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

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Bruny Youth Stories Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry -Tula and the Big Bad Creature, by Daisy Walter, 8yrs old
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40 spot looking alert Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry- Forty Spotted Pardalote written by Honey Wise Aged 12
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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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Palawa Cultural Workshop: Danny Gardner & Cloudy Bay Supergroms

A new short film by Claire Gorman captures the curiosity of the Bruny Island Supergroms as they discover and learn about connecting to the country wit...
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Bruny kids nature quiz

Dr Phill: Nature quiz at Bruny kids and nature projects' film premiere

The Bruny Kids and Nature project had an exciting film premiere at school assembly on Bruny Island. Dr Phill warmed up the crowd with a nature quiz. 
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Swift parrot1 Kim Murray

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Swift Parrot by Sophie Wright, age 10
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Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry-  Martha’s bird story, Martha Cunningham, aged 7.
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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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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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Fortescue Bay Warwick Berry

Bruny Youth Story Prize

Bruny Youth Story Prize entry - Nearipah knowing, by Ada Direen, age 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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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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