Bush Kinder
Bush Kinder is part of our 4-year-old program for the Penguins and Turtles groups. It takes place at beautiful Braeside Park on Thursday mornings during Terms 2 and 3.
A mounting body of evidence suggests that outdoor activities in a natural environment benefit children's health, well-being and development.
Children can find abundant wildlife (cockatoos, caterpillars, rabbits, ducklings, a possum and a tawny frogmouth) and love running, climbing and jumping.
They've even built a 'campfire' and made 'Wombat Stew' - without the wombat!
Need to know
Parents drop children off at 8.30am at a set meeting point in the park. The staff and children return to kinder via bus transfer at 12pm. Children are collected from Mentone Pre School as usual at 4pm.
Parent Helpers are encouraged to join in the fun - click below to read through the full Bush Kinder Handbook!
