Join us in 2024 for our weekly for our Bush Kids Forest School families program at Royal Park, in Parkville. Situated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People only 4 km north of Melbourne City Centre covering 188 hectares, Royal Park is the largest park near the CDB with vegetation almost exclusively Australian native, wetlands, billabong and a stunning Australian native garden with abundant birdlife, insects and wildlife to discover.

Our Bush Kids Forest School program incorporates hands on learning, adventurous and risky play, bush walks discovering local flora and fauna.

Some of the activities that will be included in our Bush Kids Forest School program are:

• • • Rope knots, cordage and construction
    • How to safety use tools (hammers, saws and drills ) and construct things out of wood
    • Whittling with wood
    • Bush walk learning about the local fauna and flora
    • Snake awareness and bush safety
    • Nature connection games
    • Ecological storytelling
    • Creating, crafting, making art with natural materials

This program is run by Penny, a certified level 3 Forest School leader, Primary School Teacher and certified children’s yoga instructor.

Forest School is an all weather outdoor program and will only be cancelled in the event of an extreme weather warning; fire, storm, high temperatures and strong wind.

Ages: 3.5  – 6 years (siblings under 18 months are welcome to attend for free).

*Parents are required to stay and are responsible for their children at all times.