The following educational programs are available for Years 5-6, Stage 3 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 KLA: PDHPE
Location: The Overflow.
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.
Dates: Last two weeks of Terms 1, 2 and 3. Last three weeks of Term 4.
Duration: 10am-2pm
Cost: $14.50 per student. (min 50, max 150 students)
Risk management: Download the Get Active Day Venue & Safety Information (PDF 25KB)
KLA: Cross-curricula
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Interconnecting Growth and Change focuses on the historical significance of land management practices from Post European settlement to the present day. The natural history of Sydney Olympic Park will be studied through a GIS mapping activity, which will assist students with their understanding of the changes to the waterways and wetlands environments over time. Activities include a study on the mangrove food web communities along with a focused study on the water quality undertaken by conducting abiotic experiments. Students use data recorded as a basis to predict and determine the health of the ecosystem and the possible threat of introduced animal and weed communities.
Duration: 2 hours
Times: 9.30-11.30am or 12.30-2.30pm
Cost: $10.50 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: Cross-curricula
Location: Bicentennial Park Field Studies Centre
Description: Living Land focuses on the unique environment of Sydney Olympic Park. Students are provided with the opportunity to explore built and natural environments that have been transformed over the past 200 years. Within the parklands, students will critique artwork in the environment and discuss the significance and materials used. Safe play areas will be assessed in regards to safety and sun protection as part of adaptation and remodeling to suit Australian Environments. Issues such as waste reduction (recycling, reduce & reuse), water recycling, solar power and environmental monitoring will be examined and explored. Students will discuss past Aboriginal use of the park (food source).How the needs have changed within the park to suit current patronage (recreation). This program relates directly to the COGS unit and focus on the natural, built and heritage environments. Impacts on people’s lifestyle choices, usage of the park and artistic expression within the Park are focused on.
Duration: 2 hours
Times: 9.30-11.30am or 12.30-2.30pm
Cost: $10.50 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 / Science & Technology
Location: Bicentennial Field Studies Centre
Description: This program introduces students to a mangrove environment where they can make the comparison between a healthy and unhealthy mangrove forest. Students explore this wetland environment and its organisms using scientific equipment and activities. Sydney Olympic Park is involved in ecologically sustainable projects that the students become part of within the Mangrove environment. Activities such as water monitoring (Biological and Physical) animal counts, design features and map interpretation encourage students to question past and present uses of mangroves in Sydney Olympic Park and world wide.
Students are also encouraged to develop an appreciation of ecosystems that are under threat from humans and investigate how we can protect and maintain mangroves for future generations through awareness and ideas for protection and regeneration of mangroves globally.
Duration: 2 hours
Times: 9.30-11.30am or 12.30-2.30pm
Cost: $10.50 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: EnergyAustralia Education Centre, Newington Armory
Description: Proudly sponsored by EnergyAustralia, the ‘Renewable Energy’ program is a hands-on scientific program that focuses on the physical phenomena of solar, wind and movement energy sources. Activities are conducted in the solar powered building as well as the surrounding parklands of Newington Armory.
Students undertake activities using energy, generating wind turbines and hand held solar panels to build their own sustainable houses. Students also explore energy transformation using an energy bike, water turbine and hand generator.
The program also links sustainable living into renewable energy where students investigate waste reuse and practices that enhance biodiversity, such as planting a Bush Tucker Garden. Students explore the Bush Tucker Garden in Newington Armory to determine the best practices for our native plants.
Duration: 2 hours
Times: 9.30-11.30am or 12.30-2.30pm
Cost: $10.50 per student
Risk management: For Newington Armory excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download the EnergyAustralia Education Centre Newington Armory Map (PDF 1.7MB)
Students will investigate Sydney Olympic Park Badu Mangroves -a protected ecosystem that has undergone enormous changes in the last 100 years.
Students will look at how this ecosystem is managed by taking on the role of researchers- they will have an opportunity to look at and discuss management strategies and investigate the pressures of human needs and wants over time. They will see that they able to make changes for future generations to protect and conserve biodiversity.
Students will use a variety of data collection methods to study and observe the health and viability of the mangrove environment. Scientific equipment is used to test water quality with facilitated discussions will be held on management strategies used to protect water quality. The mangrove wetland ecosystem contains organisms that are reliant on each other and the mangroves for food and habitat. Changes in the ecosystem need to be identified and therefore data collected by the students will be part of the wetland management process. Investigating how we can protect and maintain mangroves for future generations will promote awareness of the value of this ecosystem globally.
Duration: 4 hour program
Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost $ 14.50
Bookings: 02 9714 7888
Risk management: For Bicentennial Park excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download Field Studies Centre Bicentennial Park Map (PDF 1.6MB)
Location: EnergyAustralia Education Centre, Newington Armory
This excursion focuses on ways of making, transforming and using energy and takes place in and around the EnergyAustralia Education Centre. This building runs on solar power and feeds energy into the power grid. Students will see this in action and then collect primary data from their own experiments to help them construct a model of a renewable energy home. These outdoor activities are designed for the students to undertake problem-solving tasks using solar panels, wind meters and volt meters to better understand the nature of utilising these renewable energy sources. Students will undertake first hand investigations to observe energy transformations and forces at work, using equipment such as water wheels and an “energy bike”. An opportunity is provided for students to power up a device and test different sources of renewable energy. Students will examine ways in which humans use the earth’s resources to harness energy and discuss how this may affect the future of our environment.
This excursion links into the Science unit- Physical Phenomena and HSIE components of being Ecologically Sustainable.
Duration: 4 hour program
Times: 10:00am - 2:00pm
Cost $ 14.50
Bookings: 02 9714 7888
Risk management: For Newington Armory excursions download the Venue & Safety Information (27KB)
Map: Download the EnergyAustralia Education Centre Newington Armory Map (PDF 1.7MB)
KLA: Sport
Location: Sports Centre, Hockey Centre, Sports Halls
Description: Students participate in a program consisting of two or three sports conducted by qualified and experienced coaches. Sports offered: Badminton, Basketball, Floorball, Futsal (Indoor Soccer), Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Netball, Strength and Conditioning, Table Tennis and Volleyball.
Duration: 2 or 3 hours
Cost: $13.00 per student.
Bookings: 02 9763 0111
KLA: Sport
Location: Sports Centre, Hockey Centre, Sports Halls
Description: The three venues are available for schools to hire at an off-peak rate. Sports that can be played include Badminton, Basketball, Floorball, Futsal, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Netball, Strength and Conditioning, Table Tennis and Volleyball.
Duration: as required
Cost: From $32 per hour
Bookings: 02 9763 0111
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