Primary school excursions | K–6 | Field of Mars EEC

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre delivers curriculum-aligned K–6 excursions for Early Stage 1 to Stage 3 students.

Led by qualified NSW Department of Education teachers, excursions use bushland, waterways, urban places and local environments to build fieldwork, inquiry and environmental understanding.

Programs support the Science and Technology K–6 and HSIE K–6 syllabuses, with authentic links to English, Creative Arts and PDHPE.

Learn about the plants, animals and habitats students may encounter on a primary excursion with Field of Mars EEC.

Explore excursions by stage

Possum puppet in a tree habitat used on Field of Mars primary excursions to introduce Australian animals and bushland homes.

Early Stage 1 excursions

Early Stage 1 - Kindergarten (ES1) excursions use play-based and sensory learning to introduce local environments, living things, habitats and caring for places.

Student using a magnifier to investigate living things during a Stage 1 primary excursion in bushland.

Stage 1 excursions

Stage 1 - Years 1 and 2 (S1) excursions introduce fieldwork through observing natural, managed and built features, recording simple data and sharing evidence-based explanations.

Watercolour drawing of a leaf found in a eucalypt forest during a Stage 2 primary excursion.

Stage 2 excursions

Stage 2 - Years 3 and 4 (S2) excursions deepen inquiry through practical investigations, comparing environments, exploring sustainability and creating simple multimodal products.

Blue-tongue lizard showing adaptations such as a blue tongue, short legs and scales.

Stage 3 excursions

Stage 3 - Years 5 and 6 (S3) excursions strengthen fieldwork and critical thinking through real-world data collection, human impacts, environmental change and management strategies.

Magnifying glass, butterfly specimen and watercolour paints used during Stage 3 and HPGE excursions.

HPGE programs

Stage 2 and Stage 3 HPGE enrichment days extend high potential learners through challenging science, creative arts, digital technologies and fieldwork tasks.

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iPad showing the Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre online booking form for primary excursions.