— Nature Class, 2025 —
Monday (5-6yrs), Tuesday, Wednesday (5-10yrs) & Thursday (5-12yrs) - ages are a guide.
Pricing: $900 10 wk term, equiv. $90 per child per day
(experiences, travel & materials inc. in cost).
Drop Off / Pick Up: 9.00am - 2.00pm, Palm Beach with 'Breeze' the bus for experiences immersed in our natural environment from Forest to Coast.
Offering children to be immersed in nature based experiential learning, to enrich childhood through shared experiences from forest to coast. Our experiences are a vessel to develop social emotional intelligence, meaningful relationships, confidence, practical holistic skills & connection (to country, community, ourselves, others & our environment).
To secure your child's place, please apply for place by selecting below, we will contact you to consider your child for our groups, if offered a place lace you will be sent a link to book & make payment ($180 deposit to secure place). The remainder amount to be due prior to term or the payment plan continued from there.
Term Schedules To Be Announced.
Term One —
| Monday Dates: | Feb 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7. |
| Tuesday Dates: | Jan 28, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1. |
| Wednesday Dates: | Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 2. |
| Thursday Dates: | Jan 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20, 27, April 3. |
Term Two —
| Monday Dates: | April 28, May 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, July 7. |
| Tuesday Dates: | April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17, 24. |
| Wednesday Dates: | April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25. |
| Thursday Dates: | April 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19, 26. |
Term Three —
| Monday Dates: | July 14, 21, 28, Aug 4, 11, 18, 25, Sept 1, 8, 15. |
| Tuesday Dates: | July 15, 22, 29, Aug 5, 12, 19, 26, Sept 2, 9, 16. |
| Wednesday Dates: | July 16, 23, 30, Aug 6, 13, 20, 27, Sept 3, 10, 17. |
| Thursday Dates: | July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 14, 21, 28, Sept 4, 11, 18. |
Term Four —
| Monday Dates: | Sept 29, Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1, 8. |
| Tuesday Dates: | Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec 2, 9. |
| Wednesday Dates: | Oct 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov 5, 12, 19, 26, Dec 3, 10. |
| Thursday Dates: | Oct 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4, 11. |
*Please note, our 10 week terms are formed around QLD public holidays.
Our core values are Community — Connection — Creativity. To reflect this, each term we collaborate with other local providers & properties to share knowledge & learn from others wisdom from within our community.
This is our offering to support your children's learning journey whether it be schooling, homeschooling, unschooling or distance education; gifting you time while children form healthy foundations for life.
Here, children can be challenged, grow & ground in nature, develop an understanding of who they are & where they belong (heart, awareness, identity & character), as well as the world around them & its many forms of beauty.
The benefits of mixed age learning is valued in Nature Class.
Email: theheartfolk@gmail.com to enquire.
— Change Requests —
— Contact us via email to express interest in having your child on additional days or if you would like to change days in 2025. We will contact you with a place offering when available and aim to accommodate your family as best we can.
Please note: casual bookings will not be available, though a trial day will be offered when available before term commitment is required.
— Pricing —
Term Pricing: $90 per child per day for 10 weeks / $900 for term duration place. This includes all experience costs, including travel & materials.
Term Payment Plan Available — please contact us to arrange this option, bookings are commitment to the full 10 week term, for the full term amount of $900 per child.
*Please note: Booking a place for the term secures your place for our Nature Class experiences & creates a consistent foundation for children to learn, connect & grow.
Please see terms of service.
Payment Plans Available: fortnightly payments of $180 with commitment to the full term required (a total of 5 payments per child's place over the 10 week term).
— Relational Living & Practical Learning —
— Creative Character Development —
Throughout the term we will be focusing on developing social & emotional intelligence. Ryan will lead the groups through our Creative Character Development, which combines creative play with character development through games, shared experiences & intentional conversation that focus on training children for life, in areas of: awareness (self, others, environment), stewardship, empathy, co-operation, integrity & contribution.
While we will aim to deliver everything promised, we will change plans for unforeseen circumstances. Please note: all activities are subject to restrictions & weather as well as minimum number requirements.
— Term schedule available, contact us to view.
Our heart beat is to nurture families as a whole; developing awareness, purpose, identity, health & character with an outward focus on contributing to community.
— Bookings —
Places are limited, once sold out only trial bookings will be made available if places they become available throughout the term; contact us to be added to our waitlist or express interest to join waitlist.
Please consider our Terms of Service prior to booking, all bookings are final. Due to our limited spaces available, a missed day is a missed day with no make-up dates or refunds offered. However a place to our upcoming Family Nature Gathering may be offered if this occurs; with reasonable requests to be considered.
Full Term Bookings are guaranteed a place weekly, casual bookings may become available during the term though they are dependant on the days Nature Class experience, capacity & suitability for the group dynamic.
A term schedule of experiences will be released at the beginning of term. Though even the best plans will need to adapt and change at times, as they are subject to restrictions, availability, safety, group dynamics, weather & minimum number requirements. An alternative plan for the day will be communicated with families should this occur on any given Nature Class day. If a planned experience is missed due to this, it will be missed with no alternative day offered.
Please note: prior to each Nature Class, you will be receive an email with the day's schedule & key information such as what to bring included. Each booking will be required to complete a Waiver & Consent form once for our record, prior to attending.
We are here if you would like to talk anything through, please email: theheartfolk@gmail.com.