SHEN - Sydney Home Education Network

Home School Sport Program- 10-week @1pm - Register by 4 May
2025-05-06 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Sydney) | NSW
Welcome to All Star Active’s 10-week Homeschool Fitness Program! 🎉
At All Star Active, we believe that movement is the foundation for learning, growth, and confidence. Our 10-week homeschool fitness program is designed to keep students active, engaged, and thriving through a dynamic blend of sports, fitness, and educational movement activities. With a focus on fun, skill development, and social connection, our sessions help kids build confidence, improve coordination, and develop a lifelong love for movement in a supportive and inclusive environment.

📍 Program Details:
Every Tuesday 1pm, Deverall Park Condell Park
MAY 6th – 8th July

Registration Link : https://forms.gle/VxTpcy6aBbfywRGn6

✅ 1-hour weekly sessions, 10 week program.
✅ Blended educational/curriculum and Multi-sport activities (Soccer, Basketball, Oztag, Fitness sessions & more), to promote educational development of health and wellbeing
✅ Fun, social & inclusive environment
✅ Option to use Active Kids vouchers, sibling discount available.
Registration closes 5th May.
All inquiries in**@***************om.au 0473 029 379

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru at Australian Museum 6 May 11:30am
2025-05-06 11:30 - 15:00 | Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW, 2101, Australia
Explore the rich heritage of some of the world’s most captivating civilisations at the Australian Museum’s Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibition. Using a combination of state-of-the-art projections, video and priceless artefacts, this immersive experience offers an unparalleled glimpse into the opulent history of the Andean people.
Come face to face with over 130 ancient artefacts including exquisite jewellery, funerary objects from royal tombs and one of the most impressive gold collections to tour the globe. These priceless treasures illuminate the artistic brilliance and cultural sophistication of ancient Peru, offering fascinating insights into the daily lives, spiritual beliefs and extraordinary achievements of these ancient civilisations.
Marvel at the wonders of legendary Machu Picchu, the pinnacle of Inca engineering. You’ll unravel the mysteries of how ancient Peruvian societies flourished in harmony with the challenging environment and learn why their innovations continue to inspire awe today.
NB! A small side area showcases erotic ceramic artefacts that illustrate the Andean fascination with natural life cycles, birth and death.
Each Child $16 only 1 parent per family
At the Australian Museum on the 6th May 2025 At 11:30am

Rotary Youth Awards 2025
2025-05-04 | NSW
The Rotary Youth Awards aims to provide students with meaningful recognition for their diverse achievements and engagement within the community. Our goal for this award program is to provide the opportunity for students to gain knowledge, experiences and connections through a meaningful investment in their passions.

Through the award ceremony, we hope to join the community in celebration of our exceptional local youth. The event will be held on Sunday, 25th of May, in a location in Beecroft. Exact location and timing soon details are soon to come!

If you are student in Years 11 or 12 who embodies one of our many award categories, please nominate yourself. If you would like to nominate yourself for multiple awards please complete the form several times.

APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE on Sunday the 4th of May 2025 at 11:59pm.
The award categories are as follows:

Volunteer of the Year
Young Sportsperson of the Year
Young Journalist of the Year
Young Performer of the Year
Young Engineer of the Year
Young Environmentalist of the Year
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Young Creator of the Year
Young Changemaker of the Year
Bill Grant Memorial Award (Future Educator of the Year)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyVCpG-ZLvV4FGfA39kl8Dil1BLMgs0-yqU__8EBBptp53eg/viewform

🛹 Homeschool Skateboarding Sessions – Sydney Park
2025-05-02 10:00 - 11:00 | NSW
Skate Now is running Thursday morning group skateboarding lessons designed just for homeschoolers!

