It was Gina's birthday, so we had a cake (baked in our Dutch oven) and a box to hit to get out the surprise - a Pinata. In tools the Apprentice's made toadstools and mushrooms. Lewin bought along his mini bike, which was immediately popular, and it rocked around with the tricycle with different tribe… Continue reading 2019KFS – Wednesday Feb 27
It started with looking at the stuff found out of the pond 3 years back which were on the old electrical cable table also dug out of the ponds when dregged: Old boots, an old frying pan probably used by the Americans (it was big!) when they were stationed here during the war), and some… Continue reading 2018 Archeology and Evidence
Snow cold, fire going, tribe arriving, porridge on, Michael's huge spoon stirring. We are missing a few, down with seasonal colds and under the weather. Molly, Ben, Max Gabriel, we missed you. A riddle hunt began: 'I am about 80 years old. The gift left by many men (Americans?) has been the food for trees… Continue reading 2019KFS Home Ed Jan 30 – bottles and bats
We did so much this day.I must find my notes! With David and Gina joining us, we were well covered with diverse teaching and support. We ventured into the Park. Here's one image of our adventure, by the naming of trees. Oak, Hazel, Maple and Yew. When we returned we were welcomed with hot chocolate… Continue reading KFS2019 Home Ed
We began the Story of John Muir, introduced by Eloise. A Yorkshire man, with a very strict dad, who as a young lad emigrated to the US, followed his passion for wilderness and helped establish America's first National Park, Yellowstone National Park. Pheasant Cycle - grain in the gullet. Giblets added to Clarissa and burried… Continue reading KFS2019 Home Ed – Life Cycles and Tri cycles
It was a day of ANIMALS - a veritable ZOO First we found mouse and squirrel in the woods, swinging in a basket on a swing, snuggled up in leaves. Returning to base the tribe found that the Dragon food they prepared last week was missing from the oven. "Did the toothless dragon come?', they… Continue reading KFS2019 – Monday Tribe
Our first Saturday meeting was on a dull January day, in which the first thing we did was make a fire! (After being welcomed into the wood by Crow) . We explored. We explored our new Forest friends. We walked our boundary. We found Clarissa, the ponds and the old boots and ended up at… Continue reading KFS 2019 – Saturday January 12
Ben, Max, Rosie, Bo, Ava, Jack, Mua, Gabriel, Tristin, Molly, Karl, Lewin, Gracie,Mabel, Darcy and finally Fin. Then Mell, Eloise Kym and Rachel (and Rupert appeared briefly). We all met this Wednesday in Kaliwoods - old and new. We chose a card and said why we thought we'd chosen it. It spoke of Freedom, I… Continue reading KFS2019 – Home Ed January 9
Joey and Laurie, Flicity and Benny, Gwen and Rowan, Anna and Brooke, Ly and Rosie, Karma and Leela, Eloise, Kym and Rachel arrived in Kaliwoods on a January Monday morning for the start of the Monday Tribe. The first to meet us was Crow, (seen below just peeking in the middle) then with Leela's help… Continue reading KFS 2019 First Monday tribe
Kinda Elders in the woods 