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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Spring Village Camp
DESCRIPTION:Kookookookookahkahkahkah!!! \nDo you hear the call\, wild ones? The kookaburras are singing us home – back to country\, back to community and back to connection! \nFrom Tuesday 30th September to Saturday 4th October\, we will return to beautiful Wurundjeri Country to reconnect with nature\, ourselves\, family and community. A few rich days immersed in the wild\, heeding the call\, catching stories\, sharing songs\, skills and\, of course\, adventures! \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! \nFind out more about what Village Camp entails here or by navigating to Firekeepers Village Camp in the menu bar above. \nDATES AND LOCATION\n30th September to 4th October\nRowallan Scout Camp\, Riddells Creek \nTICKETS\nTickets on sale at this link from Friday 8th August at 8am. \nAll tickets for program participants (adults and children) are the same price\, with a lower price for joeys (children who are still in or stick close to the parent’s pouch and too young to participate in the kids’ program). \nPrices for this camp are:\nAdult: $330\nChild 4+: $330\nJoey 3yo: $125\nJoey 0-2yo: $50 \nAll tickets – including volunteer tickets and joey tickets – include a contribution towards the Village Fund. The Village Fund celebrates the diversity of our community by acknowledging that not all of us have equally abundant access to funds. While some of us are able to support the village\, others – including many of the essential volunteers and mentors who make camp possible – need the village’s support to be able to gather with us and share their gifts. If this is you\, and you need the support of the village\, you can enter the code ‘fundme’ at checkout to have the Village Fund discount of $50 per ticket applied. For those finding themselves in a place of abundance\, you can also make an additional contribution to the Village Fund at checkout. \nKEEN TO VOLUNTEER?\nIf you are excited to jump aboard as a mentor or member of the village support crew\, please fill out an expression of interest form as soon as possible. Follow the link below according to the type of role you are interested in. This is important as it will help us to determine how many tickets we release. We can’t wait to see you there! \nMentors \nAs a mentor you will work with a team of mentors to guide a group of children or young people on morning adventures in the bush. Bring your playful curiosity\, your imagination and strap in for a wild and wonderful adventure!\nREGISTER HERE \nCrew\nHelp out by playing an essential role in the ticking over of village life. Support the village to tend the wellbeing of the hearth.\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-village-camp-2025/
LOCATION:Rowallan Scout Camp\, Riddells Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Mentoring,Young Adult
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Mentor Immersion
DESCRIPTION:Do you want more of the magic of nature and community in your life?\nDo you ever wish you felt more confident heading out into the wild with the kids in your life?\nDo you want more tools in your nature connection toolbelt?\nAre you looking for inspiration and guidance in a community of supportive\, nature-loving folks? \nJoin us this spring for a deep dive into nature-based mentoring. Guided by Steph and Becky\, experienced mentors passionate about sharing what truly works\, we will explore tools and practices that cultivate curiosity\, build connection\, and invite belonging — both in yourself and the children you mentor. \nBook here to join us! \nWHAT WE WILL EXPLORE TOGETHER\nAwakening Wonder and Awe\nThis course invites you to slow down\, tune in\, and reconnect with your own sense of wonder. By following your curiosity and noticing what lights you up in nature\, you’ll rediscover the joy that inspires and ignites the children you mentor. \nGuiding Principles  \nThroughout the course\, we will explore our emerging Guiding Principles of nature mentoring\, foundational elements that we have found support meaningful and responsive mentoring. \nMentoring Tool Bundle\nThroughout the course\, we will explore simple\, powerful tools to support your mentoring practice. These resources will help you shape a mentoring style that’s true to you and responsive to the children you guide. \nMentoring in the Wild\nYou will have opportunities to step into real-world mentoring roles offering a chance to interact with the principles and practices of nature connection with children in nature. \nMentor Peer Support Hub\nYou’ll gain access to our ongoing Mentor Peer Support Hub — an online gathering space designed to nurture\, inspire\, and support you throughout your mentoring journey. \nWHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?\n\nMentors\, educators\, homeschoolers and parents wanting to support children’s connection to nature\nThose wanting to start their own nature-based mentoring program\nMentors wanting to deepen their practice\nFolks working with kids of all ages (including adults!)\nYou\, if this awakens your curiosity!\n\nCOURSE STRUCTURE\nThe course will begin in the last week of August and run through spring. It will consist of: \n\nEight online sessions on Monday evenings\nA full day in-person gathering in Melbourne in mid September\nA weekend camping immersion in early November within an hour or two of Melbourne\n\nParticipants will also receive: \n\nAn invitation to mentor at Firekeepers Village Camp during the September school holidays\, as well as several other in-term opportunities to put their mentoring into practice\, supported by experienced mentors\nWeekend camping accommodation with some meals catered\nResources to support your learning and ongoing nature mentoring journey\nAccess to our new Mentor Peer Support Hub\, a gathering place for folks to share ideas\, raise questions and cheer each other along on their nature mentoring paths\nPlenty of tools\, including games\, activities and strategies\, to carry in your back pockets when you’re going bush with kids (or adults)\nImmersive and playful approaches to learning and connecting\nHopefully\, a good dose of inspiration and confidence to carry you forward on your path of nature mentoring!\n\nCOST\nThe cost for participants of this pilot program will be $300. \nBig gratitude to the Growing Healthy Communities grant from VicHealth\, which is supporting this program and significantly subsidising the cost for participants. \nBook here!! \nNote: Bookings close 10th August. \nCOURSE DATES\n\n\n\nDate\nTime\nLocation\n\n\nMon 25th Aug\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nMon 1st Sept\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nMon 8th Sept\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nSat 13th Sept\n10am – 4pm\nMelbourne\n\n\nSat 29th Sept – Sat 4th Oct\nVillage Camp (optional)\nRiddells Creek\n\n\nMon 13th Oct\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nMon 20th Oct\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nMon 27th Oct\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nMon 3rd Nov\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\nFri 7th Nov – Sun 9th Nov\nFriday dinner to Sunday afternoon\nOutside Melbourne\n\n\nMon 17th Nov\n6.15pm – 8pm\nOnline\n\n\n\nTHE TEAM\nThe course will be facilitated by Steph and Becky\, nature-based mentors dedicated to reconnecting kids with wonder\, wildness\, and their inner spark. We’ve worked together for nearly 5 years designing experiences that blend storytelling\, bushcraft\, wandering\, song and adventure in the wilds of northeast Victoria\, as well as through Firekeepers camps and programs. We believe this work is rooted in connected relationship to self\, each other and the natural world and feel excited about the possibility of continued learning alongside you! \nCONTACT\nReach out with any questions: steph@firekeepers.com.au \nMentor Max at our Spring 2024 Village Camp
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/mentor-immersion/
LOCATION:TBC
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Mentoring
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Autumn Village Camp 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \nCoooeeee! Do you hear the village calling? Can you feel the warmth of the fire? Follow the sweet smelling smoke\, friends. Bring your wild hearts as we gather for Autumn Village Camp 2025! \nThe dates of 11th to 15th April are set for a magical time of coming home to nature and country\, to ourselves\, family\, and community. We will gather again within the towering embrace of the silver-leaf stringybark of Rowallan Scout Camp on Djaara country\, in Riddells Creek. \nCountry is calling us back. Native plantain reaches out their sticky fronds\, blue fairy wren twitches their tail feathers\, and native millipede waves their many armed hello! Our friends are calling and the village is coming! \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! \nBOOK HERE \nFind out more about what Village Camp entails here or by navigating to Firekeepers Village Camp in the menu bar above. \nTICKETS \nAll tickets for program participants (adults and children) are the same price\, with a lower price for joeys (children who are too young to participate in the kids’ program). \nPrices for this camp are:\nAdult: $330\nChild 4+: $330\nJoey 3: $125\nJoey 0-2: $50 \nVILLAGE FUND \nAll tickets – including volunteer tickets and joey tickets – include a contribution towards the Village Fund. The Village Fund celebrates the diversity of our community by acknowledging that not all of us have equally abundant access to funds. While some of us are able to support the village\, others – including many of the essential volunteers and mentors who make camp possible – need the village’s support to be able to gather with us and share their gifts. If this is you\, and you need the support of the village\, you can enter the code ‘fundme’ at checkout to have the Village Fund discount of $50 per ticket applied. For those finding themselves in a place of abundance\, you can also make an additional contribution to the Village Fund at checkout 🌱 \nKEEN TO VOLUNTEER? \nIf you are excited to jump aboard as a mentor or member of the village support crew\, please fill out an expression of interest form as soon as possible. Follow the link below according to the type of role you are interested in. This is important as it will help us to determine how many tickets we release. We can’t wait to see you there! \nMentors \nAs a mentor you will work with a team of mentors to guide a group of children or young people on morning adventures in the bush. Bring your playful curiosity\, your imagination and strap in for a wild and wonderful adventure!\nREGISTER HERE \nCrew\nHelp out by playing an essential role in the ticking over of village life. Support the village to tend the wellbeing of the hearth.\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/firekeepers-autumn-village-camp-2025/
LOCATION:Rowallan Scout Camp\, Riddells Creek
CATEGORIES:Camps,Community,Mentoring
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Spring Village Camp Rekindled 2024
