Claire Boost
About Claire
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.
Background
Claire started her outdoor education career as a bushwalking guide on the Freycinet Peninsula. She then moved into teaching Outdoor Education and Environmental Science. Fostering a connection to and a desire to protect the natural world, and developing connections with Nature from an early age, has long been a focus of Claire's teaching.
Claire and a colleague previously designed a Primary School sustainability focussed garden education program which they taught over a number of years.
Claire now finds herself teaching at the self proclaimed 'best school in the world', where Claire teaches Kinder-Prep-1. Claire also runs Bush Lil (a Launch into Learning Program for children aged 0-4), and is helping to establish an Outdoor Classroom at Bruny Island District School.
Claire now leads the Bruny Kids & Nature webpage project. Claire is working with teachers, parents and community groups on Bruny Island to gather material for the Bruny Kids webpage, which is facilitating and supporting Bruny kids' connection with Nature, and supporting them to write published stories about Nature.
Claire loves harnessing the innate curiosity of young children immersed in nature and learning daily from them to appreciate how lucky we are to live in such an incredible part of the world. She hopes that the children will continue to care for the environment when they have families of their own.
Articles by Claire
Supergroms Cleanup at Alonnah
The Cloudy Bay Supergroms did a beach cleanup at Alonnah. We drove to the Dray Track and walked to the rocky beach where we found HEAPS of rubbish like little bits of plastic, lolly pop sticks and rope.
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
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 annual Jetty jump followed by the first ever Supergroms Lantern Parade. This year's cold water plunge was made all the more exciting with the Alonnah Jetty almost fully submerged by unusually high tides ahead of a big low pressure system and serious cold snap!
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 why this place is so special.
No toys needed here!
When in nature, toys become unnecessary for engaging and meaningful childs play, explains primary school teacher, Claire Boost.
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 wonder and beauty in the littlest things.
Natures Treasures
Early learners at Bruny Island District School spent a lovely Autumn morning in Pardalote Patch searching for seeds, interestingly shaped leaves, animal scats and spider webs.
Bruny Kids - Nature webpage project
The Bruny Kids webpage is an exciting new project that aims to provide a platform for younger writers to be showcased, and to support children’s connection with and understanding of Nature.