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SUMMARY:Spring Wildcrafting - drop and leave holiday program
DESCRIPTION:Join us these school holidays for a day of play\, adventure and wildcrafting! \nA drop and leave program for children aged 7-13 years on Wednesday 17 September 10am-3pm. \nSend your wild ones along for a day of outdoor connection in the wild urban bushland of Darebin Parklands with experienced nature connection mentors. Together\, we will tune into the wild world around us\, exploring through our senses and letting curiosity and play be our guides. We will play games and engage in activities that open our awareness to the natural world and activate our bodies and minds. \nActivities could include:\n– Games\, games\, games!\n– Shelter building\n– Nature awareness practices\n– Bird language\n– Fire making and tending\n– Bush cooking\n– Handcrafts\n– Plant and animal identification\n– Nature journaling\n– Tracking\n– Storytelling\n– And more! \nYour nature connection mentors:\nKatrina and Yonke have been exploring\, learning and guiding folks in the bush for a number of years. They are bird\, plant\, fungi and animal lovers and curious about all things wild. They are passionate about sharing the gifts of nature connection and bushcraft skills with a spirit of play and adventure
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-wildcrafting-drop-and-leave-holiday-program/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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SUMMARY:Spring Wildcrafting - drop and leave holiday program
DESCRIPTION:Join us these school holidays for a day of play\, adventure and wildcrafting! \nA drop and leave program for children aged 7-13 years on Wednesday 17 September 10am-3pm. \nSend your wild ones along for a day of outdoor connection in the wild urban bushland of Darebin Parklands with experienced nature connection mentors. Together\, we will tune into the wild world around us\, exploring through our senses and letting curiosity and play be our guides. We will play games and engage in activities that open our awareness to the natural world and activate our bodies and minds. \nActivities could include:\n– Games\, games\, games!\n– Shelter building\n– Nature awareness practices\n– Bird language\n– Fire making and tending\n– Bush cooking\n– Handcrafts\n– Plant and animal identification\n– Nature journaling\n– Tracking\n– Storytelling\n– And more! \nYour nature connection mentors:\nKatrina and Claire have been exploring\, learning and guiding folks in the bush for a number of years. They are bird\, plant\, fungi and animal lovers and curious about all things wild. They are passionate about sharing the gifts of nature connection and bushcraft skills with a spirit of play and adventure
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-wildcrafting-drop-and-leave-holiday-program-2/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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SUMMARY:Autumn Wildcrafting at Strathdon House - Forest Hill (7-13 year olds)
DESCRIPTION:These school holidays\, Firekeepers is excited to offer a drop-and-leave program at Strathdon House in Forest Hill. A program for kids aged 7-13 and an opportunity to leave the screens behind\, get outdoors and have a bit of an adventure. \nIn a small group\, guided by experienced nature connection mentors\, participants will have a chance to explore different nature connection and bushcraft skills together. \nFor: 7 – 13 years\nDate: Wednesday 19 April\nTime: 10am – 3pm\nWhere: Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct\,\nCost: $85 \nBook here and check out the other school holiday offerings happening at Whitehorse!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/autumn-wildcrafting-at-strathdon-house-forest-hill-7-13-year-olds/
LOCATION:Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct\, 449-465 Springvale Road\, Forest Hill\, Victoria\, 3131\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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SUMMARY:Autumn Wildcrafting at Darebin Parklands (7-13 year olds)
DESCRIPTION:Do your older kids love nature?\nDo they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens?\nAfter a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop and leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nThey will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. bushcraft\, bird language\, nature awareness activities as well as meet and hang out with nature mentors and new friends. \nBook your place here!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/autumn-wildcrafting-at-darebin-parklands-7-13-year-olds/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Summer Village Camp 2023
DESCRIPTION:~Tickets will be released here at 7:30am on Wednesday the 23rd of November ~\n(Note this in your diary as they are likely to sell quickly). \n\n“Cooee\, Cooee\, Can you hear the sound of the wind in the eucalyptus trees… is that sound the sound of the wind\, or is someone calling me?” (lyrics by Don Spencer) \nIs that someone calling you to unwind\, come and surround yourself with tall trees\, cool streams\, mornings hearing kids’ voices trailing through the bush\, off exploring with mentors and new friends\, afternoons relaxing into conversations with adults and friends old and new and nights sharing food around the fire in a beautiful\, welcoming\, earth-based community? \nCalling you back to the village\, back to the land\, to a deep connection to self\, others and nature? \nWhere there is time for everyone to relax\, play or explore in nature\, learn and practice earth-based skills and share the magic of stories and songs around the campfire?? \nWe are excited to announce our Summer Village Camp! \n\nTuesday 17 – Sunday 22 January\n\n\nRediscover your inner wild. \nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans. \nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature. \nGather by the campfire and learn earth-based skills. \nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild. \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the challenges of the last few years has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and the simple things\, like veggie gardens and birds in our backyards. Camp is an opportunity to deepen into this nature connection\, and experience how deeply it can support all aspects of our collective lives. \n~Weaving our village – What to expect…~ \nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, and rest as together we breathe life into the village. \nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practised listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the campfire and shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together during these school holidays? \nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!) After breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure. \nKids venture into the bush to experience a free-flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other. \nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really travelling. A warm and welcoming well-being space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a-plenty. \nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp. \nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids. \nThis spring camp we are offering our teens a bigger journey. For those who are ready and able\, we are planning a 2-night hike away from the village. We will send them off in a good way to go out to have their own adventures and experiences\, and then welcome them back to the village to catch the stories and learnings of their journey. \nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings\, the afternoons are free-flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home-cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared. When the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered-out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after-dark bush adventures too\, before sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again. \n-Logistics- \nProgram: \nTickets include a Welcome to Country from a respected Wurrundjeri elder\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, workshop materials and hot camp-cooked dinner each night. \nParticipants need to bring their own tent and camping gear (get in touch if you need some help here). \nMorning mentoring program: 8:30 am -12:30 pm \nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults \nKids aged 4 and up\, and teens go out in small similar-aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors. \nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy. \nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp and go on smaller adventures. \n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders. \nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon\, with opportunities to contribute to the collective running of the village. \nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows. \nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village. \nFood: \nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or dinners\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWe provide 5 delicious and simple kid-friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten-free and dairy-free dietary requirements – if notified on booking. If you have further dietary requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement. \nCovid 19: \nAll villagers will need to have tested negative on a RAT or PCR covid test just prior to travelling to camp. We will be taking extra precautions on camp to keep us all safer during the pandemic. \nThis will be our first village camp since the end of the covid vaccination mandate. We are glad and relieved to be able to welcome all of our community back together again We also recognise that many people may still feel some hurt\, tenderness or uncertainty around all that has unfolded over the last couple of years with covid\, lockdowns\, vaccination mandates and general upheaval and uncertainty in the broader community. We are also mindful of the risks and ways that the ongoing pandemic is still affecting our community\, especially those at highest risk. We welcome all that is alive in each of you and we look forward to finding our feet together again. \nFirekeepers’ general Covid Safe Plan and procedures specifically to reduce the risk of Covid on camp\, will be emailed to participants in our welcome email. \n\nPricing \nWe price our camps to be as inclusive as possible with sliding scale and pay-it-forward pricing options available\, as well as zip-pay\, and invoicing when necessary\, eg for using NDIS funding\, so that folks can contribute from their various financial situations. We are trying to minimise the admin necessary\, and if you need us to write you