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 - 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: 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: $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: 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: $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 / 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: $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: EnergyAustralia Education Centre, Newington Armory
Description: Proudly sponsored by EnergyAustralia, the Renewable Energy program is a hands-on scientific program using specialised and custom made equipment to investigate the theme of physical phenomena with solar, wind and movement energy sources. Students undertake hands-on activities utilising energy generating wind turbines and solar panels to power up and run model cars and model houses. Activities in the field are designed for the students to undertake problem-solving tasks to better understand the nature of utilising these renewable energy types.
Duration: 2 hours
Times: 9.30-11.30am or 12.30-2.30pm
Cost: $9.90 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)
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