Term 2 Earth Kids Homeschool  Program - Wednesday Mornings

Urban City Farm demonstrating permaculture principles.

Northey Street City Farm

Earth Kids is  an experiential program of outdoor discovery that supports children to become ‘nature smart’.

Wednesday mornings 18 May to 22 June 2022.Earth Kids is about supporting children to become ‘nature smart’ - to have the knowledge, understandings and skills to engage in creating a more sustainable world – in a fun and interactive way.This is an experiential program of outdoor discovery in which children learn about the animals and plants at the Farm through observation and supported questioning, experiment with Ecoarts and bushcraft skills, and put permaculture into practice.The program is for children aged 6 to 12 years of age. Parents can chose to drop children or stay with the group.The hours are from 9.30am to 12.30pm each day (drop off/arrive from 9.15am and pick up until 12.45pm). On the final day there will be an afternoon gathering with parents and families from 12.15pm - 1.15pm.The parents handbook and enrolment form can be found at: http://www.nscf.org.au/home/learn/youth-education/holiday-programs/For any enquiries, please email: Emma at education@nscf.org.au.Each program differs according to the seasons and includes a diversity of activities. Some of the activities are:<ul><li>Gardening – planting, harvesting, composting, bush tucker and learning about seasonal changes;</li><li>Bushcraft - building shelters, making string, making fires;</li><li>Ecoarts – creativity using natural materials;</li><li>Indigenous understanding – storytelling, cultural sharing;</li><li>Earth connection – &#x27;magic spots’, mapping, wandering and other activities to support understanding of the web of life and the elements that all life is made of.</li></ul>For a full program, email Emma at education@nscf.org.au.__________________________________________________________________________Coronavirus (COVID19)In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are taking additional safety and hygiene practices. We are following the current COVID Safe Checklist for Restricted Businesses and staying up to date with any changes to Public Health Directions.If we need to cancel any days of the Earth Kids program, we&#x27;ll give as much notice as possible and tickets will be fully refunded for the days that are cancelled._________________________________________________________________________PRICING:Early bird fees: $240 (general) | $170 (low income/ parent Health Care Card holder)Full fees: $270 (general) | $200  (low income/ parent Health Care Card holder)For every additional child there is a $30 discount.A limited number of one day tickets are available for most sessions at $45 (low income) | $55 (general). Use the discount code &#x27;1DayConcession&#x27; to get $10 off for low income / concession card holders.There are limited volunteer places for parents, with their child/ren&#x27;s attendance at $140 and 4 part-scholarship places available at the same price for parents holding health care cards. Contact Emma at <a href="mailto:education@nscf.oarg.au" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">education@nscf.org.au</a> if you are interested in these options.All fees are inclusive of GST and the Eventbrite booking fee.Early bird tickets are available until Sunday 17th April.

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