an invoice for the cost of camp\, please type in INVOICE\, as a discount code\, and we will follow that up ASAP. Please get in contact with us with any further questions or clarifications. We also ask for donations to support full and part scholarships for folks for whom these options are out of reach\, please get in touch if you are looking for financial support to attend. \nFor Summer 2023 Village Camp\, regular prices for the various ticket types are as follows- with the pay-what-you-can\, through to pay-it-forward range underneath: \nAll prices below exclude the Humanitix booking fee (at their not-for-profit rate)\, which is 2.5% + $0.50. In the past\, we have absorbed this fee\, but we now need to pass it on. \nAdult $550\n(350-1000) \nParent/carer $500\n(350-1000) \nParent/carer coming for part of the week only $350\n(250-700) \nElder/senior $0-500 sliding scale\n(0-1000) \nUnaccompanied young person (aged 16+) $500\n(350-1000) \nChild (aged 4-17) $550\n(350-1000) \nMultiple siblings (2) $380 each\n(280-1000) \nMultiple siblings (3) $330 each\n(280-1000) \nAdditional siblings $0-250 sliding scale\n(0-1000) \nYounger child (aged 1-3) $300\n(180-500) \nBabies come for free \nSO\, some quick maths for you families\, using the regular prices and adding the booking fee: \nA one-parent\, one younger child constellation = $820.50 \nA one-parent\, one child constellation = $1076.75 \nA one-parent\, two-child constellation = $1292 \nA one-parent\, three-child constellation = $1527.75 \nA two-parent\, two-child constellation = $1804.50 \nA two-parent\, three-child constellation = $2040.25 \n  \nVolunteering and Support \nAre you keen to join the team as a mentor or member of the village support crew? If so\, please fill out an expression of interest form ASAP – follow the links below according to the type of role you would like. \nI am interested in mentoring at a Firekeepers Village Camp. \nI am interested in being on the support crew at a Firekeepers Village Camp. Support crew roles include coordinating one of the village service jobs\, wellbeing space holders\, first aid coordinator and photographer. \nWe can’t wait to camp out together with you all! \nThe Firekeepers Village Camp Organising team
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/firekeepers-village-camp/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Young Adult
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SUMMARY:Village Camp- Spring 2022
DESCRIPTION:~Tickets will be released HERE on Wednesday 17 August at 7:30am. ~\n(Note this time in your diary as they are likely to sell quickly.) \n\nIt is time to heed the call back to the village\, back to the land\, to a deep connection to self\, others and nature. Are you ready to play and explore in nature\, learn and practice earth-based skills and share the magic of stories and songs around the campfire? \nDo you hear that familiar call to feel the comfort of being in community around a campfire\, to hear kids’ voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into conversations with adults and friends old and new? \nAre you feeling the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? \nWe are excited to announce our Spring Village Camp!! \nFirekeepers are running our first ever 6-day village camp this September. Did you hear that right?! Yes\, 6 days!! That’s a whole extra day of games and stories and adventures. A whole extra day of unfurling into connection\, a whole extra day for our bodies to sink into the rhythm of the village and of the earth. \n~Running from Tuesday 20 September to Sunday 25 September at Gilwell Park Scout Camp in Gembrook~ \nTickets will be available HERE on Wednesday 17 August at 7:30am.  \nRediscover your inner wild. \nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans. \nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature. \nGather by the campfire and learn earth-based skills. \nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild. \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the challenges of the last few years has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and the simple things\, like veggie gardens and birds in our backyards. Camp is an opportunity to deepen into this nature connection\, and experience how deeply it can support all aspects of our collective lives. \n~Weaving our village – What to expect…~ \nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, and rest as together we breathe life into the village. \nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practised listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the campfire and shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together during these school holidays? \nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!) After breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure. \nKids venture into the bush to experience a free-flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other. \nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really travelling. A warm and welcoming well-being space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a-plenty. \nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp. \nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids. \nThis spring camp we are offering our teens a bigger journey. For those who are ready and able\, we are planning a 2-night hike away from the village. We will send them off in a good way to go out to have their own adventures and experiences\, and then welcome them back to the village to catch the stories and learnings of their journey. \nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings\, the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home-cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared. When the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered-out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after-dark bush adventures too\, before sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again. \n-Logistics- \nProgram: \nTickets include a Welcome to Country from a respected Wurrundjeri elder\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, workshop materials and hot camp-cooked dinner each night. \nParticipants need to bring their own tent and camping gear (get in touch if you need some help here). \nMorning mentoring program: 8:30 am -12:30 pm \nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults \nKids aged 4 and up\, and teens go out in small similar-aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors. \nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy. \nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp and go on smaller adventures. \n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders. \nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon\, with opportunities to contribute to the collective running of the village. \nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows. \nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village. \n  \nFood: \nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or dinners\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWe provide 4 delicious and simple kid-friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten-free and dairy-free dietary requirements – if notified on booking. If you have further dietary requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement. \nCovid 19: \nAll villagers will need to have tested negative on a RAT or PCR covid test just prior to travelling to camp. We will be taking extra precautions on camp to keep us all safer during the pandemic. \nThis will be our first village camp since the end of the covid vaccination mandate. We are glad and relieved to be able to welcome all of our community back together again We also recognise that many people may still feel some hurt\, tenderness or uncertainty around all that has unfolded over the last couple of years with covid\, lockdowns\, vaccination mandates and general upheaval and uncertainty in the broader community. We are also mindful of the risks and ways that the ongoing pandemic is still affecting our community\, especially those at highest risk. We welcome all that is alive in each of you and we look forward to finding our feet together again. \nFirekeepers’ general Covid Safe Plan and procedures specifically to reduce the risk of Covid on camp\, will be emailed to participants in our welcome email. \nTickets will be released on Wednesday 17 August at 7:30 am. Note this time in your diary as they are likely to sell quickly. \nPricing \nTo account for the extra day (a whole extra day!!) and higher camping fees at this site\, prices for this camp are 20% higher than previous camps. As with our last camps\, there will be sliding scale and pay-it-forward pricing options available\, as well as zip-pay\, and invoicing when necessary\, eg for using NSID funding\, so that folks can contribute from their various financial situations. Please get in contact with us for with any further questions and clarifications. \nFor Spring 2022 Village Camp\, regular prices for the various ticket types are as follows- with the pay-what-you-can\, through to pay-it-forward range underneath: \nAdult $500\n(325-950) \nParent/carer $450\n(325-850) \nParent/carer coming for part of the week only $300\n(200-600) \nElder/senior $0-450 sliding scale\n(0-950) \nUnaccompanied young person (aged 16+) $450\n(325-850) \nChild (aged 4-17) $500\n(325-950) \nMultiple siblings (2) $350 each\n(260-950) \nMultiple siblings (3) $300 each\n(260-950) \nAdditional siblings $0-200 sliding scale\n(0-520) \nYounger child (aged 1-3) $250\n(150-500) \nBabies come for free \nSO\, some quick maths for you families\, using the regular prices: \nA one-parent\, one younger child constellation = $700 \nA one-parent\, one child constellation = $950 \nA one-parent\, two-child constellation = $1150 \nA one-parent\, three-child constellation = $1350 \nA two-parent\, two-child constellation = $1600 \nA two-parent\, three-child constellation = $1800 \n  \nVolunteering and Support \n\nAre you keen to join the team as a mentor or member of the village support crew? If so\, please fill out an expression of interest form by Sunday 14 August – follow the link below according to the type of role you would like. This is important as it will help us to determine how many tickets we release on Wednesday morning. \nI am interested in mentoring at the Spring Village Camp. \nI am interested in holding a support crew role at the Spring Village Camp and/or in being on the organising crew in the lead-up to camp. Support crew roles include coordinating one of the village service jobs\, wellbeing space holders\, first aid coordinator and photographer. We’d also love you to fill this one out if you are interested in being our camp cook (dinners only) or know someone who might be- for this or future camps (this one is a paid role).
