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Observatory Hill EEC provides a range of educational programs tailored to students in NSW Department of Education and Training schools. Students can visit the Centre to participate in excursions around the city, or Centre teachers can come to your school to work with students in their local environment.

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Environmental Centres - The Department has 25 Zoo and Environmental Education Centres located around NSW. They provide various programs to visiting school groups depending on the unique features of their location. Programs offered are linked to NSW syllabus documents and stage groups. Pre- and -post excursion support materials are provided. The teachers from the Centres can also work in schools to support school-based environment programs. Sustainability Education, Environmental Education, Student Leadership, Student Learning, Training School, Education And Training, Botany Bay, Cross Curricular, Sustainable Practices
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Environmental Centres - The Department has 25 Zoo and Environmental Education Centres located around NSW. They provide various programs to visiting school groups depending on the unique features of their location. Programs offered are linked to NSW syllabus documents and stage groups. Pre- and -post excursion support materials are provided. The teachers from the Centres can also work in schools to support school-based environment programs.

Stage 2 and 3 - Local Area Study is an incursion program for Stages 2 and 3. The program is designed to help teachers use their school’s local environment and school grounds as a teaching and learning resource. Teachers can choose from the following locations and topics. a local bushland – to study the importance of biodiversity a local waterway – to study stormwater pollution and management a local beach – to study the causes and effects of litter on oceans Training School, Education And Training, Primary Program, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Cause And Effect, School S, Oceans
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Local Area Study

Stage 3 - Water Wiseguys is an incursion program that involves one Stage 3 class using a project based learning model to investigate and raise awareness about water wastage and stormwater management in the school. The Stage 3 class works with the whole school community to design and deliver a school water efficiency and stormwater management plan. Training School, Education And Training, Water Efficiency, School Community, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Project Based Learning, Sydney
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Water Wiseguys – Stage 3

Stage 3 - ‘Project Flying Fox’ is an environmental education program that involves students working scientifically and technologically to investigate a local endangered species, the Grey-headed flying fox, and design a solution to help conserve it. Students will learn about the species, including common myths and misconceptions, and design a solution to help raise awareness about the species and conserve them. Training School, Education And Training, Primary Program, Common Myths, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Endangered Species, Student Work
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Project Flying Fox

Stage 3 - Watch Our Watts is an incursion program that involves one Stage 3 class using a project learning model to investigate and raise awareness about energy consumption. The Stage 3 class works with the whole school community to design and deliver a school energy efficiency plan. Training School, Education And Training, School Community, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Energy Consumption, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability
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Stage 3 - Watch Our Watts is an incursion program that involves one Stage 3 class using a project learning model to investigate and raise awareness about energy consumption. The Stage 3 class works with the whole school community to design and deliver a school energy efficiency plan.

Stage 3 Enviromaths is an incursion program that uses mathematics to support the learning outcomes of the Sustainability Education Policy for Schools. Sustainability Education, Environmental Education, Education Policy, Education Center, Training School, Education And Training, Primary Program, Educational Programs, Mathematics
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Enviromaths

Stage 3 - ‘Transporting Sydney is a one-day Science and Technology program focusing on transport systems in the Built Environment. Students will experience a range of transport modes (including train, light rail and ferry), and work in teams to design an effective transport system for a new inner city precinct. This program supports the Science and Technology Stage 3 Syllabus in the areas of Working Technologically, The Built Environment and Information Training School, Education And Training, Primary Program, Train Light, Sustainable Transport, Environmental Education, Light Rail, Education Center, Educational Programs
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Transporting Sydney

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Bring Back the Block

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Big Build Up Pre visit

Stage 3 - The Rocks – Colonial, People, Places and Events This program takes the form of a fun and engaging ‘Amazing Race’ style mystery hunt around The Rocks. Students will work in supervised teams and use ipads and QR codes to solve clues and discover information about people, places and events that shaped The Rocks, and Australia’s identity, during the colonial (19th Century) and modern (20th Century) periods. Training School, Education And Training, Races Style, Environmental Education, Amazing Race, Education Center, Educational Programs, Qr Codes, Ipads
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Stage 3 - The Rocks – Colonial, People, Places and Events This program takes the form of a fun and engaging ‘Amazing Race’ style mystery hunt around The Rocks. Students will work in supervised teams and use ipads and QR codes to solve clues and discover information about people, places and events that shaped The Rocks, and Australia’s identity, during the colonial (19th Century) and modern (20th Century) periods.

