Educated by Nature's mission is to build resilience, through connection, by creating opportunities for children, families and teachers to learn within nature.
Through their various programs, Educated by Nature aims to increase the mental, emotional and physical health of children and in doing so, foster stewardship and a deep love for the natural environment.
As a Social Enterprise Educated by Nature values play, challenge, risk, curiosity, health, empathy and identity. Mentoring and teaching participants the three Pillars of, Care for self, Care for Others and Care for the Environment, Educate by Nature aims to help children build individual, community and environmental resilience.
Programs are available for families with primary aged children, schools, local councils and other organisations at various locations across the Perth area.
Services
School holiday program (KIN Village) $85 per session
KIN Village is a ‘drop and leave’ school holiday program for 6-12 year olds, that allows children to freely explore their world and community with the support of Nature Educators and Mentors. At a 'regular' KIN Village day (although no two are ever identical) children have the opportunity to:
- Use real tools to build, construct and tinker
- Build rafts and explore the river foreshore (location dependent)
- Learn how to light and tend fire using fire steels (season dependent)
- Construct cubbies and huts
- Connect with mentors and leaders
- Explore nature, find animals, insects and plants
- Play wilderness awareness games
Locations include Crawley, Guildford and Hamilton Hill (season dependent)
After school program (Bush Inventors’ Club) $205 per term
Bush Inventors’ Club is a nature-based after school program providing a space for fun, a space for play, a space for connection – with nature, with other people and most importantly with self. At Bush Inventors’ Club, children have the opportunity to:
- Use real tools to build, construct and tinker
- Build, invent and create
- Construct cubbies
- Connect with mentors and leaders
- Explore nature, find animals, insects and plants
- Play wilderness awareness games
- Set personal goals and conquer challenges
- Explore fire management and safety (season and location dependent)
Locations include Wembley, Crawley (home school and afterschool) Guildford Grammar School (enrolled students) and Christchurch Grammar School (enrolled students).
Nature based incursions starting from $420
Our nature-based incursions are designed to connect students (and teachers) with the natural world through play. The sessions are designed to empower students through the opportunity to develop skills and find individual and collaborative success in the transformation of natural objects. Incursions themes include:
- Muddy Gully
- Imagination Village (suitable for Kindy - Year 3)
- Tinkering Zone
- Hut Building
- Flag Making
- Fire (season dependent and suitable for Years 3-6)