DESCRIPTION:When? 2nd to 5th October \nWhere? Rowallan Scout Camp\, Riddells Creek \nSold Out!\nInterested in mentor or support crew roles? We’re ready to hear from you now! (Follow the relevant link to express interest):\n– Crew\n– Mentors \nThe time has come to gather around the campfire once again! It’s been too long between stories\, wouldn’t you say? So\, let’s heed the call of the wild village and return ourselves to the rhythms of the earth. Are you ready for nature connection and wild adventure?! Ready to reweave the threads of belonging\, to self\, community\, and the land?  \nJoin with us for four days in beautiful bushy surroundings as we explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, play\, rest and rekindle village life. This fire nest is smoking\, the embers are a-glow and the countdown is on!! \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 thrive in the wild.  \nAnd most importantly – help us rekindle the village fire! \nAs always\, this 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!  \nFor more details on how camp operates\, prices\, practicalities and the rekindled approach to a community-led camp\, head to this page. \nVolunteering and Support\nDo you love stepping in to share your skills and lend a hand? Do you feel called to mentor our village youngsters in deepening their connection to the more-than-human-world? More than ever\, we need your passion and presence to bring this camp back to life!  \nIf you are excited to jump aboard as a mentor or member of the village support crew\, please fill out an expression of interest form by July 31! Follow the link below according to the type of role you are interested in. This is important as it will help us to determine how many tickets we release on Wednesday morning. We can’t wait to see you there! \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\, among others\, coordinating one of the village service jobs and first aid coordinator.) \n  \nTicket pricing \nAs part of dreaming into what a sustainable community-led village camp looks like we have updated the ticketing model to be simpler\, clearer – and cheaper! \nAll tickets for program participants (adults and children) are the same price\, with a lower price for joeys (children who are too young to participate in the program). \nPrices for this camp are:  \nAdult: $430 \nChild 4+: $430 \nJoey 3: $170 \nJoey 0-2: $50 \nAll tickets – including volunteer tickets and joey tickets – include a contribution towards the Village Fund. The Village Fund celebrates the diversity of our community by acknowledging that not all of us have equally abundant access to funds. While some of us are able to support the village\, others – including many of the essential volunteers and mentors who make camp possible – need the village’s support to be able to gather with us and share their gifts. If this is you\, and you need the support of the village\, you can enter the code ‘fundme’ at checkout to have the Village Fund discount of $50 per ticket applied. For those finding themselves in a place of abundance\, you can also make an additional contribution to the Village Fund at checkout 🌱 \n  \nhttps://events.humanitix.com/firekeepers-spring-village-camp-2024 \n 
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/firekeepers-spring-village-camp-rekindled-2024/
LOCATION:Rowallan Scout Camp\, Riddells Creek
CATEGORIES:Camps
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SUMMARY:Spring Wildcrafting - drop and leave holiday program
DESCRIPTION:Join us these school holidays for a day of play\, adventure and wildcrafting! \nA drop and leave program for children aged 7-13 years on Wednesday 17 September 10am-3pm. \nSend your wild ones along for a day of outdoor connection in the wild urban bushland of Darebin Parklands with experienced nature connection mentors. Together\, we will tune into the wild world around us\, exploring through our senses and letting curiosity and play be our guides. We will play games and engage in activities that open our awareness to the natural world and activate our bodies and minds. \nActivities could include:\n– Games\, games\, games!\n– Shelter building\n– Nature awareness practices\n– Bird language\n– Fire making and tending\n– Bush cooking\n– Handcrafts\n– Plant and animal identification\n– Nature journaling\n– Tracking\n– Storytelling\n– And more! \nYour nature connection mentors:\nKatrina and Yonke have been exploring\, learning and guiding folks in the bush for a number of years. They are bird\, plant\, fungi and animal lovers and curious about all things wild. They are passionate about sharing the gifts of nature connection and bushcraft skills with a spirit of play and adventure
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-wildcrafting-drop-and-leave-holiday-program/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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SUMMARY:Spring Wildcrafting - drop and leave holiday program
DESCRIPTION:Join us these school holidays for a day of play\, adventure and wildcrafting! \nA drop and leave program for children aged 7-13 years on Wednesday 17 September 10am-3pm. \nSend your wild ones along for a day of outdoor connection in the wild urban bushland of Darebin Parklands with experienced nature connection mentors. Together\, we will tune into the wild world around us\, exploring through our senses and letting curiosity and play be our guides. We will play games and engage in activities that open our awareness to the natural world and activate our bodies and minds. \nActivities could include:\n– Games\, games\, games!\n– Shelter building\n– Nature awareness practices\n– Bird language\n– Fire making and tending\n– Bush cooking\n– Handcrafts\n– Plant and animal identification\n– Nature journaling\n– Tracking\n– Storytelling\n– And more! \nYour nature connection mentors:\nKatrina and Claire have been exploring\, learning and guiding folks in the bush for a number of years. They are bird\, plant\, fungi and animal lovers and curious about all things wild. They are passionate about sharing the gifts of nature connection and bushcraft skills with a spirit of play and adventure
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-wildcrafting-drop-and-leave-holiday-program-2/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230419T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230419T150000
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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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T150000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
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SUMMARY:Autumn Wildcrafting at Darebin Parklands (7-13 year olds)
DESCRIPTION:Do your older kids love nature?\nDo they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens?\nAfter a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop and leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nThey will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. bushcraft\, bird language\, nature awareness activities as well as meet and hang out with nature mentors and new friends. \nBook your place here!
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/autumn-wildcrafting-at-darebin-parklands-7-13-year-olds/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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SUMMARY:Firekeepers Summer Village Camp 2023
DESCRIPTION:~Tickets will be released here at 7:30am on Wednesday the 23rd of November ~\n(Note this in your diary as they are likely to sell quickly). \n\n“Cooee\, Cooee\, Can you hear the sound of the wind in the eucalyptus trees… is that sound the sound of the wind\, or is someone calling me?” (lyrics by Don Spencer) \nIs that someone calling you to unwind\, come and surround yourself with tall trees\, cool streams\, mornings hearing kids’ voices trailing through the bush\, off exploring with mentors and new friends\, afternoons relaxing into conversations with adults and friends old and new and nights sharing food around the fire in a beautiful\, welcoming\, earth-based community? \nCalling you back to the village\, back to the land\, to a deep connection to self\, others and nature? \nWhere there is time for everyone to relax\, play or explore in nature\, learn and practice earth-based skills and share the magic of stories and songs around the campfire?? \nWe are excited to announce our Summer Village Camp! \n\nTuesday 17 – Sunday 22 January\n\n\nRediscover your inner wild. \nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans. \nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature. \nGather by the campfire and learn earth-based skills. \nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild. \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the challenges of the last few years has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and the simple things\, like veggie gardens and birds in our backyards. Camp is an opportunity to deepen into this nature connection\, and experience how deeply it can support all aspects of our collective lives. \n~Weaving our village – What to expect…~ \nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, and rest as together we breathe life into the village. \nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practised listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the campfire and shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together during these school holidays? \nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!) After breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure. \nKids venture into the bush to experience a free-flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other. \nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really travelling. A warm and welcoming well-being space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a-plenty. \nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp. \nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids. \nThis spring camp we are offering our teens a bigger journey. For those who are ready and able\, we are planning a 2-night hike away from the village. We will send them off in a good way to go out to have their own adventures and experiences\, and then welcome them back to the village to catch the stories and learnings of their journey. \nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings\, the afternoons are free-flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home-cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared. When the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered-out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after-dark bush adventures too\, before sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again. \n-Logistics- \nProgram: \nTickets include a Welcome to Country from a respected Wurrundjeri elder\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, workshop materials and hot camp-cooked dinner each night. \nParticipants need to bring their own tent and camping gear (get in touch if you need some help here). \nMorning mentoring program: 8:30 am -12:30 pm \nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults \nKids aged 4 and up\, and teens go out in small similar-aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors. \nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy. \nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp and go on smaller adventures. \n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders. \nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon\, with opportunities to contribute to the collective running of the village. \nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows. \nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village. \nFood: \nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or dinners\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWe provide 5 delicious and simple kid-friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten-free and dairy-free dietary requirements – if notified on booking. If you have further dietary requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement. \nCovid 19: \nAll villagers will need to have tested negative on a RAT or PCR covid test just prior to travelling to camp. We will be taking extra precautions on camp to keep us all safer during the pandemic. \nThis will be our first village camp since the end of the covid vaccination mandate. We are glad and relieved to be able to welcome all of our community back