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The true outback of Australia with red dirt and beautiful sunsets 64,000 acres with lots of Kangaroos, Emu's, sheep, goats & cows. We love animals and always have lots of pets like dogs,cats,horses, goats, chickens.
My children are home schooled and because I run the farm, the classroom is where we need help the most, my children are 10 & 7 years old they are very friendly & enjoy learning.
We live 84 kilometers from Bourke, we attend the Bourke christian church every Sunday & do pony club every second Sunday in winter months & your more then welcome to come with us. About once a month my children attend a small local school for social interaction & the traveling play group also come to our farm once a month.
If you like bush walking, Kayaking on the river & animals this is the place for you.
I'm learning to be a Life coach & I'm also involved with our local Landcare group, so I believe in positive programing & looking after our environment & I'm happy to share my knowledge with you.
We have Internet & TV.
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Animal Care
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
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You will get the true insight to life on a large farm in the outback of Australia, I'm happy to share my knowledge on Life coaching, good vibrations & positive programing.
I need someone to teach my children home school in their air conditioned classroom in our house, it is sent in the post in weekly programs to follow & they also do Skype lessons with there Dubbo distance education school teacher, that I would need you to supervise. No teaching experience required just a good understanding of the English language & you must enjoy working with children. I'm often out working on the farm so I would need you to get lunch for the children & yourself, I'm a fairly good cook & there is always plenty of food in the house. We eat mostly meat style meals but it's no problem if your a vegetarian, you will be eating with us in the main house.
You will have separate accommodation in a near new two bedroom air conditioned cottage, some times shared with other visitors.
I would also be grateful if you could help with house cleaning & sometimes feeding the pets.
Long stays are better for us, most school terms are 10 weeks, the older you are the better & if your traveling with a partner that's fine to as long as they don't mind helping me around the farm. I also don't mind if your traveling with children of school age that can join in the classroom.
English: Fluent
Near new two bedroom air conditioned cottage next to the main house, sometimes shared with other visitors.
Bourke has a tourist center, there is a river boat cruise, Mt Oxley lookout & some National parks.
Country link has a daily train service from Sydney to Dubbo then a bus on to Bourke.
We have had a wonderful experience with helpers over the years & made many good friends. We enjoy learning about other peoples lives & being open minded is so important, I want my children to understand that the world is huge & there is not just Australia & our way of life.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