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-village-camp-2022/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
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SUMMARY:Winter Wildlings Holiday Program
DESCRIPTION:Do you have a wild child on your hands?\nWould you love to see your kids more connected to nature?\nMeet and play with other kids and nature connection mentors in the special bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nLearn and play some wilderness awareness and nature games\, and discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us.\nCome along to this fun morning full of nature\, friends\, exploration\, curiosity and creativity! Bring a picnic lunch and hangout connecting with wonderful folks for lunch afterwards too \nThis program is for 4-10-year-old kids.\nParents/carers and younger siblings are welcome to stay or drop their wildling off and reconnect afterwards.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-wildlings-2022/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220707T150000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
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SUMMARY:Winter Wildcrafting (Drop and leave program for 7-13 year olds)
DESCRIPTION:  \nDo your older kids love nature?\nDo they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens?\nAfter a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop and leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nThey will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. bushcraft\, bird language\, nature awareness activities as well as meet and hang out with nature mentors and new friends
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-wildcrafting-drop-and-leave-program-for-7-13-year-olds/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220420T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220424T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
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SUMMARY:Village Camp- Autumn 2022
DESCRIPTION:The land is calling us and we are drawn to gather… \nDo you hear the call to smell the comfort of a campfire\, to hear kids’ voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into conversations with adults and friends old and new? \nAre you feeling the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? \nWe are calling in an Autumn Village Camp \n~Running from Wednesday 20 April to Sunday 24 April at Rowallan Scout Camp in Riddells Creek~ \n  \nRediscover your inner wild. \nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans. \nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature. \nGather by the campfire and learn earth based skills. \nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild. \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the challenges of the last few years has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and for the simple things\, like vegie gardens and birds in our backyards. Camp is an opportunity to deepen into this nature connection\, and experience how deeply it can support all aspects of our collective lives. \nA big challenge that’s arisen for Firekeepers during this time is how best to serve our community when\, under the current vaccine mandate\, our whole community can’t gather together in person. In a time of division in the world\, we long to come together as a whole. This Autumn camp will be different from those that have come before\, we will notice the absence of invaluable community members\, and we will need extra volunteer crew members and mentors to support us this time around. \nPlease continue reading to the end for more about this heartfelt topic and ways for you to share your feelings and responses to camp going ahead at this time*. \n  \n~Weaving our village – What to expect…~ \nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, rest as together we breathe life into the village. \nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practised listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the campfire\, shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together these school holidays? \nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!) After breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure. \nKids venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other. \nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really travelling. A warm and welcoming wellbeing space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a plenty. \nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp. \nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids. \nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared. When the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after dark bush adventures too\, before sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again. \n-Logistics- \nProgram: \nTickets include a Welcome to Country\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, hot camp cooked dinner each night and workshop materials. \nParticipants need to bring a tent and camping gear. \nMorning mentoring program: 8:30 am -12:30 pm \nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults \nKids aged 4 and up\, and teens go out in small similar aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors. \nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy. \nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp\, and go on smaller adventures. \n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders. \nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon. \nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows. \nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village. \n  \nFood: \nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or dinners\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWe provide 4 delicious and kid friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If you have further requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement. \n  \nCovid 19: \nEveryone over the age of 18 who attends this camp will need to show their proof of double vaccination or an exemption\, and will need to return a negative RAT or PCR test within 24 hours fo travelling to camp. \nFirekeepers general Covid Safe Plan can be found here more details and procedures specifically to reduce the risk of Covid on camp\, will be emailed to participants in the welcome email. \n  \n*We know that land and community is the balm the world needs at this moment\, and as an Incorporated Organisation we are limited in the ways we can offer this balm right now. In accordance with the legal advice we have received and our resultant Covid 19 vaccination policy\, everyone over the age of 18 who attends this camp will need to show their proof of double vaccination or an exemption. \n  \nA Bittersweet Decision… \nWe do not take this decision to run a camp that not all can attend lightly. We make it with sadness in our hearts as we acknowledge those who will not be there. This camp will be different to those that have come before. \n  \nWe have come to this decision because we believe strongly in the work that Firekeepers does of supporting folks on their journey of rediscovering and deepening their relationship with the natural world; of discovering what it feels like to be in connection with the natural cycles; and of finding their way into a like-hearted community. We feel it is important to offer this to those who have been awakened to the wonders of nature over the past couple of years and yearn to continue their journey in community. \n  \nWe acknowledge that some among this community dearly want to join us and won’t be able to attend this camp because of their vaccination status. Some members of the Firekeepers board and core working team will be there and some won’t. Those who will be in attendance carry mixed feelings – joy to meet and play and fan the flames of connection and sadness about who and what will be missing. We feel the loss for the whole community that some folks will not be there with us in April. We don’t know how to soothe this wound; we only know that we need to feel the ache of it. \n  \nOne-on-one support \nWe have arranged for community member\, Kiri Bear to hold space for one-on-one conversations with members of our community who are impacted by our decision to run a camp at this time when not all community members are able to join. Kiri is volunteering a 90 minute feelings exploration (Possibility coaching) session to members of the Firekeepers community who want space to debrief about how they are affected by this decision. Book in directly for a session with Kiri here.  \n  \nAre you keen to grow your own community building skills? \nWe at Firekeepers have been learning\, practicing and developing our skills in community building\, spaceholding and mentoring over many years\, and we would like to empower members of our community to carry those skills forward. As Firekeepers community members\, you all carry the flame of nature connection and community building that is nourished at Firekeepers gatherings. We invite you to nurture and foster that in your own communities. \n  \nWith this in mind\, we will be offering online training in nature connection mentoring and village building in late autumn and winter. If you want to show up more fully in community and develop your capacity to create spaces of deep connection\, please keep your eye out for more news on that offering and let us know if you are interested!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/village-camp/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210922T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210926T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T031837Z
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SUMMARY:Village Camp- Spring 2021 - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:It’s been a long 18 months of lockdowns\, social isolation and slow emergence for Victorians. We have all been boxed in at home much more thant we expected. Last year adults quickly learned how to work from cupboards and bedrooms\, lost their employment or soldiered on in essential services. Kids of all ages were cooped up inside on screens for hours for school. Homeschoolers’ groups and activities have been cancelled. Teens and young adults stuck at home missed hanging out with their peers and marking key rites of passage. Young kids too skipped important transitions and have had much less interaction with children their age. Parents have been champions juggling work and parenting and remote learning in a very uncertain atmosphere. Single folk have done it tough being separated from family and friends. And elders have been shuttered up with fear and isolated from their communities. Pwoah! \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the lock downs has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and for the simple things\, like vegie gardens and birds in our backyards. If this was you\, then we are sure that nature connection can continue to support us as we more fully emerge from our year of disconnection. \nDo you hear the call to stretch your wings and get out a bit further… without crossing state lines (!)\, to smell the comforting smell of a campfire\, to hear kids voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into conversations with adults and friends old and new? \n\n\nSo\, it is with excitement and relief that we present our Spring Village Camp!\n\nAfter such a time of forced isolation and separation from people\, many folk found solace in the more than human world. In emerging from lock-down\, for many folks we hope that nature will continue to be an ongoing support in our healing.\n\n\nFeel the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? Autumn Village Camp is what you have been looking for to ease your weary heart and soul.\nRediscover your inner wild.\nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans.\nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature.\nGather by the campfire and learn earth based skills.\nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild.\n\n\n“Attending Village Camp was a turning point in my life … There was a magic at camp that has stayed with me\, long after my tent was packed away. I left feeling so inspired\, it was a remembering\, an opening to possibilities for living that I had never conceived before.” Becky\, mentor and mother of two young children.\n\n\n~Come and reweave our village together~\n\n\nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into our beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, rest as together we breathe life into the village.\n\n\nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practiced listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the camp fire\, shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together next school holidays?\n\n\nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!)\nAfter breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure.\n\n\nKids venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other.\n\n\nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really traveling. A warm and welcoming wellbeing space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a plenty.\n\n\nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp.\n\n\nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids.\n\n\nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax.\n\n\nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared.\n\n\nWhen the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after dark bush adventures too\, before a sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again.