together again We also recognise that many people may still feel some hurt\, tenderness or uncertainty around all that has unfolded over the last couple of years with covid\, lockdowns\, vaccination mandates and general upheaval and uncertainty in the broader community. We are also mindful of the risks and ways that the ongoing pandemic is still affecting our community\, especially those at highest risk. We welcome all that is alive in each of you and we look forward to finding our feet together again. \nFirekeepers’ general Covid Safe Plan and procedures specifically to reduce the risk of Covid on camp\, will be emailed to participants in our welcome email. \n\nPricing \nWe price our camps to be as inclusive as possible with sliding scale and pay-it-forward pricing options available\, as well as zip-pay\, and invoicing when necessary\, eg for using NDIS funding\, so that folks can contribute from their various financial situations. We are trying to minimise the admin necessary\, and if you need us to write you an invoice for the cost of camp\, please type in INVOICE\, as a discount code\, and we will follow that up ASAP. Please get in contact with us with any further questions or clarifications. We also ask for donations to support full and part scholarships for folks for whom these options are out of reach\, please get in touch if you are looking for financial support to attend. \nFor Summer 2023 Village Camp\, regular prices for the various ticket types are as follows- with the pay-what-you-can\, through to pay-it-forward range underneath: \nAll prices below exclude the Humanitix booking fee (at their not-for-profit rate)\, which is 2.5% + $0.50. In the past\, we have absorbed this fee\, but we now need to pass it on. \nAdult $550\n(350-1000) \nParent/carer $500\n(350-1000) \nParent/carer coming for part of the week only $350\n(250-700) \nElder/senior $0-500 sliding scale\n(0-1000) \nUnaccompanied young person (aged 16+) $500\n(350-1000) \nChild (aged 4-17) $550\n(350-1000) \nMultiple siblings (2) $380 each\n(280-1000) \nMultiple siblings (3) $330 each\n(280-1000) \nAdditional siblings $0-250 sliding scale\n(0-1000) \nYounger child (aged 1-3) $300\n(180-500) \nBabies come for free \nSO\, some quick maths for you families\, using the regular prices and adding the booking fee: \nA one-parent\, one younger child constellation = $820.50 \nA one-parent\, one child constellation = $1076.75 \nA one-parent\, two-child constellation = $1292 \nA one-parent\, three-child constellation = $1527.75 \nA two-parent\, two-child constellation = $1804.50 \nA two-parent\, three-child constellation = $2040.25 \n  \nVolunteering and Support \nAre you keen to join the team as a mentor or member of the village support crew? If so\, please fill out an expression of interest form ASAP – follow the links below according to the type of role you would like. \nI am interested in mentoring at a Firekeepers Village Camp. \nI am interested in being on the support crew at a Firekeepers Village Camp. Support crew roles include coordinating one of the village service jobs\, wellbeing space holders\, first aid coordinator and photographer. \nWe can’t wait to camp out together with you all! \nThe Firekeepers Village Camp Organising team
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/firekeepers-village-camp/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Young Adult
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SUMMARY:Village Camp- Spring 2022
DESCRIPTION:~Tickets will be released HERE on Wednesday 17 August at 7:30am. ~\n(Note this time in your diary as they are likely to sell quickly.) \n\nIt is time to heed the call back to the village\, back to the land\, to a deep connection to self\, others and nature. Are you ready to play and explore in nature\, learn and practice earth-based skills and share the magic of stories and songs around the campfire? \nDo you hear that familiar call to feel the comfort of being in community around a campfire\, to hear kids’ voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into conversations with adults and friends old and new? \nAre you feeling the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? \nWe are excited to announce our Spring Village Camp!! \nFirekeepers are running our first ever 6-day village camp this September. Did you hear that right?! Yes\, 6 days!! That’s a whole extra day of games and stories and adventures. A whole extra day of unfurling into connection\, a whole extra day for our bodies to sink into the rhythm of the village and of the earth. \n~Running from Tuesday 20 September to Sunday 25 September at Gilwell Park Scout Camp in Gembrook~ \nTickets will be available HERE on Wednesday 17 August at 7:30am.  \nRediscover your inner wild. \nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans. \nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature. \nGather by the campfire and learn earth-based skills. \nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild. \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the challenges of the last few years has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and the simple things\, like veggie gardens and birds in our backyards. Camp is an opportunity to deepen into this nature connection\, and experience how deeply it can support all aspects of our collective lives. \n~Weaving our village – What to expect…~ \nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, and rest as together we breathe life into the village. \nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practised listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the campfire and shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together during these school holidays? \nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!) After breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure. \nKids venture into the bush to experience a free-flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other. \nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really travelling. A warm and welcoming well-being space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a-plenty. \nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp. \nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids. \nThis spring camp we are offering our teens a bigger journey. For those who are ready and able\, we are planning a 2-night hike away from the village. We will send them off in a good way to go out to have their own adventures and experiences\, and then welcome them back to the village to catch the stories and learnings of their journey. \nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings\, the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home-cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared. When the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered-out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after-dark bush adventures too\, before sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again. \n-Logistics- \nProgram: \nTickets include a Welcome to Country from a respected Wurrundjeri elder\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, workshop materials and hot camp-cooked dinner each night. \nParticipants need to bring their own tent and camping gear (get in touch if you need some help here). \nMorning mentoring program: 8:30 am -12:30 pm \nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults \nKids aged 4 and up\, and teens go out in small similar-aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors. \nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy. \nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp and go on smaller adventures. \n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders. \nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon\, with opportunities to contribute to the collective running of the village. \nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows. \nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village. \n  \nFood: \nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or dinners\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWe provide 4 delicious and simple kid-friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten-free and dairy-free dietary requirements – if notified on booking. If you have further dietary requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement. \nCovid 19: \nAll villagers will need to have tested negative on a RAT or PCR covid test just prior to travelling to camp. We will be taking extra precautions on camp to keep us all safer during the pandemic. \nThis will be our first village camp since the end of the covid vaccination mandate. We are glad and relieved to be able to welcome all of our community back together again We also recognise that many people may still feel some hurt\, tenderness or uncertainty around all that has unfolded over the last couple of years with covid\, lockdowns\, vaccination mandates and general upheaval and uncertainty in the broader community. We are also mindful of the risks and ways that the ongoing pandemic is still affecting our community\, especially those at highest risk. We welcome all that is alive in each of you and we look forward to finding our feet together again. \nFirekeepers’ general Covid Safe Plan and procedures specifically to reduce the risk of Covid on camp\, will be emailed to participants in our welcome email. \nTickets will be released on Wednesday 17 August at 7:30 am. Note this time in your diary as they are likely to sell quickly. \nPricing \nTo account for the extra day (a whole extra day!!) and higher camping fees at this site\, prices for this camp are 20% higher than previous camps. As with our last camps\, there will be sliding scale and pay-it-forward pricing options available\, as well as zip-pay\, and invoicing when necessary\, eg for using NSID funding\, so that folks can contribute from their various financial situations. Please get in contact with us for with any further questions and clarifications. \nFor Spring 2022 Village Camp\, regular prices for the various ticket types are as follows- with the pay-what-you-can\, through to pay-it-forward range underneath: \nAdult $500\n(325-950) \nParent/carer $450\n(325-850) \nParent/carer coming for part of the week only $300\n(200-600) \nElder/senior $0-450 sliding scale\n(0-950) \nUnaccompanied young person (aged 16+) $450\n(325-850) \nChild (aged 4-17) $500\n(325-950) \nMultiple siblings (2) $350 each\n(260-950) \nMultiple siblings (3) $300 each\n(260-950) \nAdditional siblings $0-200 sliding scale\n(0-520) \nYounger child (aged 1-3) $250\n(150-500) \nBabies come for free \nSO\, some quick maths for you families\, using the regular prices: \nA one-parent\, one younger child constellation = $700 \nA one-parent\, one child constellation = $950 \nA one-parent\, two-child constellation = $1150 \nA one-parent\, three-child constellation = $1350 \nA two-parent\, two-child constellation = $1600 \nA two-parent\, three-child constellation = $1800 \n  \nVolunteering and Support \n\nAre you keen to join the team as a mentor or member of the village support crew? If so\, please fill out an expression of interest form by Sunday 14 August – follow the link below according to the type of role you would like. This is important as it will help us to determine how many tickets we release on Wednesday morning. \nI am interested in mentoring at the Spring Village Camp. \nI am interested in holding a support crew role at the Spring Village Camp and/or in being on the organising crew in the lead-up to camp. Support crew roles include coordinating one of the village service jobs\, wellbeing space holders\, first aid coordinator and photographer. We’d also love you to fill this one out if you are interested in being our camp cook (dinners only) or know someone who might be- for this or future camps (this one is a paid role).
