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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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200326T130000
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SUMMARY:Currawong Kids - Home School Nature Club - 2020 Term 1 Thursdays- FULL
DESCRIPTION:Are you a wild one? Join our nature club for home school and unschooled kids. Come share your natural curiosity with us next term. Weekly nature connection workshops for home educators: Thursdays 6th Feb- 26 March (8 weeks) 10-1. \nWander through the trees\, learn new games\, practice your sneaking skills to get a closer look at animals\, learn how to create and use fire\, listen for the language of the birds\, follow tracks\, learn where to find food\, paint with ochre and discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nAimed at 5 – 12 year olds\, Currawong Kids is a nature club run for full and part time home edders. This child-led program is punctuated with fun games and activities and allows each participant to follow their curiosity and deepen their knowledge\, awareness and connection to themselves and the world around them. \nWe run an all weather program. Bring a backpack with water\, rain jacket\, hat\, lots of snacks and a picnic lunch for the end. Parent participation is optional\, and while younger siblings may also attend for free\, they will be the responsibility of their parents/guardians and the activities will be aimed at the older kids.\nContact Mel on 0421 343 073 for more details and to join us. \nPrices:\n1 child: $260\n2 siblings: $420\n3+ siblings: $540\nConcessions and payment plans available\nContact Mel on  0421343073 mel@firekeepers.com.au for more info or head here to go on the wait list\n  \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/ck-term-1-2020-thurs/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Currawong Kids,Home Ed Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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SUMMARY:Currawong Kids - Home School Nature Club - 2020 Term 1 Tuesdays
DESCRIPTION:Are you a wild one? Join our nature club for home school and unschooled kids. Come share your natural curiosity with us next term. Weekly nature connection workshops for home educators: Thursdays 4th Feb- 24 March (8 weeks) 10-1. \nWander through the trees\, learn new games\, practice your sneaking skills to get a closer look at animals\, learn how to create and use fire\, listen for the language of the birds\, follow tracks\, learn where to find food\, paint with ochre and discover more about the plants\, birds and creatures that share the city with us. \nAimed at 5 – 12 year olds\, Currawong Kids is a nature club run for full and part time home edders. This child-led program is punctuated with fun games and activities and allows each participant to follow their curiosity and deepen their knowledge\, awareness and connection to themselves and the world around them. \nWe run an all weather program. Bring a backpack with water\, rain jacket\, hat\, lots of snacks and a picnic lunch for the end. Parent participation is optional\, and while younger siblings may also attend for free\, they will be the responsibility of their parents/guardians and the activities will be aimed at the older kids.\nContact Mel on 0421 343 073 for more details and to join us. \nPrices:\n1 child: $260\n2 siblings: $420\n3+ siblings: $540\nConcessions and payment plans available\nContact Mel on  0421343073 mel@firekeepers.com.au for more info or head here to sign up or go on the wait list\n  \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/ck-term-1-2020-tues/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Currawong Kids,Home Ed Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200403T140000
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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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200805T203000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Warble: Village Song Circle
DESCRIPTION:Singing together online can be surprisingly connective and lots of fun! Let’s gather to sing some of our camp favourites and also some new songs – bring a song or two to share if you feel to! For adults and kids. \nThis is a recurring monthly event on the 1st Wednesday of each month. \nFree event \nPicture from: http://www.magpieaholic.com/magpie-info/\n—–\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/94904973090 \nMeeting ID: 949 0497 3090\nPasscode: wildones\nOne tap mobile\n+61280156011\,\,94904973090#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,89663310# Australia\n+61370182005\,\,94904973090#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,89663310# Australia \nDial by your location\n+61 2 8015 6011 Australia\n+61 3 7018 2005 Australia\n+61 731 853 730 Australia\n+61 861 193 900 Australia\n+61 8 7150 1149 Australia\nMeeting ID: 949 0497 3090\nPasscode: 89663310\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abGKovewoo
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/village-song-circle-aug/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Free Community Event,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Outreach,Young Adult
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200805T203000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Warble: Village Song Circle
DESCRIPTION:Singing together online can be surprisingly connective and lots of fun! Let’s gather to sing some of our camp favourites and also some new songs – bring a song or two to share if you feel to 🙂 \n\nFor all ages (well those who stay up past 7pm). New and returning community members very welcome\, screen optional.\n\nThis is a recurring monthly event on the 1st Wednesday of each month.\n\n\n\nThis event is free\, which is enabled by  the support of our generous Patreon subscribers\n\n\n \n\n\nPicture from: http://www.magpieaholic.com/magpie-info/\n\n\n—–\n\n\n \n\n\nYou are invited to a Zoom meeting. \n\n\nWhen: Sep 2\, 2020 07:00 PM Canberra\, Melbourne\, Sydney \n\n\n \n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\n\n\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkd-2hqTgqE9QAoW0SQ1TB2QnpbUFAPyyl \n\n\n \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/village-song-circle/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Free Community Event,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Outreach,Young Adult
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200903T170000
DTSTAMP:20200804T041607Z
