CONNECTION | WONDER | DISCOVERY

Learning Opportunities in Nature for Children and Families

Love for Learning

True in Nature offers outdoor learning experiences for children and families.

We provide:

  • Bush SCHOOL

  • Bush PLAYGROUP

  • Holiday programmes

  • After School Programmes

  • Birthday experiences

  • Personalized group experiences

At True in Nature, our vision is to provide engaging and nurturing learning opportunities for children to be truly inspired learners and explorers through discovering the wonders of our local natural environment.

You can enjoy watching how your children grow in confidence through a VARIETY of activities:

  • Bushcraft skills including working with fire, hut building, safe use of knives as tools, survival skills, and foraging.

  • Tree climbing, forest exploration and navigating.

  • Whittling and knife work

  • Crafting and building with natural resources

  • Imaginative free play                

  • Team games and challenges

  • Story telling

  • Cooking and more…

These of course will be tailored to suit the group and mother nature will be our guide.

“Children deserve to grow and learn in a place and alongside a force that is as wild and alive as they are” -Nicolette Sowder

What will your child learn and experience?

Our programmes offer stimulating learning opportunities that promote self- responsibility, collaboration, cooperation, effective communication skills, problem solving, self challenge and managing risks.

OUR PROGRAMMES

BUSH SCHOOL | BUSH PLAY GROUP | HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES

AFTER SCHOOL | BESPOKE EXPERIENCES

BUSH SCHOOL

Wild Wonderers: 7-13 year olds

A fun filled adventurous exploration developing bush craft skills and forming deeper connections with nature and others. Term long (6-8 weeks). A full day, during school time. A programme that supports and enriches the NZ school curriculum

Holiday Programmes

An exciting one - three day experience full of wild adventurous fun. A perfect way to entertain the children during the school holidays knowing that they will come home tired but fulfilled and full of stories.

BUSH PLAYGROUP:

Curious by Nature: 1 - 5 year olds

A bush kindy style playgroup that encourages your toddler/ young child to unfold naturally in their own time and way. By using the gifts that nature provides as the perfect props to inspire curiosity your child will be provided with everything they need for each stage of their physical development.

This programme is for families and bespoke curious by nature programmes are created for educational/ other groups . Please go to the personalized programmes if this is you.

Grounded in Nature: 5-13 year olds

After School Programmes providing an opportunity to unwind from a busy week, develop confidence through child lead imaginative play and (be) challenged through bushcraft and survival skills as outlined above.

Personalized Group Experiences

Creating experiences or programmes for your group.

Suitable for school groups, ECEs, Home based child care providers, other community groups, private groups.

All ages

Birthday Experiences

Bespoke Birthday experiences created to suit your child’s passions and interests, catering for up to 20 children. Prices from $195. Please get in touch via the contact form with your requests.

“Thank you Katie and Gareth for providing such an amazing experience for my two boys!

They had the two best days ever, and gained some great confidence, new skills and new friends.

They also had the opportunity to strengthen their appreciation of nature and the blessings of where we live.”

— Parent

Where your child can be

TRUE in

NATURE

Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
GarethandKatie@trueinnature.com

Phone
0226381497