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-village-camp-2022/
LOCATION:Gembrook\, Gembrook\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220709T130000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220707T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220707T150000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
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SUMMARY:Winter Wildcrafting (Drop and leave program for 7-13 year olds)
DESCRIPTION:  \nDo your older kids love nature?\nDo they need a bit of encouragement to get off the screens?\nAfter a bit more adventure and outdoor connection?\nThese holidays we are offering a longer day\, drop and leave holiday program in the incredible urban bushland of the Darebin Parklands.\nThey will have a chance to explore different skills in nature: Eg. bushcraft\, bird language\, nature awareness activities as well as meet and hang out with nature mentors and new friends
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/winter-wildcrafting-drop-and-leave-program-for-7-13-year-olds/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220420T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20220424T140000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210922T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210926T140000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T031837Z
UID:2343-1632315600-1632664800@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Village Camp- Spring 2021 - Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:It’s been a long 18 months of lockdowns\, social isolation and slow emergence for Victorians. We have all been boxed in at home much more thant we expected. Last year adults quickly learned how to work from cupboards and bedrooms\, lost their employment or soldiered on in essential services. Kids of all ages were cooped up inside on screens for hours for school. Homeschoolers’ groups and activities have been cancelled. Teens and young adults stuck at home missed hanging out with their peers and marking key rites of passage. Young kids too skipped important transitions and have had much less interaction with children their age. Parents have been champions juggling work and parenting and remote learning in a very uncertain atmosphere. Single folk have done it tough being separated from family and friends. And elders have been shuttered up with fear and isolated from their communities. Pwoah! \nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the lock downs has been a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and for the simple things\, like vegie gardens and birds in our backyards. If this was you\, then we are sure that nature connection can continue to support us as we more fully emerge from our year of disconnection. \nDo you hear the call to stretch your wings and get out a bit further… without crossing state lines (!)\, to smell the comforting smell of a campfire\, to hear kids voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into conversations with adults and friends old and new? \n\n\nSo\, it is with excitement and relief that we present our Spring Village Camp!\n\nAfter such a time of forced isolation and separation from people\, many folk found solace in the more than human world. In emerging from lock-down\, for many folks we hope that nature will continue to be an ongoing support in our healing.\n\n\nFeel the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? Autumn Village Camp is what you have been looking for to ease your weary heart and soul.\nRediscover your inner wild.\nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans.\nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature.\nGather by the campfire and learn earth based skills.\nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild.\n\n\n“Attending Village Camp was a turning point in my life … There was a magic at camp that has stayed with me\, long after my tent was packed away. I left feeling so inspired\, it was a remembering\, an opening to possibilities for living that I had never conceived before.” Becky\, mentor and mother of two young children.\n\n\n~Come and reweave our village together~\n\n\nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into our beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, rest as together we breathe life into the village.\n\n\nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practiced listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the camp fire\, shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together next school holidays?\n\n\nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!)\nAfter breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure.\n\n\nKids venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other.\n\n\nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really traveling. A warm and welcoming wellbeing space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a plenty.\n\n\nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp.\n\n\nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids.\n\n\nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax.\n\n\nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared.\n\n\nWhen the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after dark bush adventures too\, before a sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again.\n\n\n“This camp is organised from the heart\, and holds connection to oneself\, land and community in a truly caring balance\,” village elder\, mother and artist.\n\n\n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” Journalist and parent of two boys 7 & 9\n\n\nWill you be there this time? Who and what will you bring with you for this magical experience?\n\n\n-Logistics-\n\n\nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all- from babies to elders and everyone in between.\n\n\nProgram:\n\nTickets include a Welcome to Country\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, hot camp cooked dinner each night and workshop materials.\nParticipants need to bring a tent and camping gear.\n\n\nMorning mentoring program: 8:30-12:30\nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults\nKids aged 4 and up and teens go out in small similar aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors.\nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy.\nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp\, and go on smaller adventures.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders.\n\nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon.\nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows.\nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village.\n\n\nFood:\nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or lunches\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment.\nWe provide 4 delicious and kid friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If you have further requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement.\n\n\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other” Village Parent”\n\n\nUntil 2020 village camps were happening just 3 times a year- Spring\, Summer and Autumn. In these times however\, we unfortunately can’t know when the next one will be.\n\nWe will be chopping wood and spinning the hand drill stalk ready to welcome you back into community and nature again\, will you join us for a yarn around the camp fire these school holidays?\n\n\n<iframe id=”iframe-container” src=”https://events.humanitix.com/spring-village-camp-2021/tickets?w=true&p=%23417505″ width=”100%” height=”600px” frameborder=”0″></iframe>\n<script>\nvar humanitix = {\nfindPos: function(obj) {\nvar curtop = 0;\nif (obj.offsetParent) {\ndo {\ncurtop += obj.offsetTop;\n} while ((obj = obj.offsetParent));\nreturn [curtop];\n}\n}\n};\nwindow.addEventListener(‘message’\, function (e) {\nif (e.origin !== “https://events.humanitix.com”){\nreturn;\n}\nvar messageData = e.data;\nvar iframeEl = document.getElementById(‘iframe-container’);\nif (iframeEl && messageData && !isNaN(messageData.scrollHeight)){\niframeEl.style.height = messageData.scrollHeight + ‘px’;\n}\nif (iframeEl && messageData && messageData.pageChange) {\nwindow.scroll(0\, humanitix.findPos(iframeEl));\n} \n}\, false);</script>
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-village-camp-spring-2021/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210921T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210930T213000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20210916T154803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T155253Z
UID:2376-1632218400-1633037400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Spring Holiday Program
DESCRIPTION:Don’t let restrictions get you down!\nWe have so many exciting ways to connect in with a wonderful nature based community these holidays!\nYes it’s online\, but it will be fun- we promise!!\nLets get outside and inspired this spring!! \nIn our holiday program sessions you will get to hang out with real nature connection mentors\, in real time. They have lots of energy and excitement to meet you and explore\, ask questions that will get you out\, wandering and wondering. \nOur holiday program welcomes participants of all ages\, the Village Cafe and the Deepeing Nature Connection Connection session are specifically aimed at adults and teens\, the rest are usually kid-centric\, and welcoming of nature-curious folks of all ages. \nWe are asking folks to book one ticket per household\, which gives you entry to all of the 11 events. That’s 14 hours of community nature connection events and mentoring!! \nHere is what we have planned for you: \n1 Cartoon Story Catching\, Stretching and Hatching with Trace Balla\n– Tues 21st Sept 10-11am \n2 Imagination & Storytelling with Steph Brophy\n– Tues 21st Sept 4-5pm \n3 Scavenger Hunt with Logan Timmins\n– Thurs 23rd Sept 10- 11:30am \n4 Equinox Mandalas with Amy of Green Heart Ecotherapy\n– Thurs 23rd Sept 4-5pm \n5 Song Circle with Indrani Perera\n– Thurs 23rd Sept 7-8:30pm \n6 Deepening Nature Connection & Curiosity with Mel Turnbull & Claire Mosley\n(Adult focussed session)\n– Sun 26th Sept 10-12 midday \n7 Roleplaying Nature with Kat Hampton\n– Tues 28th Sept – 10-11am \n8 Nature Art with Claire Mosley\n– Tues 28th Sept 4-5pm \n9 Wild Bodies with Skye and Tanya\n– Thurs 30th Sept 11-12:30pm \n10 Nature Trivia Quest with Mel Turnbull\n– Thurs 30th Sept 4-5pm \n11 Village Cafe with Katrina and Aurora (Rita) of BeRegen\n(For Adults & Teens )\n– Thurs 28th 8-9:30pm \nMore details will follow \nNot convinced that we can do nature connection online?? \nHere is some of what folks have been saying about our recent online sessions: \n“I’m surprised how much I got from this session in just 2 hours. I am feeling so connected to people and feeling so inspired to continue these journeys and to keep showing up\, even online\, just using what we have. Thank you so much\, I can’t wait to show up to the next one!” Kellie\, teacher and mum\, Castlemaine \n“It was the right mix of connection with people in big groups and small groups as well as sending you out on adventures in nature so you’re not just stuck on a screen\, thankyou so much!” Indrani\, crafter\, poet and home educator\, Melbourne \n“I came in this morning feeling meh\, a bit flat\, and the things that we did today\, i feel so much better\, I feel like it has been medicine for me\, doing this work\, and participating with the prompts\, I feel so much better\, thanks so much!” Al\, Environmental educator\, Shepparton \nWe can’t wait to see you these holidays! \nBiig love from the Firekeepers mentor team
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-holiday-program/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210407T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210411T140000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20180215T185518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T031028Z