Ages 5–16
Small group format
Supportive, progressive learning
All gear provided if needed
Active Kids vouchers accepted

🕙 10am Thursdays | Term 2 starts May 2
📍 Sydney Park, St Peters
💲 $260 for 8 weeks | Book online: https://skate-now.com.au/book-now/

Equinox Martial Arts Academy - Homeschool Classes Tues & Thurs from 10:15am
2025-04-29 10:00 - 12:00 | NSW
Homeschool Classes now available at:

Equinox Martial Arts Academy
https://equinoxacademy.com.au/
Insta:@equinoxmartialarts
Location: 18/390 Eastern Valley Way, Roseville 2089
Number: 0422 132 651

Times:
TUESDAY and THURSDAY
10:15am – 11am 5 -6 year olds
11 – 12pm. 7+

Hands on event: Cook4Good at Kids Giving Back (Homeschoolers giving back)
2025-04-29 10:00 - 12:00 | NSW
What: Hands on cooking session at Kids Giving Back. Kids Giving Back is a Not-for-Profit, service-learning organisation aiming to build generous generations.
When: 10am-12 noon, Tuesday 29 April
Who: Homeschoolers aged 8+
What:
Homeschoolers will work together to prepare a large number of nutritious meals full of colour and flavour at our Paddington Hub. These meals are then donated to one of the organisation’s charity partners who distribute the food to their homeless community. Event flyer is here.
Cost: $45 per child (strictly 8yo+). Payment directly to Kids Giving Back via this link: https://events.humanitix.com/homeschooling-families-cook4good
The organisers say:
The sessions are very hands-on and meaningful. The program is engaging and interactive and includes an informal discussion about homelessness. Prescribing to the EAR philosophy – Education, Action, and Reflection – our core of reflection and service makes us unique.
www.kidsgivingback.org

WOODCHIX - Term 2 - Weekly Starting Mond 28th April at 10:30am - Also on Tuesdays
2025-04-28 10:30 - 15:00 | WoodChix, 5 Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains, NSW, 2750, Australia
Term 2.
Commences Monday 28th April.
Lessons available for Monday & Tuesdays.
Weeks follow school term:
Wk1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 ( due to public holiday and other teaching classes being on
Weeks 4, 7,8).
All classes 2 hours
Class Times:
Mondays: 10:30-12:30
Mondays: 1pm-3pm
Tuesdays: 9:30- 11:30
Tuesdays: 9:30- 11:30, 12-2pm
Tuesdays: 2:30 – 4:30.

Gill Enterkin
B. Teach, B.A, Grad Diploma FDR, Jp (NSW)
Cert IV Training & Assessment
Cert IV Mediation
Cert III Cabinet Making – Furniture
Head Woodchix
Woodchix Foundation

In**@******ix.au
Mb: 0419262775
95 Great Western Hwy, Emu Plains NSW 2750

Woodchix.au

Players Company Rehearsals - Bell Shakespeare - 22nd -23rd April
2025-04-22 10:00 - 2025-04-23 15:30 | Bell Shakespeare Headquarters, 13 Hickson Rd, Dawes Point, NSW, 2000, Australia
Players Company Rehearsals for the Bell Shakespeare school’s performances.
This is a Free activity – please only book if you are sure you will be attending so others don’t miss out. No ticket transfers / swaps.
If you are interested in Shakespeare activities – consider booking into our ‘World of Will’ Shakespeare workshop at Seymour Centre in May.
Dates and times you can book tickets (you must have a ticket for every attending person) – please limit to one adult per family group.
Tuesday 22 April 2025Bottom’s Dream – 10 AM – 11 AM (Years 2-6 Stages 2 & 3)Such Sweet Sorrow – 12 – 1 PM (Years 7-10 Stages 4 & 5)Macbeth: The Rehearsal – 2:30 – 3:30 PM (Years 10-12 Stage 6) Wednesday 23 April 2025Bottom’s Dream – 10 AM – 11 AM. (Years 2-6. Stages 2 & 3)Such Sweet Sorrow – 12 – 1 PM. (Years 7-10. Stages 4 & 5)Macbeth: The Rehearsal – 2:30 – 3:30 PM. (Years 10-12 Stage 6)

BOTTOM’S DREAM
By Joanna Erskine
Bottom has had a most rare vision. He’s just woken up in the forest after a strange dream involving fairies, magic flowers and donkey ears. Was it just a dream, or was it real?
In this adventurous, hilarious and heart-warming show, we explore the magic and mayhem of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Take Bottom’s hand and help him piece together his strange dream through key scenes from the original play, playing with Shakespeare’s language and characters along the way.
This is A Midsummer Night’s Dream through the eyes of one of Shakespeare’s greatest clowns. A magical introduction to Shakespeare for primary students.
SUCH SWEET SORROW
By Joanna Erskine and Matt Edgerton
One ancient grudge, one lifechanging connection, and one society forever changed. Romeo and Juliet remains a rollercoaster ride of passion and violence, and a tale that, generations on, we continue returning to. Join The Players as they retell Shakespeare’s classic from youthful innocence to tragic conclusion, via modern commentary interweaved with Shakespeare’s original text.

