People Understand and Care for the Environment – Harbour Cruise

Please find our day outline as follows:

10am- 2pm (4 hour)

10:00am – Arrival at Garrison Church
Meet your Rangers and get ready for a day of adventure!

10:00am – 10:30am – Walk to Circular Quay
A gentle stroll to the harbour, with morning tea and toilet breaks along the way.

10:30am – 10:55am – Exciting Introduction
A fun kickoff session before lining up to board your private harbour cruise.

10:55am – 11:30am – Harbour Cruise Adventure
Cruise through Sydney Harbour, spotting iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge before arriving at your beach location.

11:30am – 12:15pm – Activity 1

12:15pm – 12:45pm – Activity 2

12:45pm – 1:15pm – Cruise Back to Man O’ War Steps
Enjoy live trivia and fun commentary onboard as you sail back.

1:15pm – 1:45pm – Lunch at the Opera House Steps

1:45pm – 2:00pm – Wrap-Up & Departure
Say goodbye to your Rangers and return to the bus after an unforgettable day by the sea.

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-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 excursion varies depending on how many students you bring along, the more students attending, the lower the cost per person!

Our pricing framework for Captain Cook Cruise programs is based on the total number of primary school students booked for the day.

Please note: 1 teacher is free for every 10 students.