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August 2017

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Common school activities include bush walks and foraging. Photo: Meghan Walker
A new school offers a different type of education – one focussed on outdoor play. It’s 11am on a Monday morning at a little school next to the bushy Clevedon Scenic Reserve. There is a group of kids on the front porch of the school, soaking up the sunshine. One boy plucks away at a […]
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