People Understand and Care for the Environment

Please find our day outline as follows:

10am- 2pm (4 hour)

Arrival at 10:00am
Our Rangers will be waiting right at the bus bay to greet you upon arrival

10:00am – 10:25am
Arrival, morning tea, and a toilet break.

10:25am – 10:55am
Time for the Ranger Jamie Animal Show! Students get up close to our wild collection of taxidermies, anything from cute possums to giant crocs. The line-up changes daily… because we like to keep things interesting.

After the show, students are split into groups of approximately. 35, each with their own Ranger. Activities run on rotation, so groups may complete experiences at different times.

10:55am – 11:30am
Activity Rotation 1

11:30am – 12:00pm
Activity Rotation 2

12:00pm – 12:30pm
Lunch and toilet break, a well-earned pit stop for hungry explorers (and teachers!).

12:30pm – 1:10pm
Activity Rotation 3

1:10pm – 1:50pm
Activity Rotation 4

1:50pm
Wrap-up and a final toilet stop.

2:00pm
Departure time… and we’ll sadly say goodbye (until your next Ranger Jamie adventure!).

Please note: Times may vary slightly on the day. This schedule is a guide only.

Activities will vary based on the location and the natural features available. These may include:

• Beach/ Bush Habitat Building;
• Dip Net Fishing;
• Hand Reel Fishing;
• Bush/ Coastal Walk;
• Waterworks;
• Crab catching;
• Bug Catching;
• Bird House Crafting.

This program links directly to NSW syllabus outcomes. Relevant outcomes are shown below:

HS2-ACH-01 describes Aboriginal Peoples’ obligations to Country, Culture and Community;
HS2-GEO-01 explains how people care for Australia’s environments and participate in Australian society, using geographical information;
HS2-ACH-01 describes Aboriginal Peoples’ obligations to Country, Culture and Community;
HS2-HIS-01 explains how people lived in the past, how navigation connected the world, and what life was like in the Sydney Cove penal settlement, using sources as evidence.

People use geographical information to understand climates and environments

• Identify polar, continental, temperate, tropical and dry climate zones in the world in relation to the equator and poles;
• Identify and compare climate zones in Australia using choropleth maps showing temperature, humidity and vegetation;
• Compare seasonal rainfall in places in Australia and display data in column graphs;
• Locate and compare deserts, forests, mountain ranges, rivers, ocean trenches and volcanoes of Australia and the world using grid and relief maps and compass directions north, south, east and west;
• Describe ways Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples map Country and Place;
• Describe settlement patterns in Australia using satellite images;
• Draw conclusions about how climate influences settlement patterns in Australia;
• Identify and describe significant natural and cultural environments of the world using Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary;
• Compare natural and human features of Australia with another country.

People have responsibility to care for Australia’s environments

• Observe and describe ways people organise places into spaces for different purposes;
• Compare the objectives of managing places for conservation and managing places for sustainability;
• Describe how reserved lands are managed in New South Wales at Mungo National Park, Kosciuszko National Park, Wollemi National Park and Barrington Tops National Park;
• Identify strategies that minimise waste and make the most of resources to sustain environments;
• Investigate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander food practices that are sustainable.

The cost of this exciting adventure is $24.00 + GST per student.
(Minimum charge x35)

This price includes:

• A pre-completed Risk Assessment to make planning easy;
• Full administrative support from our team;
• All materials and equipment provided, you bring the kids, we’ll bring… well, everything else;
• Enthusiastic and knowledgeable Rangers leading the fun;
• A syllabus-aligned program designed to deliver real learning in a hands-on, exciting way.