Such Sweet Sorrow is an engaging and interactive performance experience for students and teachers that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats, from first sight to final breath. In 50 minutes The Players will journey through the entire story, discussing character motivations, illuminating themes and analysing language techniques and narrative devices.
MACBETH: THE REHEARSAL
By Joanna Erskine
A director has called their two leading actors to a special rehearsal of the ‘Scottish Play’, and your students are invited to observe. The show opens in two weeks and things are not looking good. It’s crunch time to engage with Shakespeare’s classic tragedy and transform text into performance. Become a fly on the wall for this fictional rehearsal, with illuminating and entertaining results.

Macbeth: The Rehearsal invites students to play observer and participant in this immersive and interactive show. Watch The Players play and replay with famous scenes and soliloquies from Macbeth. Witness the play’s trajectory blur with the actors’ own journeys, discovering key motivations, themes, language techniques and plot devices. This is a show that celebrates theatre-making, storytelling and the power of the imagination, within an engaging contemporary narrative.
You must be a SHEN member to book

The Classic Conjuring Magic Show
2025-04-12 19:00 - 20:10 | NSW
Enjoy the best of close-up magic with Dr Taliesin, master magician and member of the famous Magic Circle (UK), as he presents Classic Conjuring. Dubbed “absolutely brill” at its premiere at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a sophisticated world of wonder awaits you and your friends, as coins are plucked from thin air, cards transform and the laws of physics suspended, all within reach of your own hand.
Experience Dr Taliesin’s stylish freeform and highly interactive classic, contemporary and original close-up illusions, which delighted Australian audiences of all ages in its 2019 and 2020 seasons. Elegant and timeless, no two performances are the same, with spellbinding magic sure to leave you amused and amazed.
Bookings essential.

‘Dogman: The Musical’ @Sydney Opera House, Wednesday 9th April, 2025 - 12.30pm
2025-04-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Sydney Opera House, Playhouse Theatre, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Will Dog Man save the day?

Best buddies George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man and ALL HERO!!
How hard could it be…?
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.
But while trying his best to be a good boy, can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world’s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? And will George and Harold finish their musical before lunchtime??
Find out in this epic musical adventure for Stages 2 and upwards, featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters.
Dog Man: The Musical is a performance adventure based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pikey, the creator of the top selling Dog Man and Captain Underpantsbooks.
The show duration is 65 minutesYOU MUST BE A SHEN MEMBER TO BOOK TICKETS. PLEASE ONLY BOOK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
Please ensure you choose the correct ticket option when you are paying. People choosing Companion Card ticket must email a copy of the Companion Card to SHEN immediately after booking ticket(s).

Ocean Safety session (one off)
2025-04-09 09:30 - 11:30 | NSW
Ocean Safety session – one off
Come along and learn some important ocean safety skills AND enjoy time in the water too!
What: A surf education class from the ocean experts at Let’s Go Surfing. Combine learning about ocean safety with boogie boarding or bodysurfing in this 2hr session designed for homeschoolers. The session will be 1hr surfing / 1hr water activities such as RIP safety beach walk, boogie boarding, bodysurfing, nipper boarding etc – students will swap halfway.
When: Wednesday April 9, 2025
Time: 9.30 – 11.30am (2hrs)
Location: Maroubra Beach (meet at Let’s Go Surfing hut on Marine Parade)
Numbers: 10 minimum, 40 maximum. Final numbers MUST be confirmed by 2 April, so book now!
Cost: $47 per child (strictly ages 7-16yrs)
How to pay: Call Let’s Go Surfing on (02) 9344 6100 and they will take payment over the phone. Let them know you are booking for the Homeschool Surf Education class.

