Early Stage 1 excursions | Kindergarten | Field of Mars EEC

Early Stage 1 (ES1) excursions provide hands-on environmental learning for Kindergarten students.

Led by qualified NSW Department of Education teachers, students explore stories, local places, living things and outdoor play through guided activities in natural environments.

Programs support English, HSIE, PDHPE and Science and Technology, with a focus on observation, communication, movement, curiosity and caring for places.

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Explore fact sheets about plants, animals, habitats and special places connected to Early Stage 1 learning.

English excursions

Wombat Stew picture book beside a toy wombat on leaf litter, representing a story-based bushland excursion.

Wombat Stew excursion

Early Stage 1 | English

A playful English excursion where Kindergarten students explore Wombat Stew through storytelling, drama, sensory activities and a guided bushwalk.

HSIE Geography excursions

Fabric lizard toy on mossy rock, representing exploring and caring for special places in nature.

Special places excursion

Early Stage 1 | HSIE Geography

An HSIE excursion where Kindergarten students explore why places are special, identify natural features and practise caring for local environments.

PDHPE excursions

Possum Magic picture book with a toy possum on moss and leaves, representing imaginative outdoor play.

Bush magic excursion

Early Stage 1 | PDHPE

A PDHPE excursion where Kindergarten students use imaginative play, movement and games to build confidence, coordination and respect for the environment.

Science and Technology excursions

Toy bird sitting in a twig nest beside a feather on mossy rock, representing observing birds and habitats.

The secret life of birds excursion

Early Stage 1 | Science and Technology

A Science and Technology excursion where Kindergarten students observe local birds, investigate their features and explore the habitats birds need to survive.

Teddy bear on a red gingham picnic blanket among leaves, representing a bush picnic and living-things learning.

Teddy bears picnic excursion

Early Stage 1 | Science and Technology

A Science and Technology excursion where Kindergarten students bring a favourite toy, explore the needs of living things and learn ways to care for the environment.

This program will retire at the end of 2026.

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