Celebrating International Mud Day

Those who have been at Bold Park for a while will know that for some strange reason the whole school plays in mud at the end of June each year. We are in fact celebrating International Mud Day which was first celebrated by Bold Park students, along with the children of the Panchkhal Orphanage in September 2009. Now this celebration has spread throughout the world as a way to connect children to the natural world.  

You can read about the origins of this celebration on the World Forum Foundation  web page at

 http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/nepal-and-australia-coming-together-on-mud-day-2013/

This year the Bold Park Community has come together to achieve something remarkable. The group travelling to Nepal will not only celebrate International Mud Day with our friends.They will also complete a renovation project at the orphanage and take with them a donated trampoline, soccer jumpers and wheel chairs from the Rotary Club of Scarborough Wheel Chairs for Kids project. Thank you so much for supporting this project. It is important in our philosophy that our students and families see themselves as a part of a global community, connected and respectful in every way.

At Bold Park we are busy constructing mud slides for our Mud Day celebrations. Our children will not be able to jump off the back of an elephant but they will be able to slide down into a mud pond, make mud bricks and enjoy marshmallows around the campfire. 

Our Mud Day will be on Friday the 28th of June from 12pm. More details will be distributed by your class teachers next week. You are of course invited to join the fun.

I like the romantic image of children all over the world playing in mud at around the same time. somehow connected through Mother Earth, connected through childhood, nature and passion for adventure. We need more Mud Days in our lives.

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The 7-9's Camp on Rottnest

Two weeks ago the 7-9 year olds experienced their first overnight camp at Rottnest Island.  Aware that the children would, in coming years be involved in camps around the state and as far afield as Canberra, camp coordinator Stephanie Hitchings began planning back in July.  The historical and cultural focus of the island fitted well with our learning programs; it was thought that having both 7-9s classes attend together was a good way of collaborating and bringing them all back together in preparation for class structures for 2013; and the students got to experience Tim Vidler’s enthusiasm for the outdoors which strengthened this connection too.

The children were very excited about going, and even asked to stay an extra night when we were leaving. It was a fabulous experience for everyone involved and words really cannot describe how proud we are of the children. It was a scary thought for many of the children to be away from home for the night, and for many it was their first time to Rottnest. All of the children challenged themselves though and they are now proud and pleased that they could do it. While on Wadjemup (the Aboriginal name for Rottnest) the children climbed the lighthouse, even those children afraid of heights! They also explored the tunnels and the gun at Oliver Hill, and they learnt about the local Aboriginals. There was also plenty of time for relaxing and playing. The children swam, hunted for crabs, made cubbies in their bunks and played spotlight.

Aiden “I think Rottnest is great, but it was hot! There were lots of quokkas that were cute, but there was a lot of quokka poo and it stunk. We played Angry Birds and we went to the museum, the salt store and the beach.”

Chiara “When I went to Rottnest I didn’t like the ferry at all. I liked the big climbing frame and the quokkas a lot. I also liked the swimming. When we went swimming I saw a giant crab. I didn’t get a good look at it because it was covered in sand and had a big crowd around it. A bit later I went back in the water and saw some fish.”

Parents that came along made the experience an especially safe and comforting one (as well as lots of fun) so we would like to thank them again for all their attention and care. 

Stephanie is now thinking about next year’s camp!  Rottnest anyone?