UID:2305-1617800400-1618149600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Village Camp- Autumn 2021
DESCRIPTION:It’s been a long year of rolling lockdowns\, fear and social isolation for Victorians. We have all been boxed in at home much more than we expected. Adults quickly learned how to work from cupboards and bedrooms\, lost their employment or soldiered on in essential services. Kids of all ages have been cooped up inside on screens for hours for school. Homeschoolers’ groups and activities were cancelled. Teens and young adults stuck at home missed hanging out with their peers and marking key rites of passage. Young kids too have skipped important transitions and have had much less interaction with children their age. Parents have been champions juggling work and parenting and remote learning in a very uncertain atmosphere. Single folk have done it tough being separated from family and friends. And elders have been shuttered up with fear and isolated from their communities. Pwoah!\n\nOne wonderful aspect that came out of the lock downs was a greater appreciation of the importance of nature\, wild spaces\, and for the simple things\, like veggie gardens and birds in our backyards. If this was you\, then we are sure that nature connection can continue to support us as we emerge from a year of disconnection.\n\nThough we may have gotten to know our 5km like the back of our hand\, I am hearing the call to stretch my wings and get out\, to smell the comforting smell of a campfire\, to hear kids voices trailing through the bush\, to relax into gentle conversations with adults that aren’t my housemates and are not on zoom!\n\nSo\, it is with excitement and relief that we present our Autumn Village Camp! After such a time of forced isolation and separation from people\, many folk found solace in the more than human world. In emerging from lock-down\, for many folks we hope that nature will continue to be an ongoing support in our healing.\n\nFeel the call to unwind and reconnect with a beautiful\, connective\, earthy community? Autumn Village Camp is what you have been looking for to ease your weary heart and soul.\nRediscover your inner wild.\nCome alive with a vibrant community of humans.\nImmerse yourself in the wonder and wisdom of nature.\nGather by the campfire and learn earth based skills.\nWatch your kids become more comfortable in the wild.\n\n“Attending Village Camp was a turning point in my life … There was a magic at camp that has stayed with me\, long after my tent was packed away. I left feeling so inspired\, it was a remembering\, an opening to possibilities for living that I had never conceived before.” Becky\, mentor and mother of two young children.\n\n~Come and reweave our village together~\n\nArrive to a warm bush welcome and settle into our beautiful surroundings as village life awakens around you. Explore the wonders of the natural world\, practice earth-based crafts and skills\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh\, sing and relax into the rhythm of the earth. Learn\, practice\, play\, gather\, rest as together we breathe life into the village.\n\nAdults\, kids\, teens\, parents\, elders and littlies will all find magic to discover in the village. In the past\, villagers have woven baskets from grass fibres\, made fire without matches\, practiced listening to the language of birds\, slept out in bush shelters\, engaged their senses to follow tracks and signs of life in the wild\, played wild games for hours\, eco-dyed garments in a bubbling pot over the camp fire\, shared adventurous stories and songs circles under the stars. What will we create together this autumn?\n\nEach morning\, awaken to the gentle\, melodic tunes of our morning singers (or awaken earlier to the chorus of birds emanating from the surrounding bush!)\nAfter breakfast\, gather with the whole village before the kids\, teens\, littlies and adults go their separate ways for a morning of play and adventure.\n\nKids venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush with experienced nature connection mentors. Together the mentors and kids immerse in story and song\, play games\, follow their curiosity and creativity as they wander and explore\, find animal tracks and practice wild skills and crafts. Over the days\, they will open into a deep awareness of the wild world as they connect with plants\, earth\, animals and each other.\n\nAdults choose their own adventure: learning earth-based skills and exploring nature observation and ecological literacy. With the kids off with mentors\, there is time for adults to engage in their own playful nature with awareness games and bushcraft activities – this is a chance for your archetypal ‘wild child’ to come alive. Some folks opt for deeply connective adult sharing circles where parents and adults alike are held in a safer space to share how folks are really traveling. A warm and welcoming wellbeing space catches tired bodies and souls throughout the day\, with tea and cushions and rugs a plenty.\n\nLittle ones who are still “in the pouch” gather together with their parents and mentors to play and have adventures a little closer to camp.\n\nTeens are empowered to lean in and co-design their own journey. This may involve deepening their nature-based skills and exploration\, epic adventures further afield\, leading and honouring rites of passage\, weaving their energy in with the adult program\, or being in service and supported to mentor younger kids.\n\nWith our village reunited after adventurous mornings the afternoons are free flowing. Villagers play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents with an impromptu workshop or board game or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax.\n\nAs the sun sets\, delicious smells waft from our fabulous cooks in the kitchen and with song\, hungry villagers gather to share in wholesome home cooked dinner around the fire. A natural storytelling space opens as the day’s tales of adventure and discovery and laughter bubble up to be shared.\n\nWhen the fire dies down and the stars come out\, tuckered out little ones are sung off as they wander off to their tents. Some nights lend themselves to after dark bush adventures too\, before a sleeping close to the earth and waking to the morning chorus again.\n\n“This camp is organised from the heart\, and holds connection to oneself\, land and community in a truly caring balance\,” village elder\, mother and artist.\n\n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” Journalist and parent of two boys 7 & 9\n\nWill you be there this time? Who and what will you bring with you for this magical experience?\n\n-Logistics-\n\nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all- from babies to elders and everyone in between.\n\nProgram:\nTickets include a Welcome to Country\, nature connection mentoring and facilitation\, morning and evening program\, camping accommodation (with flushing toilets and hot showers!)\, hot camp cooked dinner each night and workshop materials.\nParticipants need to bring a tent and camping gear.\nMorning mentoring program: 8:30-12:30\nSeparate programs for kids\, teens\, littlies (0-3) and adults\nKids aged 4 and up and teens go out in small similar aged groups with experienced nature connection mentors.\nAdult program of sharing circles\, earth-based skills\, nature observation and ecological literacy.\nA Roo & Joey program for parents and their children under 4 who are still “in the pouch” they stay closer to camp\, and go on smaller adventures.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and we have qualified First Aiders.\nThe kids return to their parents for lunch and an open space afternoon.\nDinner is served around 6 and an evening program follows.\nAll members are welcome to participate as much or as little in the activities as they need to feel at home in the village.\n\nFood:\nEach villager or family will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. Depending on fire restrictions\, there may be some space for campfire cooking\, but if you want cooked breakfasts or lunches\, it’s a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment.\nWe provide 4 delicious and kid friendly evening meals. Catering for omnivorous\, vegetarian\, vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If you have further requirements\, you may need to bring extra food to supplement.\n\nFor more details check out: www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp\n\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other” Village Parent”\n\nUntil 2020 village camps were happening just 3 times a year- Spring\, Summer and Autumn. In these times however\, we unfortunately can’t know when the next one will be.\nWe will be chopping wood and spinning the hand drill stalk ready to welcome you back into community and nature again\, will you join us for a yarn around the camp fire this April?
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/autumn-village-camp/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Mentoring,Music,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210313T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20210313T150000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20210125T153836Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210305T044318Z
UID:2293-1615633200-1615647600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Firekeepers Community Celebration Day!
DESCRIPTION:Let’s all gather to celebrate what we love about Firekeepers! – Yes\, let’s! \nFirekeepers exists to deepen connection with Earth\, Ancestors\, Ourselves\, Community and the More-than-human. We offer these strings of connection forward to future generations. \nIt has been 5 years since Firekeepers began running programs in parks and wild spaces around Melbourne.  \nIn that time\, we have: \n\n offered nature connection programs for kids\, teens and adults\, \nheld 8 incredible village camps\, \ntransitioned to online virtual village events held community picnics\, sharing circles and song evenings. \n incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation\, \nbeen supported by an amazing group of volunteers on the board of management. \n\nWe have brought together\, been supported by and learned alongside many many fantastic mentors\, parents\, kids\, adults\, teens\, elders and babies. \nTo start 2021\, let’s gather together to celebrate the place Firekeepers has held in our lives. \nOn Saturday 13th March\, we invite you to join us at Darebin Parklands. Yes! On (postponed) Valentines Day\, let’s share our love for Firekeepers and our relationships with community\, earth and the more-than-human! \nIn celebrating what has been\, we also look forward to envision the future of Firekeepers and this community. Firekeepers is built by community; each person brings themselves and their gifts into the spaces we share\, and together we create something magical and deeply connective – greater than the sum of our parts.  \nSo let’s dream together.  \nAs a community\, how do we envision Firekeepers growing into the future?  \nHow can we do more of what we do well\, more of the time? \n  \nHow will the day look? \nWhen? \n**New Date!** SATURDAY 13th MARCH from 11am to 3pm \n  \nWhere? \nDarebin Parklands in the amphitheatre \nGo to the end of Separation Street\, where you will see a toilet block and a big old bench table. Just down the hill is the amphitheatre. \n  \nWhat? \nThere will be some nature crafting to start with and time to sit down and have a picnic lunch – chat\, eat\, connect\, play\, craft (some of our favourite things!) \nWe will all gather together after lunch at about 12:30 for a song and a game then split off into a couple of different activities: \n\nWe will have a facilitated group process- to share about our experiences with Firekeepers\, some of our favourite things about this community and what we would love for ourselves and Firekeepers going forward.\nAdventure! For kids who would prefer an adventure\, we will head out with a few mentors to wander\, play\, practice our nature awareness skills and see what we discover along the way!\n\n  \nWhat to bring? \n\nPicnic lunch and water for you and your family\nA chair if you are not comfortable sitting on the ground\nHats\, sun protection\, what you need to feel comfortable in the weather\nAnd if you have any of the following to contribute\, that would be very welcome!\n\nPicnic blanket\nBunting or other decorations to hang around the space\nDrawing materials (esp. textas\, crayons) and simple craft supplies\n\n\n\nBooking essential- RSVP here \nWe will have a Covid 19 safe event plan in place. Please bring a mask and maintain social distancing. If on the day you are unwell with any symptoms\, we ask that you stay home. \nIf you can’t make the event\, we still would really love to hear from you- Share your words with us here: https://forms.gle/JtHCGheiJtbufaDdA \nBiig love\, from your Firekeepers Board Mel Turnbull\, Claire Mosley\, Noel Bear\, Steph Brophy and Kirsten Larsen