CREATED:20200721T172718Z
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Virtual Village At-Home Adventures and Weekly Story Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Need some extra inspiration to get outside wandering\, exploring\, playing? Looking for a little extra connection with a beautiful nature-loving community? \nAs we dive back into lockdown here in Naarm\, or so called Melbourne\, we are feeling the call to tend to the fire of community and connection. It feels like a time to turn towards each other\, to be present to each other\, to help each other find the little spark of wonder that moves us to notice and connect with the world around us. \nAs a community\, we have co-created some incredible magic at our Wild by Nature Village Camps over the past few years. Kids and adults alike come along to share in curiosity and adventure\, to make discoveries and learn skills\, to share stories and songs and celebrate ourselves\, each other and\, of course\, the incredible beings of the land we gather on. \nWhen Covid-19 restrictions hit earlier in the year and we couldn’t gather\, we had to adapt and we shared a beautiful and connective virtual village experience – not the same of course\, but incredible all the same. Now\, as we sit in the ongoing uncertainty of the moment\, we want to rekindle that magic and come together each week to fan the flames of connection between us and between us the wonderful world around us. \nSo\, here is the plan\, a two-part weekly offering plus a couple of monthly gatherings! \nWeekly Wander \nA Nature Adventure sent to you each Friday – something to get you out in nature\, wherever is available to you locally. Something to spark your curiosity\, to build awareness of the world around you\, to practise skills or crafts\, to move and play in your wild body. There will be something to discover for kids of all ages (including adult kids!) You do the activity in your own time during the week\, in whatever way works for you. And if you don’t get to it\, you don’t get to it. No pressure\, just an invitation to engage in some way with the magic of nature. \nWeekly Waggle* \nA Weekly Virtual Village gathering on Thursdays from 4-5pm on zoom to see each other’s faces and connect; to gather up our stories and adventures from the week into a big community bundle; to sing and maybe dance; to listen to stories of magic and wonder; and to hopefully to leave with our individual fires burning a little stronger. \nPlus Wednesday evening monthly spaces (open to the wider community): \nWednesday Warble Song Circle \nSinging together online can be surprisingly connective and lots of fun! Let’s gather to sing some of our camp favourites and also some new songs – bring a song or two to share if you feel to! For adults and kids. \nVillage Hearth Adults’ Sharing Circle \nA space for adults of the village to share from the heart to the heart\, to bring yourself as you are and be with what is\, to speak and be heard\, to listen with curiosity and compassion. A space where courage and vulnerability are welcome and celebrated. A space to deepen connection and understanding of one another. \nWe will have a little corner of facebook\, for those who are on facebook\, to share photos and stories from our adventures\, as well as the Thursday gathering space. \nWe’re keeping it simple and as accessible as possible. The invitation is that you engage in a way that works for you. All – kids\, families\, adults\, elders – are welcome\, as well as\, of course\, the winged ones and rooted ones and four-legged ones and scaly ones and creepy crawly ones and fungi ones and mossy ones and all the beings we meet along the way! \nDates \nWe will run our program for 5 weeks. \nWeekly Village Gathering: Thursdays 4-5pm from  6th August to 3rd September. \nWeekly Adventure Invitations: sent out Fridays starting 31 July \nWednesday Song Circle – Wednesday 5 August 7-8.30pm FREE session (Monthly 1st Wed/month) \nVillage Adults’ Sharing Circle – Wednesday 19 August 8-9.30pm FREE session (Monthly 3rd Wed/month) \n  \nPricing and registration \nSliding scale $50-$150 per household for the 5 week block. \nWe are offering sliding scale payments in recognition that not everyone has the same means. We ask that you consider your means and your willingness to pay for this offering. The higher price points support us to be able to offer the lower prices\, to pay our facilitators and to support Firekeepers ongoing. No questions will be asked and no judgments made about how much each participant chooses to pay. We also have some tickets available on a NOTAFLOF basis (No one turned away for lack of funds) \nA sliding scale payment system is based on trust – thanks for bravely engaging in this experiment with us!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-virtual-village/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Currawong Kids,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Outreach
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200917T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200917T160000
DTSTAMP:20200915T165211Z
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Spring Virtual Village
DESCRIPTION:Tracker and Naturalist Jon Young says that keeping nature stories to yourself and not sharing them with friends\, family or your community is like never developing the film from your camera. (Back when we regularly used cameras…and film). In the story telling and catching and deeper questioning\, we get to develop and deepen our connection and curiosity. \nDuring this lock down\, we have been crafting weekly programs of nature connection activities to inspire you to get out into nature and then a space to catch your nature stories and deepen your curiosity and learning. \nFor many of us\, especially those in Melbourne- Naarm\, nature in whatever way we can connect with it\, has become a balm and important support during the Covid 19 restrictions. Even when we can’t be physically close to our human friends\, there are always birds to watch near by\, flowers offering their springy fragrances and a tree open for a hug! As well as fostering a deeper connection with nature\, our mission is to build connection to self and community. We offer these gatherings to hold space for all of us at this time- to continue old and grow new community connections and build all of our resilience at this time where isolation and loneliness are rife. \nIn this series we will be delving into: \n-Tracking with Claire Mosley and Mel Turnbull \n-Birds & Life cycles with Claire Dunn & Katrina Roberg \n-Nature Mandalas with Claire Mosley and Skye Mandozay \n-Shelter Building with Steph Brophy and Ollie Fabinyi \n-Steph Brophy will be our Storyteller in residence this program – weaving engaging and interactive stories and supporting other storytellers through the weeks. \nAll ages and faces (new and old) are welcome! We have babies to elders join\, though it is geared towards kid’s engagement. 