[ 14 December 2011; 9:30 am to 2:01 pm. ] Spend a day at the Dolphin Research Center in Hastings. Go inside an inflatable, life size whale and learn what is important to these giants of the deep.  Then complete the “Don’t pee in my pool” program about pollution and it’s effects on dolphins and other marine life.  Two groups, 5-7 year olds and 8-12 [...]

[ 9 December 2011; 9:45 am to 12:30 pm. ] Lego land is on again. Year levels 1 – 2 are welcome to the Mooney Ponds Lego Education Centre on the 9th of december, 2011. Once in the hallowed halls of construction nimble fingers and agile minds will set to task and ‘invent a machine related to the home:  egg beater, fan, car’ to name a few. [...]

[ 24 November 2011; 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Artplay at Birrarung Marr are holding a Lego activity.  Build with thousands of Lego bricks and use solar panels and windmills etc to build energy efficient city buildings for Melbourne.  Thursday 24th November at 11:30am.  Duration 1.5 hours.  Siblings not permitted.  Young children should have an adult nearby for assistance.  Artplay is behind federation Square.  [...]

[ 21 November 2011 to 25 November 2011. ] 21st – 25th November 2011

This event will be conducted online in the Australian Homeschool Network Online Chat Room and access will be available to ALL Australians – regardless of location. There will be daily online workshops and forums for anyone that is considering Home Education or for those who are new to Home Education and [...]

[ 1 December 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Alice Garrick is coming to Rosebud.  Alice is a singer/songwriter for children.  This event is for children aged 2-5 years only. $5 per child with a group maximum of 10.  It will be held at the Rosebud library in the meeting room.  Session will run from 1-2pm with the singing and dancing happening for 30 [...]

[ 19 December 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Monday 19th (after Eltham Orienteering)

Chocolate Art Workshop for KIDS – in Warrandyte $12.00

Making a chocolate Cottage or Tree – and you keep all the supplies to make more!

On: Monday 19th December 2011 At: 2-4pm

We have orienteering in Eltham at 10am on this day, then we can zip back to Warrandyte for this afternoon at our [...]

[ 19 December 2011; 9:30 am to 1:00 pm. ] Orienteering at Eltham Dec’ 19th

Date: Monday 19th December

Time: 9.30am arrival for a 10am start – approx’ 12noon

Venue: Eltham Lower Park (miniature railway)
Main rd eltham
Melways 21H10
9.30 arrival, 10am start

Bring a picnic table and chair/blanket – this park has no tables nor facilities, please BYO (it would be lovely if you bring a plate to share & a [...]

[ 8 November 2011; 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Orienteering Nov 8th Keilor

Date: Tuesday 8th November

Time: 10am arrival for a 10.30am start – approx’ 1pm

Venue: Brimbank park, Keilor
(Melways ref 14H9, entrance melways 15 B10)
Car park B, follow orienteering signs
enter via keilor park drive, keilor

Fees: $15 per child (we are subsidising some of these fees with HEN’s assistance)
(parental assistance is required & parents may walk / [...]

[ 23 September 2011 7:30 pm to 24 September 2011 8:00 am. ] BALLARAT OBSERVATORY – Make a Bush clock, watch 3D space movies, view the stars through a telescope (Scroll down for details)

When: Friday 23rd September 2011

Time: 7.30pm (2.5hrs approx’) (please ensure you are here 10 minutes prior, we need to enter as a group)

Venue: THE BALLARAT OBSERVATORY The Observatory is located on the corner of Magpie [...]

[ 13 January 2011 to 22 January 2011. ] 13-22 Jan 2012

$8 per person per night.

Southend bush camping – here is where we stay:

- surrounded by bushland, with the beach just over the sand dune.

Our blog: http://homeschoolhippies.blogspot.com/2010/02/magnificent-south-end.html
More Photos available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10712525@N03/sets/

Things we usually do:

·         Carpenters rocks coastal walk
·         Sand boarding [...]