Mindful Wild Steps
2025
The Year of Discovery
TERM SESSIONS
For Ages 4-13
Our term sessions are designed for homeschooling or soon-to-be homeschooling families with children aged 4 and up. While younger siblings under 3 are welcome to join, they won't participate in the term theme activities or receive a nature journal. However, there's still plenty for them to enjoy.
For children under 3, please explore our Mindful Minis sessions or our all-age inclusive Single Sessions. Do note that younger children may require some assistance with activities at our single sessions.
I appreciate your understanding as I strive to offer age-appropriate sessions for our diverse community. For more information, please refer to our FAQ section.
Our Locations
Helping children thrive in
lutruwita (Tasmania), truwana (Australia)
Mangalore
Our Wild Steps Home base
Just 38 minutes north of Hobart, our Mangalore location is a peaceful, private property surrounded by pine, gum, and native wattle trees. It’s a space where kids can explore, play, and connect with nature in a way that feels free and unstructured.
I feel so grateful to call this place home. It gives us the space to set up a garden, a mud kitchen, and plenty of open-ended play areas where kids can build, create, and let their imaginations run wild.
Easy to Get To
We have families joining us from all over, and Mangalore is an easy drive from:
Brighton – 10 minutes
Claremont – 20 minutes
New Norfolk – 25 minutes
Richmond – 30 minutes
Oatlands – 35 minutes
We also have regular families from Orford, Sandfly, and Carlton making the trip.
2025 – Term 2 full
Dates: 30th April – 2nd July 2025
Theme: Discovering Water
When: Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Book now and join us for another term of nature, play, and connection! 💚
carlton
Join Our Waiting List
I am currently taking names for our waiting list to run regular sessions at this location. I am really excited about this opportunity as it is such a gorgeous spot. Please fill in the form to join the waiting list and also check for single sessions in the Carlton area.
New Norfolk
Join Our Waiting List
I am currently taking names for our waiting list until we have enough participants to run regular sessions. Please fill in the form to join the waiting list and also check for single sessions in New Norfolk.
More information
Full Term vs. Half-Term
At Mindful Wild Steps, connection is everything.
Time in nature, time with each other, time to just be.
That’s why I gently encourage full-term bookings where possible. It gives your wildlings the chance to really settle in, grow friendships, and feel that deeper sense of belonging.
But I also get that sometimes time or money can be tight. If half-term bookings are a better fit, that option’s there too. Always.
It’s important to me that nature connection stays accessible.
Payment Plans
I know every family’s situation is different, and I want to make joining Mindful Wild Steps as accessible as possible.
If you’d like to set up a payment plan, just send me an email and we’ll work something out together.
Your child’s connection to nature matters, and I’m always happy to support that in a way that feels manageable for your family.
Heartfelt Thanks
I just want to say a huge, heartfelt thank you to the beautiful landowners, local parks, councils, volunteers, and community groups who make Mindful Wild Steps possible across our little corner of the world.
Your open-hearted support means so much. It allows these wildlings to wander, explore, and build real connection with nature, each other, and themselves.
It makes me so happy seeing families return, not just to the sessions, but to the land itself. These places become special to them. And that’s what it’s all about.
I’m proud of the care we take, always leaving the land as we found it, with deep respect.
Thank you for being part of something that’s growing into something really beautiful.