Big Art Day - Art Gallery of NSW - Tuesday 8th April 2025 10am - 2pm
2025-04-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Rd, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Fantastical Beings
In our Big Art Day sessions, we get up close to artworks, participate in lively debates about art and ideas, and create a collaborative artwork inspired by the works around us. Taking inspiration from the art and exhibitions on view, students learn how to look at and interpret art, and experiment with a range of art-making techniques and materials.
This day-long program is designed for primary group excursions, available for students in years K–6. Led by Gallery educators, it is linked to curriculum outcomes and brings students together with art in fun and inspiring ways.
Big Art Day schedule
10am: arrival and morning tea
10.30am: learning tour
12pm: lunch
12.30pm: learning workshop
2pm: finish
Fantastical Beings
Are there magical or mysterious creatures living at the Art Gallery? The friendly sculptural giants called Here Comes Everybody 2022 by Francis Upritchard who greets us at the entrance suggest there are. In this Big Art Day, we transport ourselves to other-worldly realms to explore the fantastical in art. We get up close to surprising artworks like Upritchard’s and collaborate to create our own mystical being using new and unexpected techniques.
You need to be a SHEN member to purchase tickets. Tickets are non-transferable.
Ticket sales will end on 1st April (unless sold out beforehand)
Accompanying adults are free – but will need to purchase a free adult ticket if wish to attend

Autumn Festival - 4th April 2025 @ 3.30pm
2025-04-04 15:30 - 18:30 | NSW
Join us to celebrate Autumn festival
At McCarrs Creek Reserve on 4th of April at 3:30pm
Refer to the flyer for details
Everyone is welcome to join 🙂

Music Lessons Now Open – Small Group Sessions!
2025-04-03 13:00 - 14:00 | West Pymble Scout Hall – (the end of) Prince of Wales Dr, West Pymble NSW 2073, Prince of Wales Dr, West Pymble, NSW, 2073, Australia
Music Lessons Now Open – Small Group Sessions!

Learning music should be fun, accessible, and affordable—which is why we’ve created small group sessions for kids (8+) and adults!

Choose from keyboard, trumpet, trombone, tuba, euphonium, flute, guitar, bass or percussion.

Singing lessons also available.

Plus a composition class for older kids with music experience.

With professional, experienced, and passionate instructors, students will get hands-on time with the instrument whilst learning music theory in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Small groups of 3-5 students

Aimed at beginner musicians

Music theory made simple and fun

Location: West Pymble

Time: Thursday (depends on which instrument you choose)

Cost: $150 per term for lessons with $50 per term inst. hire

Limited spots available—join us and start playing!

Brought to you by the Sydney Homeschool Band and Choir

Sydney Dance Company performance of 'Somos' - 3rd April, 2025 @11am school matinee - recommended age 12yrs-18yrs
2025-04-03 11:00 - 12:30 | Sydney Dance Company, Neilson Studio, Walsh Bay Arts precinct, Dawes Point, NSW, 2000, Australia
Rafael Bonachela’s smash-hit contemporary dance, Somos returns for an encore season in our Neilson Studio at Sydney Dance Company.
Enriched with new poetic moments for 2025, Somos means “we are” in Spanish, and features a cascade of intimate solos, duets and trios with a distinct Spanish flavour. Set to music by powerhouse Hispanic artists and performed in the round, this intimate setting will provide you with unparalleled connection to our Company dancers as you are blown away by their formidable artistry and breathtaking physicality closer than ever.
★★★★★ “an exquisitely beautiful and special experience” – Sydney Arts Guide
★★★★★ “There is ‘intimate’ and then there is Somos” – Limelight
Performance duration: 75 minutes.
YOU MUST BE A SHEN MEMBER TO BOOK TICKETS. PLEASE ONLY BOOK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
Ticket sales will end on the 31st January, unless sold out beforehand.
Please ensure you choose the correct ticket option when you are paying. People choosing Companion Card ticket must email a copy of the Companion Card to SHEN immediately after booking ticket(s).

