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Gallery | Bluebird Cobram Kindergarten hosts a school among the gumtrees

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As Amity Baker, 3, shows, you’re never fully dressed without a smile and a bear beanie. Photo by Taylah Baker

Bluebird Cobram Kindergarten has answered the call of the wild.

On Thursday, June 13, about 25 kindergarteners planted their feet on Thompson’s Beach, nestled on the scenic banks of the Murray River, for their weekly ‘Forest School’ session.

This innovative program, which commenced in 2021, is about more than just seeing the forest and the trees.

It offers the youngsters a chance to grow holistically – boosting their curiosity, resilience, and environmental awareness through outdoor play and hands-on learning activities.

Last week, the children were joined by a Dutch Thunder Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation representative to assist in their ‘Foster A Native’ initiative.

Together, they scoured grasslands and rocky roads to collect koala scat for vital conservation research and were thrilled to spot three koalas, a few kangaroos, and a possum habitat.

Courier photographer Taylah Baker trudged through the bush alongside the young explorers to snap all the action.

Aylah Sneddon, 3, sitting pretty for a photo. Photo by Taylah Baker
Ready to launch down the boat ramp are Amity Baker, 3, Trae Toohey, 4, Freya Stillard, 3, (front) Matthew Wesselink, 5, and Oscar Tran, 4. Photo by Taylah Baker
Amity Baker, 3, ready to rock, roll, and throw a stone into the Murray River. Photo by Taylah Baker
Proud as punch, Angel Selelo, 4, shows the scat samples he collected. Photo by Taylah Baker
Remi Tomlinson, 4, responds to the call of the wild by imitating koala sounds. Photo by Taylah Baker
Eve Kidd, 4, and Aaliyah Sisco, 4, are natural-born climbers. Photo by Taylah Baker
Kobii Diwell, 4, collecting koala-ty samples. Photo by Taylah Baker
Kindergarteners at Bluebird Cobram branched out during their Forest School session. Photo by Taylah Baker