pardalote by Maya Archer

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - My Little Pardalote by Maya Archer, age 7
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Story by August Lillico Kernery age 8 FOUR

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - An Adventurous Pardalote, by August Lillico-Kernery, age 8
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Swift parrot Sculptures making on Bruny

Slowing down for the Swifties

After learning about the plight of the critically endangered Swift Parrot through classroom research and an excursion to Inala, the children of Bruny ...
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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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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, anim...
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Teacher Claire: Speech for Bruny Kids' film Premiere

Bruny Island school teacher Claire Boost's beautiful speech at the Bruny Kids & Nature projects' very special film premiere at the school assembly...
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