'Annie' the musical @Capitol Theatre, Wednesday 2nd April, 2025 - 12.30pm
2025-04-02 12:30 - 15:00 | Capitol Theatre, 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW, 2000, Australia
A little hero for a big tomorrow!
The beloved tale of Annie has been capturing the hearts of theatre goers around the globe for generations. And now the legendary, and inspiring production returns to the Capitol Theatre from March for a strictly limited season.
Starring the incomparable Anthony Warlow as “Daddy” Warbucks, the show-stopping Debora Krizak as the infamous Miss Hannigan, alongside triple-threat wonders Mackenzie Dunn as Lily St. Regis, and Keanu Gonzalez as Daniel “Rooster” Hannigan. Playing the role of Grace Farrell is the extraordinary Amanda Lea LaVergne.
It’s one of the most awarded and loved musicals of all time. With its iconic score, featuring classics like It’s the Hard-Knock Life, Easy Street and Tomorrow, Annie is truly a timeless musical masterpiece.
Directed by Karen Johnson Mortimer and with brand new choreography by Mitchell Woodcock, Annie has a book and score written by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.
A celebration of hope, family and friendship. This small but mighty young girl has returned to stick out her chin and grin once more!
Show notice: This show may contain loud noises, flashing lights, smoke effects, and strobe lighting.
Age recommendation: 6+
Please note: this is a Wednesday matinee performance but it is NOT a school’s matinee and there will be no Q&A afterwards.
YOU MUST BE A SHEN MEMBER TO BOOK TICKETS. PLEASE ONLY BOOK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
If you chose Companion Card ticket, please email ex********@******rg.au immediately after purchase with a copy of your Companion Card.

'Richard III' - play and lecture @Seymour Centre, Tuesday 25th March 2025 - 11.30am
2025-03-25 11:30 - 14:00 | Seymour Centre
Sport for Jove and Seymour Centre present
RICHARD III
Play by William Shakespeare & Lecture Suitable for students in years 9 – 12Contains haze smoke and adult themes.
Sport for Jove’s Richard III play in Sydney returns after a hugely successful season in 2023. Seen through the eyes of Elizabeth I this production gives students an incredible insight into the play and when it was written.
This production is an essential tool for students to come to grips with this play’s innate theatricality and plethora of challenging characters when comparing it to Al Pacino’s Looking for Richard. Don’t let your students miss this opportunity to see and hear the play live.
Peace at last in the land of the free!
But while a gruesome war has ended and the world dances, one dangerous mind is still in the trenches, his language weaponised and targeted on every point of weakness around him. He will take no prisoners on his rampage to the top.
“Shoutout to Damien and the team for offering such a stellar production of Richard III. Our students have really profited from such a formative experience and the power of live theatre.” “I can’t tell you how thrilled the students and I were with the performance. I have told everyone who is keen to listen how great the day was!”
Greg Thomas, Head Teacher Secondary Studies at The Ponds High School
Nicholas Whittard, English Teacher at Strathfield Girls High School
Show Duration: Approximately 150 minutes (including a 30-minute lecture by the Director, Damien Ryan and Q&A as well as a 15-minute interval).
YOU MUST BE A SHEN MEMBER TO BOOK TICKETS. PLEASE ONLY BOOK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY.
Ticket sales will end on the 19th of January 2025, unless sold out beforehand.
Please ensure you choose the correct ticket option when you are paying. People choosing Companion Card ticket must email a copy of the Companion Card to SHEN immediately after booking ticket(s).

Calling All Student Artists - Submissions close March 23rd
2025-03-23 | NSW
Australia’s leading international photography festival is back for 2025! This is a fantastic opportunity for photographers to showcase their talent and reach new audiences.
All applicants have the chance to win an exhibition valued at $10,000.
Successful applicants will have their work printed, advertised, and displayed to an audience of 400,000 people, this November.
This festival will display work in a range of scenic locations within Sydney, including Bondi Beach, and the Paddington Reservoir Gardens.

This year, one selected photographer will win an additional prize.

Submissions close March 23rd.

Enter now via https://headon.org.au/submissions

Keira Garland
Head On Photo Festival

Bushies info night
2025-03-18 17:30 - 19:00 | NSW
The Bush Homeschool Group Invite You to an Information Sharing Evening

With programs available from kindy to early secondary
We believe children should build mind, body, and spirit in harmony. Learn through nurturing and immersive experiences. Embrace learning from land, elders and each other in order to celebrate individuality and to foster a free thinking spirit.
5:30 pm Tuesday 18th of March
Terry Hills, Northern Beaches (address provided on RSVP)
RSVP on : no*********************************@****on.me

SHEN Swimming Carnival 2025 – Wentworthville Aquatic Centre – 18 March 2025
2025-03-18 09:00 - 14:30 | Wentworthville Memorial Swimming Pool, 115 Dunmore Street, Wentworthville, NSW, 2145, Australia
Member Ticket Prices:
SHEN members: $15.00 per child
SHEN members Large Family Discount ( 3+ children): $13.00 per child

Members, please only purchase your own tickets – you cannot purchase for other families.
Price includes pool entry fee for competitors.

