NSW Environmental Education Centres

The NSW Department of Education operates 24 Environmental and Zoo Education Centres (EZECs) across New South Wales. These centres are the leading providers of teacher-led school excursions and incursions, supporting thousands of K–12 students each year.

Environmental and Zoo Education Centres provide high-quality, curriculum-aligned school excursions, incursions and teacher professional learning. These centres support learning in natural, built and cultural environments and help students develop fieldwork skills, scientific inquiry, geographical understanding and environmental awareness.

As specialist NSW Department of Education teaching centres, EECs offer programs for Kindergarten to Year 12 that connect students with local ecosystems, school grounds and community environments. Each centre delivers hands-on learning led by qualified teachers and tailored to the needs of schools across the state.

NSW Environmental and Zoo Education Centres offer:

• Curriculum-aligned excursions and incursions for K–12 students
• Fieldwork and outdoor learning in bush, coastal, urban and zoo environments
• Digital and virtual learning resources to support classroom teaching
• Teacher professional learning in curriculum aligned environmental and sustainability education

Explore the full network of Environmental and Zoo Education Centres to find programs and locations that best support your school’s outdoor learning, fieldwork and sustainability goals.

Field of Mars EEC in the EZEC network

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre is part of the NSW Environmental and Zoo Education Centres network, located in Field of Mars Reserve in East Ryde, Sydney. We work with primary and secondary schools across NSW, offering excursions, incursions, HPGE enrichment programs and teacher professional learning.