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/firekeepers-community-celebration-day/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Community,Free Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200928T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200928T090000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200915T170036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T170326Z
UID:2245-1601283600-1601283600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Spring Holiday Program- Online & Outside
DESCRIPTION:Finding it hard to peel the kids off the screens? Need a boost of inspiration and new ideas to get out into nature after our long winter? Want your kids to connect with other nature kids and mentors these holidays? \nWe are inspiring kids and families to get out and adventuring in nature these Spring school holidays during Covid 19 restrictions. \nThe sessions are designed for kids 5-12 (but they are universal passions\, so siblings and family members of all ages will likely enjoy being involved during the day).  Ideas and suggestions in the morning will help the kids find their own sense of agency to create this adventure for themselves\, hopefully with less help needed from parents. \nOur online and outside program will include: \nA 30 minute Morning session on zoom with a small group of kids (max 10) and 2 experienced nature connection mentors. Here kids will meet each other\, play games\, learn new skills and receive their nature play mission for the day. \n9 – 9.30 or 10-10.30* \nAND \nA 30-45 minute Afternoon session on zoom with the same small group and mentors\, where we each child will have a chance to share their story of the day\, have it caught and deepened by nature connection mentors. They will see each other’s magnificent creations and seed new explorations for the rest of the week. \n2-2.45 or 3.15 – 4pm* \n*Depending on popularity\, we may run 2 small groups each day. If we do we will break the kids into older and younger age groups. We will confirm your session time (9am +2pm or 10am + 3:15pm)\, the day prior to the event. \nWeek 1: Exploration and Mapping \nTuesday 22nd Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Claire M & Katrina\n\nJoin us for a day of exploration\, mapping\, and creativity! A day to deepen our relationship with our local areas and to explore what is special for us. \nWe will be tuning into our nature super powers\, to find out what unique places\, creatures\, and other magical secrets inhabit our local areas. \nIf you can’t access a local park within your 5km\, then this Mapping Day/ day of exploration can be experienced from your window\, your backyard\, your street. All options will be full of opportunities for creation! \nYou will need : basic art materials including paper and things to write and draw with. \nWeek 2: Cubby and Shelter building\nMonday 28 Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Mel & Claire M \nBuilding shelters connect kids with a sense of identity and place. But shelter building also involves connecting with the landscape\, with concepts of history and science.. and it’s loads of fun!!\nCan you make a shelter that would keep you dry from what you can find around you? How about a model one? How can you make a cosy home for yourself or for imaginative play/ Or a survival shelter? Or somewhere to camp out for the night? Will it pass the storm test? \nThis Shelter Building Day can be experienced at a local park\, in your back yard or even in your living room (perhaps not the storm test!). All options will be full of opportunities for creativity\, play and engineering! \nYou will need : we will help kids identify the potential equipment and materials they have at home or in their backyard or local park\, being mindful of environmental impact. They may also want the use of a phone or camera for taking photos of their creations.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-holiday-program-online-outside-2/
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200922T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200922T090000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200915T170036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T170110Z
UID:2242-1600765200-1600765200@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Spring Holiday Program- Online & Outside
DESCRIPTION:Finding it hard to peel the kids off the screens? Need a boost of inspiration and new ideas to get out into nature after our long winter? Want your kids to connect with other nature kids and mentors these holidays? \nWe are inspiring kids and families to get out and adventuring in nature these Spring school holidays during Covid 19 restrictions. \nThe sessions are designed for kids 5-12 (but they are universal passions\, so siblings and family members of all ages will likely enjoy being involved during the day).  Ideas and suggestions in the morning will help the kids find their own sense of agency to create this adventure for themselves\, hopefully with less help needed from parents. \nOur online and outside program will include: \nA 30 minute Morning session on zoom with a small group of kids (max 10) and 2 experienced nature connection mentors. Here kids will meet each other\, play games\, learn new skills and receive their nature play mission for the day. \n9 – 9.30 or 10-10.30* \nAND \nA 30-45 minute Afternoon session on zoom with the same small group and mentors\, where we each child will have a chance to share their story of the day\, have it caught and deepened by nature connection mentors. They will see each other’s magnificent creations and seed new explorations for the rest of the week. \n2-2.45 or 3.15 – 4pm* \n*Depending on popularity\, we may run 2 small groups each day. If we do we will break the kids into older and younger age groups. We will confirm your session time (9am +2pm or 10am + 3:15pm)\, the day prior to the event. \nWeek 1: Exploration and Mapping \nTuesday 22nd Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Claire M & Katrina\n\nJoin us for a day of exploration\, mapping\, and creativity! A day to deepen our relationship with our local areas and to explore what is special for us. \nWe will be tuning into our nature super powers\, to find out what unique places\, creatures\, and other magical secrets inhabit our local areas. \nIf you can’t access a local park within your 5km\, then this Mapping Day/ day of exploration can be experienced from your window\, your backyard\, your street. All options will be full of opportunities for creation! \nYou will need : basic art materials including paper and things to write and draw with. \nWeek 2: Cubby and Shelter building\nMonday 28 Sept\nGroup 1: 9am +2pm\nGroup 2: 10am + 3:15pm\nMentors: Mel & Claire M \nBuilding shelters connect kids with a sense of identity and place. But shelter building also involves connecting with the landscape\, with concepts of history and science.. and it’s loads of fun!!\nCan you make a shelter that would keep you dry from what you can find around you? How about a model one? How can you make a cosy home for yourself or for imaginative play/ Or a survival shelter? Or somewhere to camp out for the night? Will it pass the storm test? \nThis Shelter Building Day can be experienced at a local park\, in your back yard or even in your living room (perhaps not the storm test!). All options will be full of opportunities for creativity\, play and engineering! \nYou will need : we will help kids identify the potential equipment and materials they have at home or in their backyard or local park\, being mindful of environmental impact. They may also want the use of a phone or camera for taking photos of their creations.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/spring-holiday-program-online-outside/
CATEGORIES:Holiday Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200917T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200917T160000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200721T172718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T165211Z
UID:2233-1600358400-1600358400@www.firekeepers.com.au
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:20200916T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200916T200000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200722T031001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200915T162906Z
UID:2228-1600286400-1600286400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:FREE COMMUNITY EVENT Village Hearth: Adults’ Sharing Circle
DESCRIPTION:A 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. \n\nThis is a recurring event\, happening every 3rd Wednesday of the month\nFree event\n—-\n\n\nRegister in advance for this meeting:\nhttps://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwud-uoqjotGN0nKUnehSsC5MGTolqIMm4L \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/adult-sharing-circle-2/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Free Community Event,Mentoring,Outreach,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200906T222834
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200906T222834
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200203T091816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200203T091816Z
UID:2080-1599431314-1599431314@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Queer Wilderness Retreat: The nature of queerness and belonging