🙂 Nature celebrates diversity\, and so do we. You do not have to have been on one of our programs before to join in. \nThis is our second round of Firekeepers Virtual Village\, we are grateful for and have incorporated feedback from our Winter Villagers and from our Virtual Village Camp held back in Autumn. \nRead what have previous villagers said about the program? \n“Virtual Village was a joy to connect with others who share our family passion of nature connection. Having other people talk so passionately about their nature connection experiences strengthens what i as a mother am bringing to my children. Being involved in Firekeepers programs creates a culture of excitement to be in connection with nature and community\, that i can’t bring to my children alone. It normalises and celebrates our deep joy of seeing a particular bird\, finding an edible weed\, a track or a scat.” Parent \nThe Virtual Village was a delightful way to connect with friends new and old\, and discover ways to spend time exploring nature. Meeting birds\, finding plants\, nature journaling\, the magic of fire and the senses were covered in this incredible five week program. We looked forward to the weekly meeting and our hearts are filled with gratitude and love. I would highly recommend this program to families with young children needing an antidote to all the screen time that creeps into our lives.Thank you Firekeepers!” Indrani Perera\, poet and publisher of the Pocketry Almanack \nDetails:\nWeekly Email Invitations \nAn email is sent out when you register and then each Thursday. Inside are a couple of different invitations\, via video and text- These are each designed to spark the varied interests of our village members – young and old. You don’t have to do all of it\, just what sparks interest for you. You have the week to participate in whatever way you want with the activity instruction (including … not- no judgement!) \nWeekly Village Gathering  \nWe will gather on Zoom each Thursday during the series from 4-5pm to see each other’s faces and connect. This will be a facilitated hour\, It will look like:\nWelcoming new folks\, (before others arrive)\,\nWelcome\, Acknowledgement & Gratitude\,\nSinging together / Group game\,\nBreak out rooms to share stories of the week\,\nGroup report backs\,\nAnnouncements\,\nStory from our Storyteller\nPreview of next week’s activity\nClosing song\nand an option to hang out afterwards in a breakout room if you wish.; \n* All activities are invitations and optional and though we would love to see your face\, you can choose to keep your camera off if you would feel more comfortable that way. \nFacebook Group \nWe have a group\, for those who use Facebook\, to share photos and stories from our adventures\, as well as the Thursday gathering space. This was a great way to stay connected with the weekly activity last time. \nWe will also continue to be holding our Free Monthly Community evening spaces on Wednesdays via Zoom: \nWednesday Warble Song Circle\n1st Wednesday/Month- 7-8:30pm \nSinging together online can be surprisingly connective and lots of fun! Let’s gather to sing some of our camp favourites and also some new songs – bring a song or two to share if you feel to! For adults and kids. \nVillage Heart Adults’ Sharing Circle – Register separately here\n3rd Wednesday/Month 8-9:30pm \nA space for adults of the village to share from the heart\, to bring yourself as you are and be with what is\, to speak and be heard\, to listen with curiosity and compassion. A space to deepen connection and understanding of one another. \nDates \nThursday – 10 Sept – FREE Community Village Gathering \nThursday – 10 Sept – Virtual Village bookings open and email invitation available \nWednesday – 16 Sept – Village Heart Sharing Circle \nThursday – 17 Sept – Weekly Village Gathering: Tracking with Claire Mosley & Mel Turnbull \nThursday – 24 Sept – Weekly Village Gathering: Birds & Life Cycles with Claire Dunn & Katrina Roberg \nThursday – 1st Oct – Weekly Village Gathering: Nature Mandalas with Claire Mosley & Skye Mandozay \nWednesday – 7 Oct – Monthly Village Song Circle \nThursday – 8 Oct – Weekly Village Gathering: Shelter with Steph Brophy & Ollie Fabinyi \nPricing and registration \nSliding scale $50-$150 per household for the 4 week block. \nWe are offering sliding scale payments in recognition that not everyone has the same means. We ask that you consider your means and your willingness to pay for this offering. The higher price points support us to be able to offer the lower prices\, to pay our facilitators and to support Firekeepers ongoing. No questions will be asked and no judgments made about how much each participant chooses to pay. We also have some tickets available on a NOTAFLOF basis (No one turned away for lack of funds) and free spots for First Nations participants. \nA sliding scale payment system is based on trust – thanks for bravely engaging in this experiment with us! \nNote: If you would prefer to be invoiced for this event for NDIS purposes\, please contact Mel directly at mel@firekeepers.com.au.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-virtual-village-2/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Currawong Kids,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Outreach
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210407T130000
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DTSTAMP:20210323T031028Z
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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:20210922T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210926T140000
DTSTAMP:20220328T031837Z
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
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:20220420T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220424T140000
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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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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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