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SUMMARY:Currawong Kids - Home School Nature Club - Term 1
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 31 January – 4th April (10 weeks). \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: $295\n2 siblings: $495\n3+ siblings: $595\nConcessions and payment plans available\nContact Mel on  0421343073 mel@firekeepers.com.au for more info or fill out this form to book.\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-1-2019/
LOCATION:Darebin Parklands
CATEGORIES:Currawong Kids,Home Ed Programs
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SUMMARY:Rewild Fridays
DESCRIPTION:An 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). \nThe Details\nRewild Fridays is a regular dedicated program of study and nature adventure held on Fridays between 9.30am – 3pm in parkland settings within Melbourne’s inner north. It is envisaged that every fourth or so Friday we will adventure to a location within about an 1 hour of Melbourne for an immersion in a wilder landscape or during particular foraging seasons such as mushrooming in autumn. \nMost participants commit to full terms of study (and play) however we will offer a number of ‘drop in’ passes each week. \nWhy is this not on a weekend?\nRather than an extra-curricular activity\, we would like this to be considered a commitment akin to any other program of study. And besides\, we like family/play time on weekends. \nHow much will this cost?\nTerm passes are available for the Summer 2019 term running every Friday from Feb 1 to April 5. \n$765 for waged \n$675 concession \nHalf-term (5 session) passes are also available: \n$425 waged \n$375 concession \nDrop-in passes: $95/$80 \nTo book\, head here \nPlease email info@naturesapprentice.com.au with any questions or call Claire on 0466 523 326. \nDates\nThe program will run every Friday between Feb 1 and April 5. Dates of attendance must be confirmed before term starts. We will then break for the Autumn Wild by Nature Village Camp. Mel and Claire will both be present for at least half of the Fridays\, and some days solo facilitating\, or bringing in guest presenters. \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-2019/
LOCATION:Melbourne- Northern Suburban Parklands\, Melbourne\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Adults Programs,Community,Young Adult
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