Spring Earth Kids 2022 - 3 day program

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’ .

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 kids learn about the animals and plants at the Farm through observation and supported questioning, explore Indigenous knowledge, experiment with Earth Arts and bushcraft skills, and put permaculture into practice.The program is for children aged 6 to 12 years of age, and goes from Tuesday to Thursday from 9am to 3pm each day (drop off from 8.30am and pick up until 3.15pm). 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></ul><ul><li>Bushcraft - building shelters, making string, making fires;</li></ul><ul><li>Ecoarts – creativity using natural materials; </li></ul><ul><li>Indigenous understanding – storytelling, cultural sharing;</li></ul><ul><li>Earth connection – '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>_____________________________________________________________________________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 an Earth Kids program, we'll give as much notice as possible and tickets will be fully refunded for the days that are cancelled._____________________________________________________________________________PRICING FOR 3 DAYS:***$30 off all tickets until 5 September 2021**Health Care Card Holder/ Low income:$200 | $170 for additional childrenGeneral:$270 | $240 for additional childrenFour part-scholarship places available at $140 (GST inclusive) per child for parents with Health Care Cards. There are also limited volunteer places for parents, with their child/ren's attendance discounted. Contact Emma at education@nscf.org.au <a href="mailto:education@nscf.oarg.au" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> if you are interested in these options.

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