DESCRIPTION:Nature reminds us that being Queer* is both natural and something to be celebrated! Showing up as who we are in our own unique queer form is a celebration of nature’s diversity and honors our profound connection to the natural world and a deep sense of belonging. \nAccepting the fullness of our queer selves is both a radical act of rebellion against forces of hate and division\, and a radical act of communion with all living things. Now is the time to reclaim our roots and celebrate the gifts that our queerness brings to the world! \nCome join us as we move through the seasons of our queerness opening to and honoring our full nature. This ceremonial time is designed specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community. This journey will have guided\, intentional time on the land each day along with time gathering together in council to tell and witness our diverse and unique queer stories. \nAs one participant has put it: \n“In sacred circles before\, I have found an ally or two\, another queer person who understands in some fundamental way some part of my story. But to sit in sacred space with an entire group that shares that common thread\, that common understanding of shame and fear and celebration\, that is a gift that I had no idea until I stepped into that space that my soul was craving.” -Alicia B. \nThe retreat will be guided by Ruth Wharton and Pedro McMillan\, experienced Vision Fast and Queer Quest guides with the School of Lost Borders. All guides and assistants on this program identify as queer. \nLOCATION AND DATES: We will meet in the afternoon/evening of April 25th\, 2020 at Trentham East\, a 1 hour drive north of Melbourne. The program will end early afternoon on May 1st. \nENROLLING AND COST:\nTuition/Guide Fee: $975 AUD ($800 Concession) with limited scholarships available. A non refundable deposit of $350 is required and will hold your place.\nCamping Fee: $60\nFood not included.\nPlease email Pedro at pedro@pedrosplanet.com to enroll or enquire about scholarships. You can pay or put down a deposit through here:\nhttps://events.humanitix.com.au/queer-wilderness-retreat-the-nature-of-queerness-and-belonging \nLOGISTICS: Plan to bring a tent\, sleeping mat and sleeping bag to ‘car camp’ and food for the entire program. We will often share meals so bringing things that can be shared is a good idea. You can also eat alone if you wish. There is a outdoor camp kitchen for your use. \nGUIDES\nRuth Wharton:\nDeeply rooted in earth\, body\, ceremony and a long lineage of guides from the School of Lost Borders\, Ruth offers an abundance of love and fierce insight to those Ruth guides and mentors. Beginning to guide wilderness rites of passage at the age of 21\, Ruth’s experience spans over 2 decades\, supporting over 1000 people of all ages through initiation practices. As a licensed professional counselor\, wilderness therapist and guide\, play therapist\, and wilderness first responder\, Ruth has worked in a variety of settings supporting diverse people in meaningful life passages. As a guide working with the School of Lost Borders for over 20 years\, Ruth is also one of the founders of both the Women’s Fast and Queer Quest. Being gender expansive and having a strong focus on social justice\, Ruth is continually on the path of creating inclusive and accessible space for all people. Ruth continues to guide\, offer trainings and mentorship in the Wild Mountains of Colorado and around the world. Traveling to support communities cross culturally\, Ruth is continually learning from diverse landscapes and people inspired by our differences\, earth based common threads\, and shared humanity. \nPedro McMillan:\nAs an elder with long experience with rites of passage\, Pedro brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to teaching and holding space for those called to the land. Pedro has been a guide working with the School of Lost Borders since 2010 after nearly 15 years of participating\, training and assisting programs with the School. Pedro’s experience as a long time business owner and eco-entrepreneur gives him a clear view of the many challenges we face as modern humans and brings a strong and compassionate heart to rites of passage work. As a co-founder of the Queer Quest program at the School of Lost Borders\, Pedro also brings an understanding of the need to create inclusive and safe spaces for marginalized groups and is committed to the work of social justice. \nASSISTANTS:\nLocal nature connection mentors and guides Mel Turnbull and Emily Steele have both undertaken training with Ruth and Pedro through the School of Lost Borders and will assist with this program. \nThis event will be held on Dja Dja Wurrung land. We pay respects to the Dja Dja Wurrung people\, and their elders past\, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded. \nWe also acknowledge our past present and emerging queer* ancestors and leaders of all cultural diversities\, on whose shoulders we now stand. \n*We recognize and honor that the word “queer” has been used in the past as a derogatory term and may still be hurtful for some in the LGBTQIA+ community. Many of us have reclaimed the word “queer” and this has been both empowering and uniting of the multiple identities within the community. We use the word here as an inclusive term and shortcut for the LGBTQIA+ lettering.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/queer-wilderness-retreat-the-nature-of-queerness-and-belonging/
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Outreach,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200819T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200819T213000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200722T031001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200729T061152Z
UID:2121-1597867200-1597872600@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:FREE COMMUNITY EVENT Village Hearth Adults’ Sharing Circle
DESCRIPTION:A 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. \n\nThis is a recurring event\, happening every 3rd Wednesday of the month\nFree event\n—-\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/98302041729Meeting ID: 983 0204 1729\nPasscode: hearth\nOne tap mobile\n+61370182005\,\,98302041729#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,470364# Australia\n+61731853730\,\,98302041729#\,\,\,\,\,\,0#\,\,470364# AustraliaDial by your location\n+61 3 7018 2005 Australia\nMeeting ID: 983 0204 1729\nPasscode: 470364\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/acfpm4gkb8 \n\n\nSee less
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/adult-sharing-circle/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Free Community Event,Mentoring,Outreach,Rites of Passage
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200807T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200904T160000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200721T180031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200721T180031Z
UID:2112-1596808800-1599235200@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:The Art of Storytelling: Practice and Play!
DESCRIPTION:Have you noticed how a good story totally lights up a space? I have come to realise that storytelling at its best is very alive to the moment. Stepping into a story is like stepping into a great adventure. The storyteller\, like the adventurer\, has stepped out of known territory onto rocky\, uneven ground\, where each step is a conversation with the world. The teller\, like the adventurer\, must be alive to all that lives in the space. \nI have also noticed\, for myself at least\, that having a space to tell a story or to express my creativity\, can make me more alive to the world as I navigate life – on wanders\, sit spots\, in conversations with human and more-than-human beings\, at work\, while cooking dinner\, wherever it may be… Having a space into which my creativity can flow often seems to make me more alive to inspiration in the world around me. \nAnd I think we get better at things through practice and play. I want to practise telling stories with whatever ingredients are showing up in my life at any moment. I want to practise stepping off that ledge into the unknown territory of a living story. I want to practise stepping into the fear of the unknown\, into the place where I must meet each moment with presence and aliveness. I want to play with story and creativity and see what flows. Sometimes it might be terrible! I might get lost in my mind\, unable to find the flow. Other times\, the magic of a truly alive story might flow forth and light everyone up! \nWould you like to join me in exploring the art of storytelling in a space devoted to practice and play? No expectations\, no judgments\, a safe small-group space to play and explore the place where the imagination meets the world. \nWhen? \nFridays 2-4pm starting 7 August. \nWe will gather weekly for 4 weeks and see what emerges between us! \nCost: \nSliding scale from $40 to $120 for 4 sessions. \nIf you’re keen to join\, and this cost is prohibitive for you\, please be in touch with Steph at steph@firekeepers.com.au. \nStructure:\nWe’ll start with a short check in\, followed by some sort of story/imagination warm up\, then there will be space for 2 or 3 people each week to tell a story. You can bring a pre-prepared story or just some ingredients or sparks of inspiration. Or you could come totally empty-handed and see what emerges on the spot! I have a belief that we may realise that there will always be little sparks in there waiting for a place to show up\, no matter how unprepared or empty-handed we feel – I guess we’ll find out! The only guideline is that you don’t read your story from a page – you tell it and let it live… or fall flat. We will aim to finish with a brief check out to wrap up the journey we’ve been on together that day. \nWho? \nThis is for you if you believe stories are magic and want to share your love of stories with like minded group; if you want to explore story and storytelling in space that is supportive\, encouraging and playful; if you want to listen to stories from other explorers in the terrain of the imagination and feel able to be a non-judgmental\, supportive audience; if you feel able to commit to coming along regularly so we can build a safe space over time; if you feel ready to step into discomfort and trust in process over outcome. \nI mostly see this as a space for adults\, but kids who are keen and able to engage in a way that is supportive\, attentive and open to vulnerability are welcome. It’s an experiment\, so we can see how it unfolds. \nAbout me: \nI am Steph\, a nature connection mentor who has been working with Firekeepers while delving deeper into my own relationship with nature over the past several years. I remember being captured by the magic of story around a campfire about 5 years ago\, totally drawn in as the teller wove their tale. Since then\, I have been on my own exploration with story\, tiptoeing around the edges at first\, but going deeper with time and occasionally diving right into the depths! I am not an expert\, not a “master storyteller\,” but a lover of stories\, a lover of the spell that is cast by a magical tale and a consistent apprentice to the art of storytelling. I am curious about how storytelling interweaves with our connection to nature\, as well as to self and community. I believe we’re all born storytellers\, and I’m excited to continue to explore how we can uncover and open to that part of ourselves.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/art-of-storytelling/
LOCATION:Online- via Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200806T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200903T170000
DTSTAMP:20260617T011658
CREATED:20200721T172718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200804T041607Z
UID:2102-1596729600-1599152400@www.firekeepers.com.au
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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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: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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UID:2036-1585573200-1585922400@www.firekeepers.com.au
SUMMARY:Wild By Nature Village Camp- Autumn 2020