Note:
When purchasing your ticket, you will be required to fill in your child’s name, age and select which races (style and length) they may like to compete in – if they decide to pull out on the day, that’s fine.
Competitive Swimming Age Races (25m and 50m) held in the 25m 6-lane outdoor lap pool

Freestyle
Breaststroke
Backstroke
Butterfly
Team Relay (4 laps of 25m, all 4 strokes above – for 12 yrs+)

Novelty Races

Pool noodle races
Beach ball relay
Cup and saucer relay
Ping pong scramble

Please purchase 1 ticket for each Spectator and complete the contact details. All personal information is for the organisation of the events and the unlikely event of an insurance event.
WENTWORTHVILLE MEMORIAL SWIMMING CENTRE
Wentworthville Memorial Swimming Centre is a beautiful newly renovated facility located in Greater Western Sydney. This fantastic new facility offers something for everyone. There are two outdoor swimming pools, a large splash pad, grassed area with play equipment, a BBQ area, a playground, and change room facilities that include hot showers. They also offer a kiosk and areas to relax by the pool.
You can find more info here: https://www.wentworthvilleswimcentre.com.au/
You must subscribe to email updates of the event to receive detailed information about the event.
Please email us on sp************@******rg.au if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback.
Please also choose carefully in the ticket form as you will be unable to change the information in the form however, you may email any changes at any time to sp************@******rg.au

Sacred Earth, Sustainable Futures workshop at Australian Museum, Thursday 13th March, 1.10pm-2pm
2025-03-13 13:00 - 14:00 | The Australian Museum
THIS IS A FREE WORKSHOP – COME EARLIER AND/OR STAY AFTER WORKSHOP TO EXPLORE THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
Children will connect with First Nations culture, imagine sustainable futures, and feel empowered to make a difference for our planet. The experience is integrated across learning areas and will inspire students to care for Country and create a sustainable future.
Be part of the world-first ‘Sacred Earth, Sustainable Futures: First Nations Climate Playhouse’ – an interactive climate solutions experience that will be held during Climate Action Week Sydney 2025 at the Australian Museum.
The experience will intertwine First Nations Caring for Country knowledge with the magic of embedding innovative nature-based solutions in our communities, creating a space for education, connection, and inspiration.
Students will go on a journey to:
Connect: Immerse in a visually stunning Acknowledgement of Country – and connect to Country by decorating a recycled paper leaf with natural inks.
Explore: Use hands and feet to explore sacred earth imagery and sustainable futures imagery with interactive floor projection games.
Imagine: Imagine a greener future of Sydney with a Lego (or Duplo) powered mission, inspired by First Nations knowledge of Caring for Country.
Empower: Create native seed bombs for students to plant at home, giving students a tangible way to care for Country.
This experience provides students with interactive sustainability and First Nations perspectives integrated across learning areas, including:
Primary schools: Science and Technology, Human Society and its Environment, and Creative Arts
YOU MUST BE A SHEN MEMBER TO BOOK TICKETS. PLEASE ONLY BOOK FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY AND ONLY ONE ADULT PER FAMILY.

ONLINE FAMILY MEDITATION COURSE - Weekly starting 6/3 - 7pm
2025-03-06 19:00 - 19:30 | NSW
ONLINE FAMILY MEDITATION COURSE – Weekly starting 6/3 – 7pm
Over five sessions, this course offers your family an opportunity to try meditation together in your own home. Values of togetherness, kindness and mindfulness are also explored through simple games and story.
Facilitated by Zara Kaye, a primary school teacher.
This course is by donation.
Bookings are essential by emailing your attendance to in**@****mi.org
Once you have booked you will be sent the zoom link to join in.

Sport Program (weekly event) - canx this term
2025-02-17 09:00 - 10:00 | NSW
Welcome to All Star Active’s 10-week Homeschool Fitness Program! 🎉
At All Star Active, we believe that movement is the foundation for learning, growth, and confidence. Our 10-week homeschool fitness program is designed to keep students active, engaged, and thriving through a dynamic blend of sports, fitness, and educational movement activities. With a focus on fun, skill development, and social connection, our sessions help kids build confidence, improve coordination, and develop a lifelong love for movement in a supportive and inclusive environment.

