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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\n
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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220424T140000
DTSTAMP:20220601T071251Z
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T071251Z
UID:2413-1650459600-1650808800@www.firekeepers.com.au
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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220707T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221006T184134Z
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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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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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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: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: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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230419T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230419T150000
DTSTAMP:20230408T015923Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230919T100000
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230927T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230927T150000
DTSTAMP:20230914T025011Z
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260929T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261003T140000
DTSTAMP:20260616T024746Z
CREATED:20260616T023707Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Village Camp 2026
DESCRIPTION:Save the date for Spring Village Camp 2026!! \nTuesday 29th September – Saturday 3rd October \nWe will reconnect with nature\, ourselves\, family and community. A few rich days immersed in the wild\, catching stories\, sharing songs\, skills and\, of course\, adventures! \nThis Spring Village Camp will include a Rite of Passage for those moving from childhood into young adulthood. If you are interested to be involved or learn more about whether this might be for you or your young person\, express your interest by sending a message to Sam Grover on 0458197540. \nThis is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol-free event\, and everyone is welcome – from the freshest joeys to the wisest elders – diversity in the forest and the village is what we’re all about! There’ll be mentor programs for the young ones\, fire-by-friction\, sharing circles\, shared meals in the Willum\, stories\, songs\, games and more! \nTicket release dates and link will follow very soon. \nFind out more about what Village Camp entails here or by navigating to Firekeepers Village Camp in the menu bar above.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-village-camp-2026/
CATEGORIES:Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Mentoring,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
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