Wild Wonderers
BUSH SCHOOL
Our signature programme aimed at 7-13 year olds.
A wonderfully immersive and transformative experience that combines wonder whilst wandering. Where children are gifted the time and space to follow their CURIOSITY, develop deep connections with others, and GROW in confidence. All whilst being in the healing and calming effects of nature.
This programme facilitates the development of life skills such as collaboration, co operation, communication, teamwork and persistence whilst solving problems through creative and imaginative thinking. Their confidence in themselves grows which they take back to their life and their learning elsewhere.
They will develop important life skills by developing and advancing their bush craft skills through:
shelter building - fire starting and cooking - bush exploration & navigation - using knives as tools - making hunting and gathering implements - crafting with natural materials - problem solving challenges - survival first aid - natural and bush medicine and more…
Each term they will graduate from the programme with their own piece of survival equipment and when they have proved themselves responsible and capable they may receive a knife or flint. (FULL TERM attendees only)
This programme runs on various days in Invercargill and Gore and each day is limited to just 15 children. This enables us to be able develop the best relationship with your child, understand them better and to help unlock their potential.
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Term 4: 2025 |
Spring-Summer |
Term 4: 2025 | Spring-Summer |
Join us for more barefoot adventures this term. Warmer days, more beach days for beach combing and exploring. Lots more grounding and earthing with shoes and socks off and building up those Vitamin D reserves
INVERCARGILL Dates: Tuesdays
Time: 9am - 2.30pm (We are based around Sandy Point)
Dates and Prices:
1st HALF TERM: 14th October - 5th November [4 weeks] $296 per child (1 space)
2nd HALF TERM: 12th November - 9th December [4 weeks] $296 per child (excluding 18th November) (1 space)
FULL TERM: 14th October - 9th December [8 weeks] $520 per child (excluding 18th November) (4 spaces)
(Sibling discount $494 per child for Full Term, $282 per child for half term)
Mid week Bush School is a great way to create positive learning experiences, to release the stresses of the week and break the tension before it builds up leaving your child feeling invigorated and motivated for their other learning after being challenged and having their curiosity ignited.
GORE Dates: Wednesdays
Time: 9am - 2.30pm (We are based around Sandy Point)
Dates and Prices:
1st HALF TERM: 15th October - 6th November [4 weeks] $296 per child (2 spaces)
2nd HALF TERM: 13th November - 10th December [4 weeks] $296 per child (excluding 19th November) (2 spaces)
FULL TERM: 15th October - 10th December [8 weeks] $520 per child (excluding 19th November) ( spaces)
(Sibling discount $494 per child for Full Term, $282 per child for half term)
“We can best help children learn not by deciding what we think they should learn and thinking of clever ways to teach it, but by making the world, as far as we can, accessible to them.” — John Holt
“Let children experience the natural consequences of risk and failure, and they will build true strength.” — Magda Gerber