\n\n\n“This camp is organised from the heart\, and holds connection to oneself\, land and community in a truly caring balance\,” village elder\, mother and artist.\n\n\n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” Journalist and parent of two boys 7 & 9\n\n\nWill you be there this time? Who and what will you bring with you for this magical experience?\n\n\n-Logistics-\n\n\nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all- from babies to elders and everyone in between.\n\n\nProgram:\n\nTickets include a Welcome to Country\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, hot camp cooked dinner each night and workshop materials.\nParticipants need to bring a tent and camping gear.\n\n\nMorning mentoring program: 8:30-12:30\nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults\nKids aged 4 and up and teens go out in small similar aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors.\nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy.\nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp\, and go on smaller adventures.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders.\n\nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon.\nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows.\nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village.\n\n\nFood:\nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or lunches\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment.\nWe provide 4 delicious and kid friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If you have further requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement.\n\n\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other” Village Parent”\n\n\nUntil 2020 village camps were happening just 3 times a year- Spring\, Summer and Autumn. In these times however\, we unfortunately can’t know when the next one will be.\n\nWe will be chopping wood and spinning the hand drill stalk ready to welcome you back into community and nature again\, will you join us for a yarn around the camp fire these school holidays?\n\n\n<iframe id=”iframe-container” src=”https://events.humanitix.com/spring-village-camp-2021/tickets?w=true&p=%23417505″ width=”100%” height=”600px” frameborder=”0″></iframe>\n<script>\nvar humanitix = {\nfindPos: function(obj) {\nvar curtop = 0;\nif (obj.offsetParent) {\ndo {\ncurtop += obj.offsetTop;\n} while ((obj = obj.offsetParent));\nreturn [curtop];\n}\n}\n};\nwindow.addEventListener(‘message’\, function (e) {\nif (e.origin !== “https://events.humanitix.com”){\nreturn;\n}\nvar messageData = e.data;\nvar iframeEl = document.getElementById(‘iframe-container’);\nif (iframeEl && messageData && !isNaN(messageData.scrollHeight)){\niframeEl.style.height = messageData.scrollHeight + ‘px’;\n}\nif (iframeEl && messageData && messageData.pageChange) {\nwindow.scroll(0\, humanitix.findPos(iframeEl));\n} \n}\, false);</script>
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-village-camp-spring-2021/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210921T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210930T213000
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SUMMARY:Spring Holiday Program
DESCRIPTION:Don’t let restrictions get you down!\nWe have so many exciting ways to connect in with a wonderful nature based community these holidays!\nYes it’s online\, but it will be fun- we promise!!\nLets get outside and inspired this spring!! \nIn our holiday program sessions you will get to hang out with real nature connection mentors\, in real time. They have lots of energy and excitement to meet you and explore\, ask questions that will get you out\, wandering and wondering. \nOur holiday program welcomes participants of all ages\, the Village Cafe and the Deepeing Nature Connection Connection session are specifically aimed at adults and teens\, the rest are usually kid-centric\, and welcoming of nature-curious folks of all ages. \nWe are asking folks to book one ticket per household\, which gives you entry to all of the 11 events. That’s 14 hours of community nature connection events and mentoring!! \nHere is what we have planned for you: \n1 Cartoon Story Catching\, Stretching and Hatching with Trace Balla\n– Tues 21st Sept 10-11am \n2 Imagination & Storytelling with Steph Brophy\n– Tues 21st Sept 4-5pm \n3 Scavenger Hunt with Logan Timmins\n– Thurs 23rd Sept 10- 11:30am \n4 Equinox Mandalas with Amy of Green Heart Ecotherapy\n– Thurs 23rd Sept 4-5pm \n5 Song Circle with Indrani Perera\n– Thurs 23rd Sept 7-8:30pm \n6 Deepening Nature Connection & Curiosity with Mel Turnbull & Claire Mosley\n(Adult focussed session)\n– Sun 26th Sept 10-12 midday \n7 Roleplaying Nature with Kat Hampton\n– Tues 28th Sept – 10-11am \n8 Nature Art with Claire Mosley\n– Tues 28th Sept 4-5pm \n9 Wild Bodies with Skye and Tanya\n– Thurs 30th Sept 11-12:30pm \n10 Nature Trivia Quest with Mel Turnbull\n– Thurs 30th Sept 4-5pm \n11 Village Cafe with Katrina and Aurora (Rita) of BeRegen\n(For Adults & Teens )\n– Thurs 28th 8-9:30pm \nMore details will follow \nNot convinced that we can do nature connection online?? \nHere is some of what folks have been saying about our recent online sessions: \n“I’m surprised how much I got from this session in just 2 hours. I am feeling so connected to people and feeling so inspired to continue these journeys and to keep showing up\, even online\, just using what we have. Thank you so much\, I can’t wait to show up to the next one!” Kellie\, teacher and mum\, Castlemaine \n“It was the right mix of connection with people in big groups and small groups as well as sending you out on adventures in nature so you’re not just stuck on a screen\, thankyou so much!” Indrani\, crafter\, poet and home educator\, Melbourne \n“I came in this morning feeling meh\, a bit flat\, and the things that we did today\, i feel so much better\, I feel like it has been medicine for me\, doing this work\, and participating with the prompts\, I feel so much better\, thanks so much!” Al\, Environmental educator\, Shepparton \nWe can’t wait to see you these holidays! \nBiig love from the Firekeepers mentor team
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-holiday-program/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210407T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210411T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T031028Z
UID:2305-1617800400-1618149600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Village Camp- Autumn 2021
DESCRIPTION:It’s been a long year of rolling lockdowns\, fear and social isolation for Victorians. We have all been boxed in at home much more than we expected. Adults quickly learned how to work from cupboards and bedrooms\, lost their employment or soldiered on in essential services. Kids of all ages have been cooped up inside on screens for hours for school. Homeschoolers’ groups and activities were cancelled. Teens and young adults stuck at home missed hanging out with their peers and marking key rites of passage. Young kids too have skipped important transitions and have had much less interaction with children their age. Parents have been champions juggling work and parenting and remote learning in a very uncertain atmosphere. Single folk have done it tough being separated from family and friends. And elders have been shuttered up with fear and isolated from their communities. Pwoah!\n\nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the lock downs was a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and for the simple things\, like veggie gardens and birds in our backyards. If this was you\, then we are sure that nature connection can continue to support us as we emerge from a year of disconnection.\n\nThough we may have gotten to know our 5km like the back of our hand\, I am hearing the call to stretch my wings and get out\, to smell the comforting smell of a campfire\, to hear kids voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into gentle conversations with adults that aren’t my housemates and are not on zoom!\n\nSo\, it is with excitement and relief that we present our Autumn Village Camp! After such a time of forced isolation and separation from people\, many folk found solace in the more than human world. In emerging from lock-down\, for many folks we hope that nature will continue to be an ongoing support in our healing.\n\nFeel the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? Autumn Village Camp is what you have been looking for to ease your weary heart and soul.\nRediscover your inner wild.\nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans.\nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature.\nGather by the campfire and learn earth based skills.\nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild.\n\n“Attending Village Camp was a turning point in my life … There was a magic at camp that has stayed with me\, long after my tent was packed away. I left feeling so inspired\, it was a remembering\, an opening to possibilities for living that I had never conceived before.” Becky\, mentor and mother of two young children.\n\n~Come and reweave our village together~\n\nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into our beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, rest as together we breathe life into the village.\n\nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practiced listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the camp fire\, shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together this autumn?\n\nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!)\nAfter breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure.\n\nKids venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other.\n\nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really traveling. A warm and welcoming wellbeing space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a plenty.\n\nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp.\n\nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids.\n\nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax.\n\nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared.\n\nWhen the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after dark bush adventures too\, before a sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again.\n\n“This camp is organised from the heart\, and holds connection to oneself\, land and community in a truly caring balance\,” village elder\, mother and artist.\n\n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” Journalist and parent of two boys 7 & 9\n\nWill you be there this time? Who and what will you bring with you for this magical experience?\n\n-Logistics-\n\nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all- from babies to elders and everyone in between.\n\nProgram:\nTickets include a Welcome to Country\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, hot camp cooked dinner each night and workshop materials.\nParticipants need to bring a tent and camping gear.\nMorning mentoring program: 8:30-12:30\nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults\nKids aged 4 and up and teens go out in small similar aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors.\nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy.\nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp\, and go on smaller adventures.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders.\nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon.\nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows.\nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village.\n\nFood:\nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or lunches\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment.\nWe provide 4 delicious and kid friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If you have further requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement.\n\nFor more details check out: www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp\n\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other” Village Parent”\n\nUntil 2020 village camps were happening just 3 times a year- Spring\, Summer and Autumn. In these times however\, we unfortunately can’t know when the next one will be.\nWe will be chopping wood and spinning the hand drill stalk ready to welcome you back into community and nature again\, will you join us for a yarn around the camp fire this April?
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/autumn-village-camp/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200928T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200928T090000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20200915T170036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T170326Z
UID:2245-1601283600-1601283600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Spring Holiday Program- Online & Outside
