Activity Details
Island Bay Scout Hall | Dover street, Island Bay, Wellington
$675.00 for 9 sessions | One place remaining
Run by Everyone Out
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Our Everyone Out Nature School programme is based at Island Bay Scout Hall where tamariki (children) aged 5 to 12 years old can explore and learn in a free-flowing outdoor environment. Our one-day programme runs for 9 consecutive Thursdays within the school term, offering tamariki the opportunity to build confidence, resilience, and a deep connection with nature during the school day.
Our base at the Scout Hall has large outdoor space for adventure and discovery, with bush, mature trees and a large open grass space. The environment and our equipment is rich with opportunities for free play, self-directed learning, and hands-on experiences. We take spontaneous and planned excursions in the surrounding area to deepen children’s understanding of the natural world. The immediate area has numerous opportunities for tamariki to explore different environments including a large stand or pine tree, orchard and community garden, an area of regenerating bush and the large open expansive of the golf course. We take planned trips to the Island Bay marine reserve most terms.
Each session is child-led, allowing tamariki to follow their interests in a supportive and enriching environment. Possible things your child may do or learn include:
- Exploring the area and its diverse plant and animal life
- Flexing gross motor skills and improving physical competence by climbing, running, jumping, balancing and swinging
- Building shelters, using ropes and creating imaginative play spaces
- Engaging in arts using natural and recycled materials, valuing process over product
- Storytelling, drama, and having a safe space to express themself
- Taking a quiet moments with books, laying in a hammock or chilling in a tent
- Learning how to use tools and kept themselves safe around fire
- Making and cooking kai (food) over a camp fire or cooker
A primary purpose of Everyone Out Nature School is to provide for authentic, self-directed learning to build skills such as; collaboration, problem solving, risk assessment, resilience, confidence, determination, creativity, imagination, empathy and respect for themselves, others and the environment. Our mixed age programmes allow for Tuakana-Teina relationships to blossom, where older tamariki support and mentor younger ones, fostering leadership and cooperation.
Our programme is led by experienced kaiako (teachers) who are passionate about outdoor learning and child-led exploration. Our staff are skilled in fostering curiosity, developing teamwork, and ensuring a safe and engaging environment for all tamariki.
Time: 9:15AM – 3:15 PM (Drop-off between 9:00 – 9:15 AM, Pick-up between 3:00 – 3:15 PM)
Term fees can be paid in up to 3 instalments, with the first payment due before the first day of the programme.
We look forward to welcoming your tamariki to Everyone Out Nature School, where they can immerse themselves in adventure, play, and discovery!
Island Bay Scout Hall | Dover street, Island Bay, Wellington
Please park in the angled parks on Dover Street. If you live near by consider walking or taking the bus, on the number 1 bus route.