Alternative Learning Community Centre
Fraggle Farm provides a diverse range of support sessions for children, families, and community groups. Our programs are designed to foster connection, personal growth, and wellbeing in a supportive, nature-based environment.
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Our homeschooling support sessions have been created for children with additional needs such as Autism, Anxiety, and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
During school hours, children receive guidance from experienced staff, access to developmentally appropriate learning resources, and opportunities to enjoy hands-on activities like cooking, art, gardening, animal care, games, and socialising—all within a calm, nature-based environment.
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We also offer...
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A welcoming tots playgroup where parents remain on-site, offering a safe, supportive space for little ones to explore, play, and socialise—while caregivers connect too.
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An inclusive after-school youth club focused on social development.
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A social group for neurodivergent adults, offering a relaxed and inclusive space to build friendships, develop confidence, and engage in shared activities.
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​A welcoming parent support group, with childcare provided so you can relax, share, and connect.
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A relaxed senior social gathering, complete with morning tea, offering a warm space for creative connections and conversation.​​
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Our facilities include:
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Sensory room
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Gaming room
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Retro Arcade
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Kitchen & Lounge
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Activity room
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Sensory Playpark
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Multiple undercover outdoor areas
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Outdoor seating
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Fraggle therapy animals
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Fraggle Farm offers a small, supportive environment where each person’s growth, confidence, and individuality are encouraged. Parents and carers are welcome to stay, though regular attendance during homeschool support sessions requires joining our volunteer program and completing a Working With Children Check.
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Interested?
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​Contact us to arrange a visit—we’d love to show you around and answer any questions.
One of our Fraggle Farm children shows exactly why our homeschool support program exists.
Diagnosed with Level 2 ASD at seven, she spent her early years trying to cope in a mainstream classroom that grew louder, busier, and more demanding by the day. As expectations increased, so did her overwhelm. She was anxious, exhausted, and feeling like she never quite fit.
When we began homeschooling, she finally exhaled. With space to slow down, she received her diagnosis — but there was still no place that truly met her needs. Mainstream settings were too much, specialised programs too much in the other direction. She fell into the gap between them.
What she needed was simple: small groups, gentle guidance, and peers who understood her. A place where she could feel safe, included, and supported as she grew socially and emotionally.
Fraggle Farms homeschooling support sessions were created to be exactly that place.
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
"The most interesting people you'll find are ones that don't fit into your average cardboard box. They'll make what they need. They'll make their own boxes."
- Dr Temple Grandin.
