Flint & Steel. Igniting Nature Connection in Bellingen, New South Wales | Education

Flint & Steel. Igniting Nature Connection

Locality: Bellingen, New South Wales

Address: Kalang rd 2454 Bellingen, NSW, Australia

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13.01.2022 Come down and check us out at the Koala Picnic! We will be taking bookings for our school holiday program AND supporting Koalas!

11.01.2022 Calling all LANDOWNERS! We are looking to collaborate! Our beautiful Kalang site is vulnerable to flooding and we are looking for a backup site for our Quoll Kids Bush School program. Our program facilitates deep nature connection for kids through essential bush skills and wild play. We don't want to cancel our programs so we are seeking landowners who can provide an alternate space to run Quoll Kids if our Kalang site is affected. ... Ideally, you would have... some open space for games some bushland/forest for shelter building, games, and exploration access to water - creek, beach, or river (not essential) within a reasonable drive to Coffs/Bellingen town centers If this sounds like your place and you are passionate about kids being kids in the outdoors, please send us a message or email [email protected]

10.01.2022 Hey parents! Do you have a wild one? We are now taking bookings for our school holiday bush school program! Located just 15 mins from Bellingen in the lush Kalang Valley, we will explore what it means to feel at home in the bush. We will build shelters, play games, explore, make fire by friction, have fun with bushcraft, learn about our wild fur and feather friends and so much more. Quoll kids is the perfect antidote for boredom, screen time and frazzled parents ... Limited spaces available! Come one or both days! 3-5 year olds https://www.trybooking.com/BNANM Monday 11th Jan 6-8 year olds https://www.trybooking.com/BNBHA Wednesday 6th Jan and Wednesday 13th Jan! 9-13 year olds https://www.trybooking.com/BNBLN Friday 8th Jan and Friday 16th Jan Quoll Kids is run by lead mentor Yasmin Maher, an accredited high school teacher and self confessed nature nerd! Quoll Kids came about after the realisation that traditional education systems left little room for outdoor exploration, creative play and adventure. Yasmin has mentored with Bluegum Bushcraft, studied tracking with Tom Brown Jr's Tracker School and learnt about wild edibles with ReWild and Jake Cassar Bushcraft. She is also excited to start Nature Mentor Teacher Training with Nature Philosophy next year after completing their course, Nature One.

09.01.2022 Tadpoles! A beautiful 8 mins

07.01.2022 Hey wild ones! We have a full and exciting nature immersion holiday program planned for your wildlings! Spaces are filling fast and are limited! Hit the link in my bio to book now! At Quoll kids, we explore what it means to be at home in the bush through play, Bushcraft, songs and stories. ... We will make shelters, create fire by friction, make a survival kit, explore our animal friends, read tracks, learn to navigate, read the weather and so much more! Today, we are also at @thegreatkoalanationalpark picnic at Urunga with nature crafts and games! Come down and hang with us! See you soon wild ones!

07.01.2022 All the rain this year has made for an abundance of wild foods. This is a small sample of what we have around Kalang. Blue Quandong, finger lime, bunya nut, greater plantain seeds and sandpaper figs. The finger lime was planted here and the Bunya were a gift from a great friend up the valley. As always, only harvest a small amount as soo many animals and birds rely on these seasonal garden gifts.

03.01.2022 Hey Bellingen Parents, did you know that Ngaarrila preschool (Out Kalang) run an amazing Nature Play session every Monday?? Check out the post for details! We are also taking bookings for our April School holiday program! See our post this afternoon for links to book! Spaces limited

02.01.2022 Hey parents! Have you booked in your wild one? Spaces are filling fast! -BOOK NOW, follow the links below OR scan the QR code in images!- Located just 15 mins from Bellingen in the lush Kalang Valley, we will explore what it means to feel at home in the bush. ... We will build shelters, play games, explore, make fire by friction, have fun with bushcraft, learn about our wild fur and feather friends and so much more. Quoll kids is the perfect antidote for boredom, screen time and frazzled parents We run in all weather and in the event of rain, we will gather under our tarp shelter for bushcraft, songs and stories by the fire. Limited spaces available! Come one or both days! Use code SIBLING when booking for 10% in the same age group 3-5 year olds https://www.trybooking.com/BNANM Monday 11th Jan 10am -1pm For younger Wildlings, parents are welcome to help their little one transition. 6-8 year olds https://www.trybooking.com/BNBHA Wednesday 6th Jan and Wednesday 13th Jan! 10am - 3pm 9-13 year olds https://www.trybooking.com/BNBLN Friday 8th Jan and Friday 16th Jan, 10 am - 3pm Please provide a healthy packed lunch (no sugary sweets or drinks) and a full, refillable water bottle as well as suitable clothes for a variety of weather conditions, including a hat. Quoll Kids is run by lead mentor Yasmin Maher, an accredited high school teacher and self confessed nature nerd! Quoll Kids came about after the realisation that traditional education systems left little room for outdoor exploration, creative play and adventure. Yasmin has mentored with Bluegum Bushcraft, studied tracking with Tom Brown Jr's Tracker School and learnt about wild edibles with ReWild and Jake Cassar Bushcraft. She is also excited to start Nature Mentor Teacher Training with Nature Philosophy next year after completing their course, Nature One. We are joined in by our drop-in mentors who are all experienced and have current working with children checks. Many are early Childhood, Primary or Steiner trained teachers with a passion for deep nature connection and bushcraft.