DESCRIPTION:Finding it hard to peel the kids off the screens? Need a boost of inspiration and new ideas to get out into nature after our long winter? Want your kids to connect with other nature kids and mentors these holidays? \nWe are inspiring kids and families to get out and adventuring in nature these Spring school holidays during Covid 19 restrictions. \nThe sessions are designed for kids 5-12 (but they are universal passions\, so siblings and family members of all ages will likely enjoy being involved during the day).  Ideas and suggestions in the morning will help the kids find their own sense of agency to create this adventure for themselves\, hopefully with less help needed from parents. \nOur online and outside program will include: \nA 30 minute Morning session on zoom with a small group of kids (max 10) and 2 experienced nature connection mentors. Here kids will meet each other\, play games\, learn new skills and receive their nature play mission for the day. \n9 – 9.30 or 10-10.30* \nAND \nA 30-45 minute Afternoon session on zoom with the same small group and mentors\, where we each child will have a chance to share their story of the day\, have it caught and deepened by nature connection mentors. They will see each other’s magnificent creations and seed new explorations for the rest of the week. \n2-2.45 or 3.15 – 4pm* \n*Depending on popularity\, we may run 2 small groups each day. If we do we will break the kids into older and younger age groups. We will confirm your session time (9am +2pm or 10am + 3:15pm)\, the day prior to the event. \nWeek 1: Exploration and Mapping \nTuesday 22nd Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Claire M & Katrina\n\nJoin us for a day of exploration\, mapping\, and creativity! A day to deepen our relationship with our local areas and to explore what is special for us. \nWe will be tuning into our nature super powers\, to find out what unique places\, creatures\, and other magical secrets inhabit our local areas. \nIf you can’t access a local park within your 5km\, then this Mapping Day/ day of exploration can be experienced from your window\, your backyard\, your street. All options will be full of opportunities for creation! \nYou will need : basic art materials including paper and things to write and draw with. \nWeek 2: Cubby and Shelter building\nMonday 28 Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Mel & Claire M \nBuilding shelters connect kids with a sense of identity and place. But shelter building also involves connecting with the landscape\, with concepts of history and science.. and it’s loads of fun!!\nCan you make a shelter that would keep you dry from what you can find around you? How about a model one? How can you make a cosy home for yourself or for imaginative play/ Or a survival shelter? Or somewhere to camp out for the night? Will it pass the storm test? \nThis Shelter Building Day can be experienced at a local park\, in your back yard or even in your living room (perhaps not the storm test!). All options will be full of opportunities for creativity\, play and engineering! \nYou will need : we will help kids identify the potential equipment and materials they have at home or in their backyard or local park\, being mindful of environmental impact. They may also want the use of a phone or camera for taking photos of their creations.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-holiday-program-online-outside-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200922T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200922T090000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20200915T170036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T170110Z
UID:2242-1600765200-1600765200@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Spring Holiday Program- Online & Outside
DESCRIPTION:Finding it hard to peel the kids off the screens? Need a boost of inspiration and new ideas to get out into nature after our long winter? Want your kids to connect with other nature kids and mentors these holidays? \nWe are inspiring kids and families to get out and adventuring in nature these Spring school holidays during Covid 19 restrictions. \nThe sessions are designed for kids 5-12 (but they are universal passions\, so siblings and family members of all ages will likely enjoy being involved during the day).  Ideas and suggestions in the morning will help the kids find their own sense of agency to create this adventure for themselves\, hopefully with less help needed from parents. \nOur online and outside program will include: \nA 30 minute Morning session on zoom with a small group of kids (max 10) and 2 experienced nature connection mentors. Here kids will meet each other\, play games\, learn new skills and receive their nature play mission for the day. \n9 – 9.30 or 10-10.30* \nAND \nA 30-45 minute Afternoon session on zoom with the same small group and mentors\, where we each child will have a chance to share their story of the day\, have it caught and deepened by nature connection mentors. They will see each other’s magnificent creations and seed new explorations for the rest of the week. \n2-2.45 or 3.15 – 4pm* \n*Depending on popularity\, we may run 2 small groups each day. If we do we will break the kids into older and younger age groups. We will confirm your session time (9am +2pm or 10am + 3:15pm)\, the day prior to the event. \nWeek 1: Exploration and Mapping \nTuesday 22nd Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Claire M & Katrina\n\nJoin us for a day of exploration\, mapping\, and creativity! A day to deepen our relationship with our local areas and to explore what is special for us. \nWe will be tuning into our nature super powers\, to find out what unique places\, creatures\, and other magical secrets inhabit our local areas. \nIf you can’t access a local park within your 5km\, then this Mapping Day/ day of exploration can be experienced from your window\, your backyard\, your street. All options will be full of opportunities for creation! \nYou will need : basic art materials including paper and things to write and draw with. \nWeek 2: Cubby and Shelter building\nMonday 28 Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Mel & Claire M \nBuilding shelters connect kids with a sense of identity and place. But shelter building also involves connecting with the landscape\, with concepts of history and science.. and it’s loads of fun!!\nCan you make a shelter that would keep you dry from what you can find around you? How about a model one? How can you make a cosy home for yourself or for imaginative play/ Or a survival shelter? Or somewhere to camp out for the night? Will it pass the storm test? \nThis Shelter Building Day can be experienced at a local park\, in your back yard or even in your living room (perhaps not the storm test!). All options will be full of opportunities for creativity\, play and engineering! \nYou will need : we will help kids identify the potential equipment and materials they have at home or in their backyard or local park\, being mindful of environmental impact. They may also want the use of a phone or camera for taking photos of their creations.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-holiday-program-online-outside/
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200330T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200403T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200120T233001Z
UID:2036-1585573200-1585922400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Wild By Nature Village Camp- Autumn 2020
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to rediscover your inner wild? Do you want to immerse your family in the wonder and wisdom of nature while learning earth based skills? Do you want your kids to develop a deeper appreciation for living close to nature? \nJoin us this as we gather together to weave our very own village. Bring along your friends\, kids\, parents and grandparents to co-create a magical experience of connection\, fun\, traditional living skills and slowing down in a beautiful bush camp. \nSome feedback from our camps:\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other”\n“A most amazing\, life altering experience for young and old” \n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” \n“We had a ball- learned heaps and would recommend to any family” \n“Great way to get the whole family into the bush. Age is no barrier- Just prepare for fun!” \nSo… \nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all. A true village embraces all ages and faces\, we welcome diversity. \nHow does it work?\nYou arrive with your tent and camping gear to a warm bush welcome. For five days we will explore the natural world around us\, create fire without matches\, make baskets and other earth crafts\, play games\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh and sing\, and take a much needed breath of fresh air. \nEach morning\, kids\, youth and adults will embark on their own adventures\, each group exploring\, playing in and learning from the natural world. While the kids (aged 4+) venture out into the bush with experienced nature connection mentors*\, the adults stay closer around camp to learn earth-based skills and practice nature observation and awareness. Younger children (up to 3 years old) will stay with their parents/carers\, with an optional ‘roo and joey’ program for them to participate in too. Alternatively\, the young kids can stay with their adults while they participate in the adult program.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and qualified First Aiders will be on hand should the need arise. \nAround lunchtime\, the kids will return from their adventures and rejoin their families for lunch and a free flowing afternoon. There will be time for village members to play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nWhat about food?\nEach family or person will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. There will be some space for campfire cooking\, but it would be a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWholesome dinners* will be cooked on and shared around the campfire in the evenings\, a space to share stories from our day full of adventures\, sing songs and relax in the atmosphere of the tribe. After the evening program we will head to our swags for a restful sleep to prepare for a new day of fun and adventure! \n*We are able to cater for omnivorous\, vegetarian/vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If this isn’t you\, you will need to bring extra food to supplement. \nMorning programs\nFor the kids:\nEach morning with the camp mentors\, children and young people (aged 4+) will venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush. The mentors will guide the children’s play in a safe way and enable each child to connect with the natural world around them. We aim to create a safe space in which the children can listen to their own creativity. We will play games\, immerse in story and song\, wonder at the nature that surrounds us\, find animal tracks\, and learn wild skills such as fire\, shelter and craft. Through this play and exploration\, the kids will drop into a new awareness of the wild world around them\, connecting more deeply with the plants\, the earth\, the animals\, and with each other. \nFor the adults:\nWhile the kids adventure out into the wilds\, the adults will be invited on their own journey of learning and discovery. We will explore earth-based skills and crafts such as fire-by-friction\, string making\, coal burnt spoon crafting and basket weaving. We will also explore the Core Routines of Nature Connection through skills of observation and awareness\, bird language and natural movement. The archetypal ‘wild child’ will come alive through games\, nature play and connective activities. There will also be time to share and listen in circle. \nFor the littlies:\nA Roo & Joey program is offered for parents and their children too young to head out with the kids. This is facilitated by a mentor and is flexible to meet the needs of kids under 4 and their parents. Sometimes the Roo and Joey group will be close to home base and other times they will journey out into the wilds. We are sensitive to the fact that the practicalities of camping with a toddler or younger child will probably mean that parents can’t participate fully in the adult program\, as parents with older kids can. We want to support these parents to come to camp and be a valued part of the village\, which is why we offer the Roo and Joey program at a reduced price. \nFor the teens:\nWe will offer a varied program for teens in our village\, which will change each camp. In January our teens went off together on an over night hike with experienced mentors. There will be a focus on skill development as well as connection to self\, other\, community and nature and the more than human. We will work toward holding rites of passage for the young people that we are growing in our village \nParticipation in all activities is optional – we encourage individuals to listen to their own needs and follow their own curiosities. \nBookings open now. \nEarly bird tickets available until Sunday 23rd Feb. \nhttps://events.humanitix.com.au/autumn-wild-by-nature-village-camp-2020/
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200115T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200119T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200120T232904Z
UID:2024-1579093200-1579442400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Wild By Nature Village Camp- Summer 2020