📍 Program Details:
✅ 1-hour weekly sessions, 10 week program. (Term 1 will run as a shorter program $15 a session,)
✅ Blended educational and Multi-sport activities (Soccer, Basketball, Oztag, Fitness sessions & more), to promote educational development of health and wellbeing
✅ Fun, social & inclusive environment
✅ Option to use Active Kids vouchers, sibling discount available.
Opportunity to introduce new locations if there is enough interest! At the moment we offer Parry Park on Mondays, and Fairfield on Tuesdays. Check Flyer for more information!
Registration Link
https://forms.gle/81P3EDKwgihHnWYv8

Junior Herbalist Club (West Ryde) - Sign up today for Monthly Meetings
2025-02-12 13:00 - 14:30 | NSW
Junior Herbalist Club (JHC) is a 2-year extracurricular course for children (aged 7-12, but teens also welcome) which runs for 90 minutes, once a month, for 10 months of the year.
Junior Herbalist Club has been designed to engage and educate children, on a journey of discovery through play to learn about the healing and medicinal plants all around them in a safe and supervised environment. The course covertly incorporates core subjects including English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Botany, Latin and Cookery, as well as helps children to gain in confidence, improve fine motor control and develop a new skill set.
Each month the children learn about the medicinal uses of plants and make something to take home (lavender bags, lip balms, bath bombs and much more!!). JHC has been planned so that each month the children build on their knowledge and skills. In the second year, the tasks become more complex, building on the skill set developed in the first year. At the end of each session the children are given a worksheet to complete so they can develop a portfolio of learning.
The course includes:

Identification of common herbs growing all around
Safety – which herbs are safe to use and which are poisonous
Folklore – taught through stories and songs
How to grow and harvest herbs
Medicinal uses of common herbs
How to use a variety of common herbs for first aid
How to make a variety of herbal preparations to keep and take home
Respect for all plants and their environment

JHC was created and developed by Medical Herbalist Mel Hornby and has been delivering herbal education to children in the UK since 2014, and is now available in Australia.

Virginia Maddock has been a qualified herbalist since 2000 and will be offering this wonderful education in plant healing for children in West Ryde, and other areas if there is interest, from February.
JHC is designed for 7-12yo’s, however teens also really enjoy these classes too. Get in contact with Virginia for enquiries!
Feb 12
March 12
April 9
May 14
June 11
July 2
Aug 13
Sept 10
October 1
Nov 12 – Final class for the year + Year 1 graduation presentation for kids who have completed minimum 8/10 classes!
Price for the year is $400, or $120 per term (x4).

Kangaroo Valley Show - Short Film competition - Due 9th Feb
2025-02-09 | NSW
Valley Shorts

A wonderful opportunity for our budding film enthusiasts to have a go.
With an increased total prize pool of $2,500, the Inaugural Short Film Competition is making a big debut. It’s free to enter and open to all ages, welcoming entries across any genre. The only mandatory inclusion each submission must have is a visual image of A HEART

'Peter and the Starcatcher' @Capitol Theatre, Wednesday 5th February 2025
2025-02-05 13:00 - 16:30 | Capitol Theatre, 13 Campbell St, Haymarket, NSW, 2000, Australia
The smash-hit Broadway musical, New York Times Critic’s Pick and winner of 5 Tony Awards, is coming to Capitol Theatre early in 2025.
The theatrical masterpiece is a highly anticipated performance which blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, traversing the lands of curious creatures. Before Neverland, there was an island. Before Captain Hook, a pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless boy.
Jump onboard this theatrical spectacle bursting with 100 unforgettable characters, live music and technical wizardry and the discover the untold story of Neverland.
This performance is recommended for ages 10 and above.
Children and Adults can attend for same price. Must be a current SHEN member. Please only book for your family group.
Total allocated tickets: 61
Further information on the Musical:
https://www.capitoltheatre.com.au/peter-and-the-starcatcher/
https://peterandthestarcatcher.com.au

* If you are wanting to purchase a ticket with a companion card, please contact the organiser.