Stage 2 - Spaceship Earth - This teacher led program involves students working through a set of activities in class and a one day field trip to a bushland setting to learn about the natural environment. A capsule from ‘outer space’ will arrive in the classroom containing ‘Snook’, a mysterious passenger. Snook helps the students to discover their own spaceship (earth) and to investigate the needs and problems of Spaceship Earth and its passengers. Training School, Education And Training, Primary Program, Spaceship Earth, Earth 2, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Student Work
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Spaceship Earth

Stage 2 - Creature Feature is an incursion program delivered in your school and focused on protecting marine environments. Students will be engaged in creative arts and multi media production to communicate messages about understanding and protecting marine ecosystems. Available to: all Primary Schools within approx 40 km driving distance from the Centre. Training School, Education And Training, Marine Ecosystem, Marine Environment, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Creature Feature, Primary School
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Stage 2 - Creature Feature is an incursion program delivered in your school and focused on protecting marine environments. Students will be engaged in creative arts and multi media production to communicate messages about understanding and protecting marine ecosystems. Available to: all Primary Schools within approx 40 km driving distance from the Centre.

Stage 2 The Rocks – Contact, Community and Change, supports the HSIE K-6 Syllabus and the K-10 History Syllabus. Students will explore the themes of contact, community and change in The Rocks and visit four sites that will be used to focus on the lives of four children living in different time periods in the Rocks; pre European contact, the convict period, circa 1900 and the present. Training School, Education And Training, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Sydney, Centre, Period, Stage
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Stage 2 The Rocks – Contact, Community and Change, supports the HSIE K-6 Syllabus and the K-10 History Syllabus. Students will explore the themes of contact, community and change in The Rocks and visit four sites that will be used to focus on the lives of four children living in different time periods in the Rocks; pre European contact, the convict period, circa 1900 and the present.

Stage ES1 – 1 ‘Caring for Critters’ is a one-day Science and Technology and Environmental Education program focusing on the needs of living things. Students will learn about the needs of living things, (particularly animals living in urban and suburban areas), and participate in a range of science and creative arts based activities focused on these animals. Training School, Education And Training, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Science And Technology, Sydney, Centre, Stage
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Stage ES1 – 1 ‘Caring for Critters’ is a one-day Science and Technology and Environmental Education program focusing on the needs of living things. Students will learn about the needs of living things, (particularly animals living in urban and suburban areas), and participate in a range of science and creative arts based activities focused on these animals.

Stage ES1 – 1 - Bush Christmas is an incursion program that combines story, song and craft to introduce students to Australian animals and their habitats. Students will take part in an interactive Christmas story, learn about the needs of living things in a range of situations and create their own wrapping paper and Christmas present using craft materials. Each class also will receive native plants to help improve biodiversity in their school grounds. Training School, Education And Training, Animal Habitats, Environmental Education, Australian Animals, Education Center, Educational Programs, Craft Materials, A Christmas Story
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Stage ES1 – 1 - Bush Christmas is an incursion program that combines story, song and craft to introduce students to Australian animals and their habitats. Students will take part in an interactive Christmas story, learn about the needs of living things in a range of situations and create their own wrapping paper and Christmas present using craft materials. Each class also will receive native plants to help improve biodiversity in their school grounds.

Stage ES1 – 1 - Taking Care of Our Place is an incursion program delivered in your school. Due to the program’s flexible nature, up to six classes to be catered for on the one day. The program promotes a caring attitude towards the environment and emphasises ways that students can contribute to environmental quality at home, and at school, by undertaking simple actions that reduce their impact on the environment. Training School, Education And Training, Environmental Education, Education Center, Educational Programs, Flexibility, Sydney, Attitude, Centre
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Stage ES1 – 1 - Taking Care of Our Place is an incursion program delivered in your school. Due to the program’s flexible nature, up to six classes to be catered for on the one day. The program promotes a caring attitude towards the environment and emphasises ways that students can contribute to environmental quality at home, and at school, by undertaking simple actions that reduce their impact on the environment.