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to rediscover your inner wild? Do you want to immerse your family in the wonder and wisdom of nature while learning earth based skills? Do you want your kids to develop a deeper appreciation for living close to nature? \nJoin us this as we gather together to weave our very own village. Bring along your friends\, kids\, parents and grandparents to co-create a magical experience of connection\, fun\, traditional living skills and slowing down in a beautiful bush camp. \nSome feedback from our camps:\n“We left with a deep sense of belonging and community. A connection with earth\, ourselves\, each other”\n“A most amazing\, life altering experience for young and old” \n“From 2 kids saying ‘Do we have to go’ to ‘When is it happening again?- I don’t want to leave!” \n“We had a ball- learned heaps and would recommend to any family” \n“Great way to get the whole family into the bush. Age is no barrier- Just prepare for fun!” \nSo… \nWho is this for?\nEveryone! This is a family friendly\, drug and alcohol free event\, with the program open to all. A true village embraces all ages and faces\, we welcome diversity. \nHow does it work?\nYou arrive with your tent and camping gear to a warm bush welcome. For five days we will explore the natural world around us\, create fire without matches\, make baskets and other earth crafts\, play games\, share stories around the campfire\, laugh and sing\, and take a much needed breath of fresh air. \nEach morning\, kids\, youth and adults will embark on their own adventures\, each group exploring\, playing in and learning from the natural world. While the kids (aged 4+) venture out into the bush with experienced nature connection mentors*\, the adults stay closer around camp to learn earth-based skills and practice nature observation and awareness. Younger children (up to 3 years old) will stay with their parents/carers\, with an optional ‘roo and joey’ program for them to participate in too. Alternatively\, the young kids can stay with their adults while they participate in the adult program.\n*All of our mentors have Working With Children Checks and qualified First Aiders will be on hand should the need arise. \nAround lunchtime\, the kids will return from their adventures and rejoin their families for lunch and a free flowing afternoon. There will be time for village members to play with new friends\, practice their new skills\, share their talents or just chill out. Some might wish to head off for a wander or take some quiet time to rest and relax. \nWhat about food?\nEach family or person will bring their own breakfast\, lunch and snacks. There will be some space for campfire cooking\, but it would be a good idea to bring your own camp cooking equipment. \nWholesome dinners* will be cooked on and shared around the campfire in the evenings\, a space to share stories from our day full of adventures\, sing songs and relax in the atmosphere of the tribe. After the evening program we will head to our swags for a restful sleep to prepare for a new day of fun and adventure! \n*We are able to cater for omnivorous\, vegetarian/vegan\, gluten free and dairy free dietary requirements if notified on booking. If this isn’t you\, you will need to bring extra food to supplement. \nMorning programs\nFor the kids:\nEach morning with the camp mentors\, children and young people (aged 4+) will venture into the bush to experience a free flowing exploration of the surrounding bush. The mentors will guide the children’s play in a safe way and enable each child to connect with the natural world around them. We aim to create a safe space in which the children can listen to their own creativity. We will play games\, immerse in story and song\, wonder at the nature that surrounds us\, find animal tracks\, and learn wild skills such as fire\, shelter and craft. Through this play and exploration\, the kids will drop into a new awareness of the wild world around them\, connecting more deeply with the plants\, the earth\, the animals\, and with each other. \nFor the adults:\nWhile the kids adventure out into the wilds\, the adults will be invited on their own journey of learning and discovery. We will explore earth-based skills and crafts such as fire-by-friction\, string making\, coal burnt spoon crafting and basket weaving. We will also explore the Core Routines of Nature Connection through skills of observation and awareness\, bird language and natural movement. The archetypal ‘wild child’ will come alive through games\, nature play and connective activities. There will also be time to share and listen in circle. \nFor the littlies:\nA Roo & Joey program is offered for parents and their children too young to head out with the kids. This is facilitated by a mentor and is flexible to meet the needs of kids under 4 and their parents. Sometimes the Roo and Joey group will be close to home base and other times they will journey out into the wilds. We are sensitive to the fact that the practicalities of camping with a toddler or younger child will probably mean that parents can’t participate fully in the adult program\, as parents with older kids can. We want to support these parents to come to camp and be a valued part of the village\, which is why we offer the Roo and Joey program at a reduced price. \nFor the teens:\nWe will offer a varied program for teens in our village\, which will change each camp. In January our teens went off together on an over night hike with experienced mentors. There will be a focus on skill development as well as connection to self\, other\, community and nature and the more than human. We will work toward holding rites of passage for the young people that we are growing in our village \nParticipation in all activities is optional – we encourage individuals to listen to their own needs and follow their own curiosities. \nBookings open now. \nEarly bird tickets available until Sunday 23rd Feb. \nhttps://events.humanitix.com.au/autumn-wild-by-nature-village-camp-2020/
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/wild-by-nature-village-camp/
LOCATION:Riddles Creek
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Camps,Community,Holiday Programs,Home Ed Programs,Rites of Passage,Young Adult
ORGANIZER;CN="Firekeepers":MAILTO:villagecamp@firekeepers.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200207T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200327T150000
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SUMMARY:Rewild Fridays Feb- March 2020
DESCRIPTION: \nAn Urban Dive into Deep Nature Connection Practices\nThe old ways are new again for the many now seeking to (re)learn the skills\, practices and mindsets of our ancestors – everything from our food to footwear. \nIt’s a movement that’s become known as ‘rewilding’; a return to a wilder or more natural\, instinctive way of being. In contrast to the ‘back to the land’ movement of the 70’s\, rewilding is as much urban as it is rural – wildness rather than wilderness. \nLearning daily practices to ground ourselves in the rhythms of nature\, and acquainting ourselves with the plants\, animals\, and elements of our bioregion\, we can begin to cultivate deep connection with earth wisdom\, ourselves and each other. \nAre you ready to create time for deep connection in your life?\nRewild Fridays is an ongoing program dedicated to exploring deep nature connection practices\, nature play\, community building and traditional earth skills within a small group of under 12 participants. \nTogether we will explore and experiment with practices and activities that will serve to embed us into the land we live (yes the city!)\, the more-than-human-world\, and each other. The goal here is connection – to self\, earth and community – the pathway to a life of vision and joy. \nWhat do we mean by Deep Nature Connection Practices?\nSpending time outdoors does not necessarily cultivate a deep connection to nature. Pioneers in the field drawing on anthropological study of indigenous cultures\, science\, and a long hard look at the effectiveness of environmental education have found that there are core practices that quickly create strong bonds of connection between humans and nature. \nSimple and repeatable practices such as tracking\, bird language\, sensory awareness and attuned mentorship are some of the most effective and ancient techniques that exist to enable profound connection with nature\, with ourselves\, and with each other. By understanding our relationships with the animals\, plants\, weather and wind\, and various aspects of the natural environment around us\, we re-pattern our brain and nervous system to activate what are known as ‘the attributes of connection’ – happiness\, vitality\, the ability to listen deeply\, increase empathy\, helpfulness\, true aliveness and gratitude for life\, compassion\, forgiveness and the quiet mind. \nWhat might we get up to?\nHere are some of the activities we may explore. Repeated over many weeks\, these practices strengthen the threads of connection until they become strong ropes of relationship. \n\nSit spots\nTracking\nBird Language\nMapping/Navigation\nIndigenous Knowledge\nNatural Movement & Awareness\nThe Art of Wandering\nNature Games and Play\nNature Literacy and Ecology\nWild Edibles and Medicinals\nFire-by-Friction\nNatural cordage and rope\nShelter Building\nEco-Dye\nHide Tanning\nBasket weaving\nHide Tanning\nCeremony\nCommunity Building\nCampfire cooking\n\n“For me\, Rewild Fridays has been an insightful and enchanting journey of both nature connection and self-discovery. Utilising a combination of traditional skills\, listening\, silence\, stillness and enquiry\, Claire and Mel have artfully guided my deepening connection to the natural world and opened my senses to a conversation I never knew existed. I will never be the same.” Seth Consedine\, Father and Osteopath. \n“Rewild Fridays gave me the skills\, knowledge and confidence to engage with the wild places all around me. It’s not just in the national parks an hour drive from my house – the wild is in my backyard\, my local park\, that tree right next to the milkbar. It’s made me feel more alive.” Michelle Kovacevic\, Mother and Community Organiser. \nThe Facilitators\nMelissa Turnbull  and Claire Dunn are both passionate about nature connection and have been studying for many years with experts in the field such as Jon Young from the 8 Shields Institute. The main facilitators of the program\, Mel and Claire will also invite various experts in the field such as naturalists\, ecologists and skills experts to guide. Indigenous involvement is also something that will be sought (see more below). \n  \nThe Details\nRewild Fridays is a regular dedicated program of study and nature adventure held on Fridays between 9.30am – 3pm over four teaching terms in parkland settings within Melbourne’s inner north. A couple of times a term we venture out of the city for a day long ‘excursion’ for immersion in a wilder landscape or during particular foraging seasons such as mushrooming in autumn. \nWhy is this not on a weekend?\nRather than an extra-curricular activity\, this is a commitment akin to any other program of study. And besides\, we like family/play time on weekends. \nDates\nThe term will consist of 8 dates in Feb/March: \nFeb 7 – Core Routines of Nature Connection – Melissa \nFeb 14 – Excursion for Coastal Foraging – Guest Facilitator Christine Rockley: \nFeb 21 – Bird Language – Claire \nFeb 28 – Expanding Sensory Awareness – Melissa \nMarch 6 – Holistic Tracking Adventure – Melissa \nMarch 13 – Plant Communication – Guest Facilitator Rosie Cooper. \nMarch 20 – Basket weaving – Melissa \nMarch 27 – Fire-by-friction – Claire \nRegistration: \n5 class passes $375 waged / $350 concession \nDrop-in passes: $85 waged / $75 concession \nCancellation Policy\nTickets are only valid for this term. Dates of attendance must be confirmed before term starts. Date changes within the term can be made with at least one week’s notice of the session you are cancelling. No refunds or date changes with less than a week’s notice. No refunds available. Half term passes must be booked in by the previous Friday. No refunds on drop in tickets. If you can’t attend a Friday you are booked in for\, you may on-sell your pass. \nWe acknowledge that we will meet and learn on Wurrundjeri and Boon Wurrung Country. We acknowledge the the Kulin Nations as the First Peoples of this land. We thank them for caring for the land and the waterways and value the sharing of their knowledge and stories. We pay respects to their Elders: past\, present and emerging. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
URL:https://www.firekeepers.com.au/event/rewild-fridays-term-1-2020/
LOCATION:Melbourne- Northern Suburban Parklands\, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Young Adult
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20200324T130000
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CREATED:20180615T203419Z
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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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