Bushies info night
2025-01-29 18:00 - 19:30 | NSW
The Bush Homeschool Group Invite You to an Information Sharing Evening

With programs available from kindy to early secondary
We believe children should build mind, body, and spirit in harmony. Learn through nurturing and immersive experiences. Embrace learning from land, elders and each other in order to celebrate individuality and to foster a free thinking spirit.
6 pm Wednesday 29th of January
Terry Hills, Northern Beaches (address provided on RSVP)
RSVP on : no*********************************@****on.me

KinHub Weekly Meetup
2024-12-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Marrickville Youth Resource Centre, 23 Yabsley Ave, Marrickville, NSW, 2204, Australia
A not for profit, parent-run hub for Sydney based learners (age 5+ and their siblings) who can’t/don’t attend school. We facilitate opportunities for collaboration and connection aimed at fostering personal growth and improving wellbeing. Note KinHub meets weekly on Tuesdays during school terms only.

Homeschool Carols by Candlelight on Sunday 15th December - at 6:30pm in West Pymble Scout Hall.
2024-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | West Pymble Scout Hall – (the end of) Prince of Wales Dr, West Pymble NSW 2073, Prince of Wales Dr, West Pymble, NSW, 2073, Australia
The Sydney Homeschool Band and Choir would love to invite everyone to a

Homeschool Carols by Candlelight

on Sunday 15th December at 6:30pm in West Pymble Scout Hall.

Bring a picnic rug, snacks and your own battery powered candles (we’re in a hall so no flames allowed)

Lyric booklets provided on the night.

This event is free and no tickets are required – just turn up.

We look forward to spending an evening singing with you!

Homeschool Barter & Trade Market Day - Mon 9th & Fri 13th
2024-12-09 13:00 - 15:00 | NSW
Our Permaculture Hawkesbury Valley Inc. Homeschooling program classes are holding barter and trade market day for the last classes of term. We would like to invite anyone from the homeschooling community to come along and join in the fun.

The event will be set up like a market and children will have the opportunity to barter and trade their goodies with one another.

This is a ticketed event with a limited number of tickets available. Tickets are just $5 per household. with all proceeds going towards finishing our shaded outdoor classroom.

Link to event-

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1073881361059…

Our barter and trade market days help consolidate our learnings of the three permaculture ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fare Share.

A barter and trade market aligns beautifully with the three core permaculture ethics—
Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share:
1. Earth Care: Bartering encourages the reuse and sharing of resources, which reduces waste and lessens our environmental footprint. By trading goods instead of buying new ones, we minimize the need for new products and resources, supporting sustainability and protecting the Earth
2. People Care: Bartering brings people together, fostering a supportive community where everyone can access what they need. It promotes face-to-face interactions and relationships, which helps create a strong, interdependent network. This directly supports the principle of caring for one another’s well-being
3. Fair Share: Barter and trade markets embody the idea of “returning surplus” by sharing goods or skills that might be in excess. They allow people to share what they have with others who may need it, ensuring that resources are fairly distributed and accessible to everyone, rather than hoarded or wasted.
A barter and trade meet is a practical way to live out permaculture principles by creating a more resilient, resourceful, and connected community.

Some key information to help the event run smoothly…
Approved trade items for our trade meet are-
Veggies
Fruit
Nuts
Herbs
Honey
Eggs
Preserves/preserving jars/preserving pots
Home grown livestock
Baked goods
Home made cleaning products
Homemade beauty/bathroom products
Homemade household/garden items
Beeswax wraps
Homemade clothing
Homemade jewellery
Seedlings
Seeds
Manure
Gardening equipment
Worms
Worm farms
Composting items

Please note we do not allow-
•Store bought produce (unless turned into a homemade preserve)
•Store bought goods (such as toys, clothing, books, food items, crockery etc..)
•Sale of goods for money

TABLE & CHAIR- Please bring your own picnic table and chair or picnic blanket to display your items on. There will be very limited tables and chairs available at the garden

CHRISTMAS THEME-
Please feel free to decorate your table in a Christmas theme to add to the fun of the day.

WASTE FREE EVENT- It’s a good idea to bring along reusable bags, containers etc.. to collect your trade items in and prevent the use of single use plastic

PARKING- Please drive in through village main gate and follow road around to park in designated parking area.

ARRIVAL & BARTERING TIMES-
Monday 9th Trade Meet:
•1pm Arrive and setup
•1:30pm Walk around and view items on offer for potential trade
•2pm Barter and trading begins
•3pm Conclusion of event
Friday 13th Trade Meet:
•10:00 Arrive and setup
•10:30 Walk around and view items on offer for potential trade
•11:00 Barter and trading begins
•12pm Conclusion of event
