The start of Term 4 saw the weather warm up significantly and the UV readings reach Extreme. We were however able to get a few days Bush Place at Monteagle in before we began Centre Bush Place. After a holiday break the children were eager to see if the fox we have been observing had [...]
This is just a quick post to share the photos of Bush Place under water..... I visited the site today and was amazed at the amount of water covering our Bush Place site. There are two dams in the neighbouring paddock that were overflowing and the empty dam that the children run [...]
It has been a very cold and wet start to the term for our Bush Place groups this term, It has also been unfortunate that we have had to cancel some days for many reasons. If this happens and your child attends on another day and you would like them to go, please email me [...]
The previous two weeks of Bush Place have been wet and cold and I am very proud of the number of children who continued to come to Bush Place during this time. Last week we stowed our gear in the shelter each day and went for a walk. We often find that the children are happier to [...]
Bush Place this week has been all about bonfires, cubbies, foxes, bones and holes. On the bus, the Tuesday group were all chatter about the bonfires they had over the June Long Weekend. On arrival at the site, four of the children ran off to collect wood to build their own bonfire in the fire square. This play evolved from bonfires to include camping [...]
Welcome to the first Bush Blog of 2015. I envisage this blog as a weekly round up of the learning and exploration that have taken place at Bush Place each week. While I am waiting for families to give permission for photographs of their child to be included in the blog, I thought I would [...]
When doing Centre Based Bush Place I try to follow the children's lead and wait until I am asked before I set up an experience. This usually results in lots of days of the Fantasy Basket, tools and ropes. I try to mix this up by introducing some teacher initiated experiences as well. Muddy Faces [...]
Wow, what an amazing year of Bush Place we have had at the Monteagle wild space this year. A huge thank you goes out to Monteagle Public School for allowing us to use their amenities and grounds. Bush Place couldn't happen without an adventurous but safe site for us to use. A huge thank you [...]
The Fantasy Basket is the most requested experience the children ask me to get out for them. It was originally the Fairy Basket but with the addition of handmade wooden dragons, it became the Fantasy Basket. The Fantasy Basket that goes to Bush Place has only natural materials that are not found on site, pine [...]