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to rediscover your inner wild? Do you want to immerse your family in the wonder and wisdom of nature while learning earth based skills? Do you want your kids to develop a deeper appreciation for living close to nature? \nJoin us this as we gather together to weave our very own village. Bring along your friends\, kids\, parents and grandparents to co-create a magical experience of connection\, fun\, traditional living skills and slowing down in a beautiful bush camp. \nSome feedback from our camps:\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other”\n“A most amazing\, life altering experience for young and old” \n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” \n“We had a ball- learned heaps and would recommend to any family” \n“Great way to get the whole family into the bush. Age is no barrier- Just prepare for fun!” \nSo… \nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all. A true village embraces all ages and faces\, we welcome diversity. \nHow does it work?\nYou arrive with your tent and camping gear to a warm bush welcome. For five days we will explore the natural world around us\, create fire without matches\, make baskets and other earth crafts\, play games\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh and sing\, and take a much needed breath of fresh air. \nEach morning\, kids\, youth and adults will embark on their own adventures\, each group exploring\, playing in and learning from the natural world. While the kids (aged 4+) venture out into the bush with experienced nature connection mentors*\, the adults stay closer around camp to learn earth-based skills and practice nature observation and awareness. Younger children (up to 3 years old) will stay with their parents/carers\, with an optional ‘roo and joey’ program for them to participate in too. Alternatively\, the young kids can stay with their adults while they participate in the adult program.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and qualified First Aiders will be on hand should the need arise. \nAround lunchtime\, the kids will return from their adventures and rejoin their families for lunch and a free flowing afternoon. There will be time for village members to play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nWhat about food?\nEach family or person will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. There will be some space for campfire cooking\, but it would be a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWholesome dinners* will be cooked on and shared around the campfire in the evenings\, a space to share stories from our day full of adventures\, sing songs and relax in the atmosphere of the tribe. After the evening program we will head to our swags for a restful sleep to prepare for a new day of fun and adventure! \n*We are able to cater for omnivorous\, vegetarian/vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If this isn’t you\, you will need to bring extra food to supplement. \nMorning programs\nFor the kids:\nEach morning with the camp mentors\, children and young people (aged 4+) will venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush. The mentors will guide the children’s play in a safe way and enable each child to connect with the natural world around them. We aim to create a safe space in which the children can listen to their own creativity. We will play games\, immerse in story and song\, wonder at the nature that surrounds us\, find animal tracks\, and learn wild skills such as fire\, shelter and craft. Through this play and exploration\, the kids will drop into a new awareness of the wild world around them\, connecting more deeply with the plants\, the earth\, the animals\, and with each other. \nFor the adults:\nWhile the kids adventure out into the wilds\, the adults will be invited on their own journey of learning and discovery. We will explore earth-based skills and crafts such as fire-by-friction\, string making\, coal burnt spoon crafting and basket weaving. We will also explore the Core Routines of Nature Connection through skills of observation and awareness\, bird language and natural movement. The archetypal ‘wild child’ will come alive through games\, nature play and connective activities. There will also be time to share and listen in circle. \nFor the littlies:\nA Roo & Joey program is offered for parents and their children too young to head out with the kids. This is facilitated by a mentor and is flexible to meet the needs of kids under 4 and their parents. Sometimes the Roo and Joey group will be close to home base and other times they will journey out into the wilds. We are sensitive to the fact that the practicalities of camping with a toddler or younger child will probably mean that parents can’t participate fully in the adult program\, as parents with older kids can. We want to support these parents to come to camp and be a valued part of the village\, which is why we offer the Roo and Joey program at a reduced price. \nFor the teens:\nWe will offer a varied program for teens in our village\, which will change each camp. In January our teens went off together on an over night hike with experienced mentors. There will be a focus on skill development as well as connection to self\, other\, community and nature and the more than human. We will work toward holding rites of passage for the young people that we are growing in our village \nParticipation in all activities is optional – we encourage individuals to listen to their own needs and follow their own curiosities.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp-summer-2020/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200110T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200110T150000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191229T034019Z
UID:2049-1578648600-1578668400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Summer Wildcrafting 2020- Drop & Leave Program for 7-13 year olds
DESCRIPTION:Do your older kids love nature? Do they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens? After a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop-and-leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nKids aged 7-13 will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. fire\, bush craft\, bird language and nature awareness activities. (We do not make fires in “summer”/ high fire risk months)\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors and new friends; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\, taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us.\nPhoto credit:Emma Byrnes \nThis session is a Drop and Leave program created for 7-13 year olds\, Participants need to bring a backpack with their own lunch\, water\, snacks\, raincoat . \nBookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children and young people are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world. \nCancellation Policy\nIf you choose to cancel your booking 15 or more days before the event starting date; you are entitled to a full refund.\nIf you choose to cancel your booking 3 -14 days prior to the event\, we can refund 50% of your ticket price.\nCancellations within a 48 hour period prior to the event start time cannot be refunded.\nBookings can be transferred into another name anytime before the event starts\, as long as organisers are informed.\nIf a program is cancelled due to low enrollment\, tickets will be fully refundable or transferable.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/summer-wildcrafting-2020/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200109T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200111T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191229T034528Z
UID:2050-1578564000-1578747600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Summer Wild Ones
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to explore Darebin Parklands and share your natural curiosity with us these school holidays. Bring along or drop off your kids\, your niblings (nieces/nephews)\, your grandkids… \nJoin your fun nature connection mentors to play some awesome games\, explore\, wander along the creek\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage and sneaking skills to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. We may have a go wild crafting with bush materials too. \nOur family friendly nature connection sessions are aimed at 4-11 year olds. Parent participation is optional. While younger siblings may attend at no cost\, they will need to be supervised by their parents/guardians. Kids need to bring a backpack with water\, snacks\, raincoat and a picnic lunch for the end.\n(* Note there is also an older drop- off session for kids 7 – 12+) \nOur sessions run from 10-1 with time for a picnic lunch with new friends afterwards \nBookings essential. \nWe’d love to have you along! \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world. \nCancellation Policy\nIf you choose to cancel your booking 15 or more days before the event; you are entitled to a full refund.\nIf you choose to cancel your booking 14 days or less prior to the event\, we can refund 50% of your ticket price. No refunds are available with in 48 hours of event\nIt is sometimes possible to swap a booking for a different sessions of the same event\, depending on bookings.\nBookings can be transferred into another name anytime before the event starts\, as long as organisers are informed and info letter is forwarded to them.\nIf any program is cancelled due to low enrollment\, tickets will be fully refundable.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/summer-wild-ones-2020/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20191002T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20191002T150000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190918T223330Z
UID:2038-1570008600-1570028400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Spring Wildcrafting - Drop & Leave Program for 7-12+ year olds
DESCRIPTION:Do your older kids love nature? Do they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens? After a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop-and-leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nKids aged 7-12+ will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. fire\, bush craft\, bird language and nature awareness activities.\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors and new friends; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\,  taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us.\nPhoto credit:Emma Byrnes \nThis session is a Drop and Leave program for 7-12 year olds. (if young folk a year or 2 older would also like to join in they are welcome) 🙂 Kids need to bring a backpack with their own lunch\, water\, snacks\, raincoat . \nThis session will run on the 2nd October fom 9:30-3pm check the booking link here: www.trybooking.com/BFCHM for current availability 🙂 Bookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wildcrafting/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20191001T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20191003T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190918T223606Z
UID:2039-1569924000-1570107600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Spring Wild Things
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to explore Darebin Parklands to deepen your nature connection and natural curiosity with us these school holidays. \nDo you have a wild child on your hands?\nWould you love to see your kids more connected to nature?\nMeet and play with other kids and nature connection mentors this winter in the magical bushland of the Darebin Parklands..\nLearn and play some wilderness awareness and nature games\, discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. We may have a go trying to light a fire by friction and wild crafting with bush materials.\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\,  taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nOur family friendly nature connection sessions are aimed at 4-11 year olds. Parent participation is optional. While younger siblings may attend at no cost\, they will need to be supervised by their parents/guardians. Kids need to bring a backpack with water\, snacks\, raincoat and a picnic lunch for the end. \nThese school holidays we are running sessions on the 3rd and 9th of July check the booking link here: www.trybooking.com/BFCHP for current availability 🙂 Bookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wildthings/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190925T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190929T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191124T094735Z
UID:1985-1569416400-1569765600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Wild By Nature Village Camp- Spring 2019
