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
The official and last gathering of our wonderful toddler group. We will miss you! Come back in the summer, when the days lengthen. Of course we had skipping. A mum took the prize of 20 skips! The gift to Luis Eating pheasant and popping pop corn The tour of the wood, which began in the… Continue reading KFS December – Last day of Term
We couldn't have planned it better. Luis bought along his very much alive bantum chickens, on this day that for random reasons, we bought along 4 dead game birds, 2 pheasants and 2 partridge. We all felt the the life in the bantum chicks who were amazingly tame and easy to be handled. Their names… Continue reading KFS – December12 – Birds alive and dead and their insides
Kinda Elders in the woods 