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

Dusky robin Dial Range 0058 by Tilde Bergstrom

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Dusky Robin by Pheobe Hursey, age 10
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Short tailed Shearwater 40950

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -  The Shearwater Goes, written by Rui Walter aged 6.
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Shy Albatross 02359

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Hunting Waves written by Luca Thalmann, aged 10
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Pink Robin Tasmania

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-The first Pink Robin to set sail written by Floyd Valentyne-McGough aged 8
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Swift Parrots on Branch Rob Blakers

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -Love Birds, written Charlotte Murphy aged 15
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Little Penguin 07289

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -Pengy, The Fairy Penguin, written by Ollie Pursell, aged 10.
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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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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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Antipodean Albatross 10260

Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - The Albatross, Tommy Roser age 7
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Black Currawong 32955

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-Evermore, Be the Black Currawong, written by Mailea Leary. age 20
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Story of the ocean5

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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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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