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Students head to the wild: Auckland's new bush school

Students turn to the wild: Auckland's new bush school

Students head to the wild: Auckland's new bush school Students head to the wild: Auckland's new bush school, 16.4 MB
Monday, June 26, 2017

At New Zealand's first bush school, students learn to kill and cook rabbits and possums in a classroom free environment. The school opened earlier this year near Clevedon and currently has eight students aged four to 14. Co-founder Joey Moncarz has taken a "rewilding" approach to education, where kids form a deeper connection with nature and are free to roam: "Rewilding also involves recognising that humans are, at their core, gatherers and hunters". Producer Reuben McLaren speaks to Deep Green Bush School's co-founder Joey Moncarz about the new school.