Gracemere Farmstead

10/04/2026

https://www.gracemerefarmstead.com/bushschool

This is where personalities grow strong, curiosity runs wild and every child finds their place.

Bush School: real skills, real confidence, real connection.

Mondays 9am to 1pm

April 20, May 4, 11, 18 and June 1, 8, 15 and 22

Overnight Parent/child camp June 26/27 (Extra cost).

Cost: 1st child $70 ($280) and subsequent children $50 ($200) Paid in 4 week blocks

OR Paid per term $490 for 1st child (one week free), $350 for subsequent children

Facilitated by Stephen Schofield (B.Ed, M.Ed) Over 30 years teaching experience. Experienced home school parent. Current Working with Children check, first aid, CPR and anaphylaxis.

Please Call Stephen on 0430912612 for more details or to enrol.

31/03/2026

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25/03/2026

Bush school Term 2 enrolling now! We had a fabulous Term 1 program and Term 2 will be even better.

25/03/2026

Would you like to have your own eggs? Point of lay hens available now. Isa Brown Free Rangers. Contact Stephen for details on 0430912612.

06/03/2026

We have had our 5th week of Bush School. Cooking their own damper on a stick over a camp fire was one of the highlights. Learning about the effective ways to arrange and start a fire was fun for all. Compasses were introduced for the first time. The interactions with the new piglets and the baby chicks was also very enjoyable. We look forward to more fun learning next session.....

03/03/2026

We are at today with plenty of fresh pasture-raised eggs.

This will be our last market till May so don't miss out on buying some delicious eggs!

25/02/2026

Check out our latest newsletter!

Why are our chickens different? At Gracemere Farmstead our meat chickens are raised outdoors in comfortable mobile shelters and shifted daily onto fresh, bio-diverse and chemical free pastures. This is good for the chickens and also beneficial to the pastures. They are fed certified organic feed pur...

20/02/2026

Bush School at Gracemere Farmstead is full steam ahead. We had our 3rd session last week. Children enjoyed consolidating their knot tying and lashing skills to make a tripod, enjoyed sit spot nature reflection, a nature treasure hunt, an opportunity to ride a donkey and more! Enjoying all things bush and nature!! Can't wait for next week.....

12/02/2026

Bush School @ Gracemere Farmstead is up and running. We have had two Monday sessions already!! We have been enjoying a wide range of outdoor activities and learning many skills. It's not too late to join us. We can work out payment pro-rata. Please call or text Stephen on 0430912612.

05/02/2026

Our Bush School is up and running! We had our first session last week with a group of very keen children and some parents as well. We enjoyed "sit spot" time where we all enjoyed observing nature with our senses. We had interactions with some of the farm animals including the newest baby lamb and the adorable pigs. Searching for animal foot prints was so much fun as was learning some basic mapping skills. Learning how to tie a clove hitch with rope was enjoyable too.

28/01/2026

Last call for registrations for our Bush School starting next Monday 2 February 9am to 1pm. Connecting with nature and learning through discovery. Contact Stephen on 0430912612.

23/01/2026

We just had two excellent days of Summer Fun @ The Farmstead with children enjoying a wide range of activities. On Thursday children were engaged in real life farm tasks collecting eggs, moving and feeding the hungry pigs and meat chickens. We also had some fun games and a farm mega challenge. Today we learned about some of the aspects of permaculture. Children made their own wicking pots, mini food garden and a "seed bomb". Lots of fun for all who came.