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to rediscover your inner wild? Do you want to immerse your family in the wonder and wisdom of nature while learning earth based skills? Do you want your kids to develop a deeper appreciation for living close to nature? \nJoin us this as we gather together to weave our very own village. Bring along your friends\, kids\, parents and grandparents to co-create a magical experience of connection\, fun\, traditional living skills and slowing down in a beautiful bush camp. \nSome feedback from our camps:\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other”\n“A most amazing\, life altering experience for young and old” \n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” \n“We had a ball- learned heaps and would recommend to any family” \n“Great way to get the whole family into the bush. Age is no barrier- Just prepare for fun!” \nSo… \nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all. A true village embraces all ages and faces\, we welcome diversity. \nHow does it work?\nYou arrive with your tent and camping gear to a warm bush welcome. For five days we will explore the natural world around us\, create fire without matches\, make baskets and other earth crafts\, play games\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh and sing\, and take a much needed breath of fresh air. \nEach morning\, kids\, youth and adults will embark on their own adventures\, each group exploring\, playing in and learning from the natural world. While the kids (aged 4+) venture out into the bush with experienced nature connection mentors*\, the adults stay closer around camp to learn earth-based skills and practice nature observation and awareness. Younger children (up to 3 years old) will stay with their parents/carers\, with an optional ‘roo and joey’ program for them to participate in too. Alternatively\, the young kids can stay with their adults while they participate in the adult program.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and qualified First Aiders will be on hand should the need arise. \nAround lunchtime\, the kids will return from their adventures and rejoin their families for lunch and a free flowing afternoon. There will be time for village members to play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nWhat about food?\nEach family or person will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. There will be some space for campfire cooking\, but it would be a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWholesome dinners* will be cooked on and shared around the campfire in the evenings\, a space to share stories from our day full of adventures\, sing songs and relax in the atmosphere of the tribe. After the evening program we will head to our swags for a restful sleep to prepare for a new day of fun and adventure! \n*We are able to cater for omnivorous\, vegetarian/vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If this isn’t you\, you will need to bring extra food to supplement. \nMorning programs\nFor the kids:\nEach morning with the camp mentors\, children and young people (aged 4+) will venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush. The mentors will guide the children’s play in a safe way and enable each child to connect with the natural world around them. We aim to create a safe space in which the children can listen to their own creativity. We will play games\, immerse in story and song\, wonder at the nature that surrounds us\, find animal tracks\, and learn wild skills such as fire\, shelter and craft. Through this play and exploration\, the kids will drop into a new awareness of the wild world around them\, connecting more deeply with the plants\, the earth\, the animals\, and with each other. \nFor the adults:\nWhile the kids adventure out into the wilds\, the adults will be invited on their own journey of learning and discovery. We will explore earth-based skills and crafts such as fire-by-friction\, string making\, coal burnt spoon crafting and basket weaving. We will also explore the Core Routines of Nature Connection through skills of observation and awareness\, bird language and natural movement. The archetypal ‘wild child’ will come alive through games\, nature play and connective activities. There will also be time to share and listen in circle. \nFor the littlies:\nA Roo & Joey program is offered for parents and their children too young to head out with the kids. This is facilitated by a mentor and is flexible to meet the needs of kids under 4 and their parents. Sometimes the Roo and Joey group will be close to home base and other times they will journey out into the wilds. We are sensitive to the fact that the practicalities of camping with a toddler or younger child will probably mean that parents can’t participate fully in the adult program\, as parents with older kids can. We want to support these parents to come to camp and be a valued part of the village\, which is why we offer the Roo and Joey program at a reduced price. \nFor the teens:\nWe will offer a varied program for teens in our village\, which will change each camp. In January our teens went off together on an over night hike with experienced mentors. There will be a focus on skill development as well as connection to self\, other\, community and nature and the more than human. We will work toward holding rites of passage for the young people that we are growing in our village \nParticipation in all activities is optional – we encourage individuals to listen to their own needs and follow their own curiosities. \nBookings open now:  www.trybooking.com/BBWWE\nEarly Bird tickets available until 18th August
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp-spring-2019/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190708T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190708T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190611T150348Z
UID:2017-1562580000-1562590800@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Winter Wildcrafting - Drop & Leave Program for 7-12 year olds
DESCRIPTION:Do your older kids love nature? Do they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens? After a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop-and-leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nKids aged 7-12 will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. fire\, bush craft\, bird language and nature awareness activities.\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors and new friends; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\,  taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us.\nPhoto credit:Emma Byrnes \nThis session is a Drop and Leave program for 7-12 year olds.  Kids need to bring a backpack with their own lunch\, water\, snacks\, raincoat . \nThis session will run on the 8th of July from 9:30-3pm check the booking link here: www.trybooking.com/BDIDD for current availability 🙂 Bookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-wildcrafting/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190706T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190706T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20181207T040941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T123559Z
UID:2013-1562410800-1562421600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Firekeepers Community Winter Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Winter Solstice is coming! And it is time to get this beautiful Firekeepers Community together to celebrate! Whether you have been a Currawong Kid for 2 years\, or come on a camp or been to a holiday program of ours or simply like what we do\, we’d like to invite folks to come together for a day of celebration\, connection and community. \nThere will be lots of time for our favourite games\, storytelling\, and maybe even some crafts and skill shares. \nWhat to bring : Pack your picnic baskets with BBQ goods and a plate of something healthy to share. Your owl eyes and kangaroo ears\, any nature stories you’re busting to share\, sun protection and water! \nWhere : Westerfolds Park in Templestowe. Upon entering the park from Fitzsimmons Lane follow the road and stop at the first carpark on the left. You will see a playground and a shelter. We will meet in this area. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-solstice-2019/
LOCATION:Westerfolds Park\, Fitzsimons Ln\, Templestowe\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Currawong Kids,Food,Free Community Event,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Music,Outreach,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190703T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190709T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190610T174750Z
UID:2015-1562148000-1562677200@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Winter Wildlings
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to explore Darebin Parklands to deepen your nature connection and natural curiosity with us these school holidays. \nDo you have a wild child on your hands?\nWould you love to see your kids more connected to nature?\nMeet and play with other kids and nature connection mentors this winter in the magical bushland of the Darebin Parklands..\nLearn and play some wilderness awareness and nature games\, discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. We may have a go trying to light a fire by friction and wild crafting with bush materials.\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\,  taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nOur family friendly nature connection sessions are aimed at 4-11 year olds. Parent participation is optional. While younger siblings may attend at no cost\, they will need to be supervised by their parents/guardians. Kids need to bring a backpack with water\, snacks\, raincoat and a picnic lunch for the end. \nThese school holidays we are running sessions on the 3rd and 9th of July check the booking link here: www.trybooking.com/BDIDC for current availability 🙂 Bookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-wildlings-2019/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190416T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190401T014829Z
UID:1989-1555408800-1555592400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Autumn Kids Nature Connection for Nature Play Week!
DESCRIPTION:It’s Nature Play Week!! \nYou are invited to explore Darebin Parklands to deepen your nature connection and natural curiosity with us these school holidays.\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\, climb the bluestone\, taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nOur family friendly nature connection sessions are aimed at 4-11 year olds. Parent participation is optional. While younger siblings may attend at no cost\, they will need to be supervised by their parents/guardians. Kids need to bring a backpack with water\, snacks\, raincoat and a picnic lunch for the end. \nThese school holidays we are running sessions on the 16th and 18th of April check the booking link here: www.trybooking.com/BBUVS for current availability 🙂 Bookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world. \nMore about your mentors: \nSteph Brophy is inspired by the magic of people and nature. After working\, living and learning abroad for several years\, she returned to Melbourne to rediscover the land she grew up on. Steph loves camping and bushwalking and finds joy in deepening her connection to nature\, community and herself through earth-based skills and awareness. Steph has lots of experience teaching and working with children both in classrooms and in wild nature\, and loves to help nurture their inner curiosity and wildness. She is inspired by and has recently completed studies in Steiner teaching philosophy.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/autumn-kids-nature-connection/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190410T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190414T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190611T160316Z
UID:1948-1554901200-1555250400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Wild By Nature Village Camp- Autumn 2019
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to rediscover your inner wild? Do you want to immerse your family in the wonder and wisdom of nature while learning earth based skills? Do you want your kids to develop a deeper appreciation for living close to nature? \nJoin us this as we gather together to weave our very own village. Bring along your friends\, kids\, parents and grandparents to co-create a magical experience of connection\, fun\, traditional living skills and slowing down in a beautiful bush camp. \nSome feedback from our camp in spring:\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other”\n“A most amazing\, life altering experience for young and old” \n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” \n“We had a ball- learned heaps and would recommend to any family” \n“Great way to get the whole family into the bush. Age is no barrier- Just prepare for fun!” \nSo… \nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all. A true village embraces all ages and faces\, we welcome diversity. \nHow does it work?\nYou arrive with your tent and camping gear to a warm bush welcome. For five days we will explore the natural world around us\, create fire without matches\, make baskets and other earth crafts\, play games\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh and sing\, and take a much needed breath of fresh air. \nEach morning\, kids\, youth and adults will embark on their own adventures\, each group exploring\, playing in and learning from the natural world. While the kids (aged 4+) venture out into the bush with experienced nature connection mentors*\, the adults stay closer around camp to learn earth-based skills and practice nature observation and awareness. Younger children (up to 3 years old) will stay with their parents/carers\, with an optional ‘roo and joey’ program for them to participate in too. Alternatively\, the young kids can stay with their adults while they participate in the adult program.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and qualified First Aiders will be on hand should the need arise. \nAround lunchtime\, the kids will return from their adventures and rejoin their families for lunch and a free flowing afternoon. There will be time for village members to play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nWhat about food?