AusCamp launched the Maker Space at Charnwood in 2020 as an interactive place for making and doing. The idea was to help students learn from practical processes, reuse materials and add a different kind of shared experience to camp.
Activities described at launch included:
- Plastic and paper recycling: exploring ways to reuse and repurpose everyday materials.
- Mud brick making: using moulds to make bricks and learn how they can be used.
- Bush cooking: preparing pizza or bread with traditional outdoor cooking methods.
- Woodwork and bridge building: making useful or creative objects and solving practical construction challenges.
- Composting and vegetable growing: following the process from food scraps and seedlings to garden produce.
- Creative work: turning natural and reused materials into artistic or useful objects.
- Demonstrations and practical skills: activities such as blacksmithing, wood splitting, pickle making and care for the Charnwood grounds.
Activities are planned for the group and may change with staffing, conditions and safety requirements. Contact AusCamp to ask how the Maker Space could fit into a current program.