About Us
Our Goals
Through Nature Playgroup and the Bush Kindy Program, we strive to support children to develop self-motivation, concentration, confidence, independence, resilience. and self-esteem.
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We hope to encourage the children to work individually or in groups to problem solve, be creative and occupy their time independent of man-made equipment.
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Children are natural learners. Our kindy program aims to provide your child with the time and an ideal environment for them to learn in 3 hours of uninterrupted play in the bush, using what nature has provided as learning materials but also with incredible facilitators with a passion and dedication to Early Childhood Development.
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Bush Kindy will be a special part of your child’s week, connecting to themselves, each other and the environment around them.
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We value community. We hope that our wild parents will also be able to connect in a way that will build their own support network and community.
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We value child led learning, messy play, sensory stimulation and simply trusting children and their ability. Our biggest wish is that this program can help get children outside more, understanding that this is so much more difficult than just a few short decades ago.
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The Research
Health research recognises a strong relationship between daily exposure to nature and healthy human development. It is therefore critical to encourage outdoor play and find ways to reconnect children to nature in the places they live.
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The Department of Education states, "Current research clearly shows that natural environments and outdoor play are beneficial to children in many ways.
Playing outdoors is important for developing capacities for creativity, symbolic play, problem solving and intellectual development. Outdoor play has clear physical benefits for developing children including helping children to acquire gross motor skills, eye-hand coordination and helping to prevent obesity.
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Sensory stimulation derived from interacting with natural environments allows children to learn with all of their senses. These senses include seeing, hearing, touching and smelling. It is well known that physical activity is beneficial for children in many ways. In a recent review of literature concerning children outdoors, Munoz examines research linking time spent outdoors to increased physical activity, healthy development and overall wellbeing.
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Research also shows that children who have trouble concentrating benefit from playing outdoors, as after playing outdoors these children are better able to concentrate on tasks.
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Natural environments give facilitators opportunities to teach children about caring for the world in which we live. Seeing plants grow and change throughout the year helps children to understand and learn more about nature."