\nEach family or person will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. There will be some space for campfire cooking\, but it would be a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWholesome dinners* will be cooked on and shared around the campfire in the evenings\, a space to share stories from our day full of adventures\, sing songs and relax in the atmosphere of the tribe. After the evening program we will head to our swags for a restful sleep to prepare for a new day of fun and adventure! \n*We are able to cater for omnivorous\, vegetarian/vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If this isn’t you\, you will need to bring extra food to supplement. \nMorning programs\nFor the kids:\nEach morning with the camp mentors\, children and young people (aged 4+) will venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush. The mentors will guide the children’s play in a safe way and enable each child to connect with the natural world around them. We aim to create a safe space in which the children can listen to their own creativity. We will play games\, immerse in story and song\, wonder at the nature that surrounds us\, find animal tracks\, and learn wild skills such as fire\, shelter and craft. Through this play and exploration\, the kids will drop into a new awareness of the wild world around them\, connecting more deeply with the plants\, the earth\, the animals\, and with each other. \nFor the adults:\nWhile the kids adventure out into the wilds\, the adults will be invited on their own journey of learning and discovery. We will explore earth-based skills and crafts such as fire-by-friction\, string making\, coal burnt spoon crafting and basket weaving. We will also explore the Core Routines of Nature Connection through skills of observation and awareness\, bird language and natural movement. The archetypal ‘wild child’ will come alive through games\, nature play and connective activities. There will also be time to share and listen in circle. \nFor the littlies:\nA Roo & Joey program is offered for parents and their children too young to head out with the kids. This is facilitated by a mentor and is flexible to meet the needs of kids under 4 and their parents. Sometimes the Roo and Joey group will be close to home base and other times they will journey out into the wilds. We are sensitive to the fact that the practicalities of camping with a toddler or younger child will probably mean that parents can’t participate fully in the adult program\, as parents with older kids can. We want to support these parents to come to camp and be a valued part of the village\, which is why we offer the Roo and Joey program at a reduced price. \nFor the teens:\nWe will offer a varied program for teens in our village\, which will change each camp. In January our teens went off together on an over night hike with experienced mentors. There will be a focus on skill development as well as connection to self\, other\, community and nature and the more than human. We will work toward holding rites of passage for the young people that we are growing in our village \nParticipation in all activities is optional – we encourage individuals to listen to their own needs and follow their own curiosities. \nBooking now open- Early bird tickets available until 17th March\nwww.trybooking.com/BAYIH
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp-autumn-2019/
LOCATION:Rowallan Scout Camp\, Riddells Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190117T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190121T010000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T121708Z
UID:1876-1547683200-1548032400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Wild By Nature Village Camp- Summer
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to rediscover your inner wild? Do you want to immerse your family in the wonder and wisdom of nature while learning earth based skills? Do you want your kids to develop a deeper appreciation for living close to nature? \nJoin us this as we gather together to weave our very own village. Bring along your friends\, kids\, parents and grandparents to co-create a magical experience of connection\, fun\, traditional living skills and slowing down in a beautiful bush camp. \nSome feedback from our camp in spring:\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other”\n“A most amazing\, life altering experience for young and old” \n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” \n“We had a ball- learned heaps and would recommend to any family” \n“Great way to get the whole family into the bush. Age is no barrier- Just prepare for fun!” \nSo… \nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all. A true village embraces all ages and faces\, we welcome diversity. \nHow does it work?\nYou arrive with your tent and camping gear to a warm bush welcome. For five days we will explore the natural world around us\, create fire without matches\, make baskets and other earth crafts\, play games\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh and sing\, and take a much needed breath of fresh air. \nEach morning\, kids\, youth and adults will embark on their own adventures\, each group exploring\, playing in and learning from the natural world. While the kids (aged 4+) venture out into the bush with experienced nature connection mentors*\, the adults stay closer around camp to learn earth-based skills and practice nature observation and awareness. Younger children (up to 3 years old) will stay with their parents/carers\, with an optional ‘roo and joey’ program for them to participate in too. Alternatively\, the young kids can stay with their adults while they participate in the adult program.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and qualified First Aiders will be on hand should the need arise. \nAround lunchtime\, the kids will return from their adventures and rejoin their families for lunch and a free flowing afternoon. There will be time for village members to play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nWhat about food?\nEach family or person will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. There will be some space for campfire cooking\, but it would be a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWholesome dinners* will be cooked on and shared around the campfire in the evenings\, a space to share stories from our day full of adventures\, sing songs and relax in the atmosphere of the tribe. After the evening program we will head to our swags for a restful sleep to prepare for a new day of fun and adventure! \n*We are able to cater for omnivorous\, vegetarian/vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If this isn’t you\, you will need to bring extra food to supplement. \nMorning programs\nFor the kids:\nEach morning with the camp mentors\, children and young people (aged 4+) will venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush. The mentors will guide the children’s play in a safe way and enable each child to connect with the natural world around them. We aim to create a safe space in which the children can listen to their own creativity. We will play games\, immerse in story and song\, wonder at the nature that surrounds us\, find animal tracks\, and learn wild skills such as fire\, shelter and craft. Through this play and exploration\, the kids will drop into a new awareness of the wild world around them\, connecting more deeply with the plants\, the earth\, the animals\, and with each other. \nFor the adults:\nWhile the kids adventure out into the wilds\, the adults will be invited on their own journey of learning and discovery. We will explore earth-based skills and crafts such as fire-by-friction\, string making\, coal burnt spoon crafting and basket weaving. We will also explore the Core Routines of Nature Connection through skills of observation and awareness\, bird language and natural movement. The archetypal ‘wild child’ will come alive through games\, nature play and connective activities. There will also be time to share and listen in circle. \nParticipation in all activities is optional – we encourage individuals to listen to their own needs and follow their own curiosities. \nEarlybird tickets on sale until Friday 30th November
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp-summer-2019/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190107T210000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20190112T000000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181208T142814Z
UID:1963-1546894800-1547251200@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Summer Wild Ones
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to explore Darebin Parklands to deepen your nature connection and natural curiosity with us these school holidays.\nJoin with fun nature connection mentors; together we will explore\, wander along the creek\, climb the bluestone\, taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nOur family friendly nature connection sessions are aimed at 4-12 year olds. Parent participation is optional. While younger siblings may attend at no cost\, they will need to be supervised by their parents/guardians. Kids need to bring a backpack with water\, snacks\, raincoat and a picnic lunch for the end. \nWe will run sessions in the second week and fourth week of January\, check booking link here: www.trybooking.com/ZVUW for current availability 🙂 Bookings essential. \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/summer-wild-ones-2019/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181222T220000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181223T020000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20181207T040941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181207T041141Z
UID:1953-1545516000-1545530400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Picnic Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice is coming! And it is time to get this beautiful Firekeepers Community together to celebrate! Whether you have been a Currawong Kid for 2 years\, or come on a camp or been to a holiday program of ours or simply like what we do\, we’d like to invite folks to come together for a day of celebration\, connection and community. \nThere will be lots of time for our favourite games\, storytelling\, and maybe even some crafts and skill shares. \nWhat to bring : Pack your picnic baskets with BBQ goods and a plate of something healthy to share. Your owl eyes and kangaroo ears\, any nature stories you’re busting to share\, sun protection and water! \nWhere : Westerfolds Park in Templestowe. Upon entering the park from Fitzsimmons Lane follow the road and stop at the first carpark on the left. You will see a playground and a shelter. We will meet in this area. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/summer-solstice/
LOCATION:Westerfolds Park\, Fitzsimons Ln\, Templestowe\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Currawong Kids,Free Community Event,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181003T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20181004T230000
DTSTAMP:20260616T200500
CREATED:20180326T225756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T061414Z
UID:1933-1538596800-1538694000@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Holiday Program- Spring Wild Things
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to explore Darebin Parklands to deepen your nature connection and natural curiosity with us these school holidays.\nJoin nature connection mentors\, Melissa Turnbull\, Claire Dunn and Steph Brophy. Together we will explore\, wander along the creek\, climb the bluestone\, taste some bush foods\, listen for the language of birds\, practice the art of camouflage\, sneak to get a closer look at animals\, follow tracks\, to discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nOur family friendly nature connection sessions are aimed at 4-12 year olds. Parent participation is optional. While younger siblings may attend at no cost\, they will need to be supervised by their parents/guardians. Kids need to bring a backpack with water\, snacks\, raincoat and a picnic lunch for the end. \nWe will run 2 sessions in the second week of these holidays 3rd and 4th of October\, 10am – 1pm 🙂 Bookings essential. www.trybooking.com/YDHW \nThrough our nature clubs\, workshops and family camps we provide opportunities for people to connect to each other\, the natural world and a like-minded community. Children are nurtured to develop their enquiring minds and deepen their wonder and respect for the natural world. \nA bit more about your facilitators: \nClaire Dunn is a writer\, educator\, and barefoot explorer. Claire worked for many years as an environmental campaigner with organisations such as The Wilderness Society\, before turning her attention to the human-nature connection. In 2010\, Claire embarked on a year of bush living. My Year Without Matches: Escaping the the City in Search of the Wild is a memoir of that journey. Claire facilitates nature-based reconnection retreats and contemporary wilderness rites of passage. \nSteph Brophy is inspired by the magic of people and nature. After working\, living and learning abroad for several years\, she returned to Melbourne to rediscover the land she grew up on. Steph has long loved camping and bushwalking and has found joy in deepening her connection to nature\, community and herself through earth-based skills and awareness. Steph has experience teaching and working with children both in classrooms and in wild nature\, and loves to help nurture their inner curiosity and wildness. She is currently finding inspiration through her studies of the Steiner teaching philosophy. \nMel Turnbull grew up on Boon Wurrung and Wurrundjeri country\, in a place otherwise known as Melbourne. Growing up with plenty of siblings and regularly camping and exploring the outdoors with other families\, Mel feels comfortable among a tribe. Mel is a former nurse and has been working with kids for over 20 years and mentoring people in nature connection since working at Wollangarra Outdoor Education Centre in 2010. Mel travelled within Australia New Zealand and the US looking for community and connection\, building skills and networks along the way. Now based in suburban Melbourne\, Mel loves sharing these skills and creating opportunities for connection here. \n 
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-wild-things-2018/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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