Gallery | Bluebird Cobram Kindergarten hosts a school among the gumtrees

This innovative program, which commenced in 2021, is about more than just seeing the forest and the trees.

It offers the youngsters a chance to grow holistically – boosting their curiosity, resilience, and environmental awareness through outdoor play and hands-on learning activities.

Last week, the children were joined by a Dutch Thunder Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation representative to assist in their ‘Foster A Native’ initiative.

Together, they scoured grasslands and rocky roads to collect koala scat for vital conservation research and were thrilled to spot three koalas, a few kangaroos, and a possum habitat.

Courier photographer Taylah Baker trudged through the bush alongside the young explorers to snap all the action.