The following educational programs are available for Years 3-4, Stage 2 students.
Excursion Times: 9.30-11.30am or 12.30-2.30pm
For an action packed experience, combine the program with a PDHPE activity to enhance student's physical fitness and increase sports skills! Specially designed kits with suggested activity instructions and support equipment such as balls, hoops, witches hats, parachutes, team sashes etc are available for loan. This self-service extension option is FREE. For more information, enquire while booking.
1. Call our Customer Service and Sales Coordinator on 02 9714 7888 for excursion date availability.
2. Download the Excursion Booking Form (PDF 289KB)
3. Download the Excursion Booking Kit (PDF 258KB)
4. Complete and sign booking form to acknowledge you understand our Booking Terms and Conditions, Student Behaviour Policy and Bicentennial Park Regulations contained within the Excursion Booking Kit.
5. Fax your booking form to 02 9714 7135
Get Active Day - Celebrate the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a Paralypian!This year students participate in Olympic Games related activities and may also experience a special appearance by a *Paralympic athlete! Find out what motivates elite athletes and the training involved to win gold.
KLA: PDHPE
Location: The Overflow. Download the Get Active Day Map (PDF 1.4MB)
Description: Get Active Day provides K-6 students a fun day of physical activities that are dedicated to achieving PDHPE outcomes. It is an action-packed day of basic fundamental movement skills in the morning followed by fun games, races and competitions in the afternoon. The program has been developed in partnership with the Australian College of Physical Education, is delivered by leading sports instructors and all equipment is supplied.
*Athlete appearances at Get Active Day may vary and are dependant upon 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games events and training schedules.
Download the Get Active Day Flyer (PDF 84.6KB)
Dates: Last two weeks of Terms 1, 2 and 3. Last three weeks of Term 4. (TERM 3 FULLY BOOKED)
Duration: 10am-2pm
Cost: $13.20 per student. Minimum of 50 students.
Risk management: Download the Get Active Day Venue & Safety Information (PDF 25KB)
KLA: Cross-curricula
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Effects of Growth and Change provides students the opportunity to observe and discuss the positive and negative effects of human interaction within different environments. Students investigate the mangrove forest, wetland and dry forest environments to identify the effects of growth and features of the living things, food chains and the life cycles of animals. This program also considers growth and changes that occur in human communities and encourages students to develop empathy for the people as a result of these changes to the ecosystem.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
KLA: HSIE
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Australia: You're Standing In It provides students with hands-on activities using all their senses to investigate and observe the natural and built environments that surround them. The Badu Mangroves offer an experience for the students to envisage how Aboriginal people used this wetland and how it has changed since European settlement. The investigation of natural and built features in the Park assist with the development of the student’s use of geographical terminology. Students discuss and develop ideas for the management and care of the Park's natural and built features.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
KLA: HSIE
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: State & National Parks provides students with an opportunity to experience first hand the issues, values and attitudes associated with a State Park. The field experience will enhance student’s geographic skills of gathering information through direct observations using appropriate investigative tools and build on the concept of the need for ecological sustainability. The students will observe primary evidence of human activities within and around the Park, will be challenged to consider the impact of these activities on the natural environment and make informed decisions on how it can be cared for.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
KLA: Science & Technology
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Cycles in Our World provides students with a first hand opportunity to experience a range of living and non-living cycles as they occur in a natural setting. Investigations in the mangrove forest focus on the life cycle of a mangrove tree from seed to mature tree, and cyclic tide motions. The dry environment component will explore seasonal and cyclic patterns of plants and animals and provide an opportunity for the students to create a food web. Macro – invertebrate observation enables students to see tiny creatures that they never knew existed in our waterways and learn how they are part of the cycle in an aquatic environment. Students will also observe the life cycle of insects that rely on water for part of their life cycle, including the dragonfly and the mosquito. Children will discover why wetlands have large mosquito populations. To consolidate life cycle knowledge students will develop a wetland food web gained from the knowledge that they have brought to the excursion and information they have found out.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
KLA: Science & Technology
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Our Australia explores concepts about the uniqueness of Australian plants and animals in a wetland environment, how humans have altered this environment and the effects over time. Through hands-on activities students are able to describe the wetland area investigated, list the living things that are found in it and describe relationships between the living things. Students will investigate how people create specialised environments to meet specific needs and identify benefits and problems associated with changes to the environment.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
KLA: Science & Technology
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Mini-Worlds introduces students to an array of animals living in unique built and natural environments. The program offers hands-on and challenging exploratory activities within the mangrove forest. Students will develop an appreciation for the natural environment and be inspired to continue investigations within their own school or local ecosystem.
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
KLA: Mathematics
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: The Enviro Numeracy excursion program is a hands-on, problem solving experience that challenges the students to apply their mathematical skills in a relevant and practical way. The program offers a scenario-based approach to learning where students embark on an adventure trail through the mangrove wetlands and surrounding parkland area. The activities enable students to apply and enhance their numeracy skills and knowledge of volume, ratio, mass, numeration, shapes and angles whilst learning about the natural environment. This exciting program will have the students enjoying maths without knowing they're doing maths!
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $9.90 per student
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
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