Stage 1 excursions | Years 1–2 | Field of Mars EEC

Stage 1 (S1) excursions at Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre provide hands-on learning for Year 1 and 2 students in bushland and local reserves. Programs support English, HSIE Geography and History, PDHPE and Science and Technology through rich outdoor contexts that build vocabulary, observation, fieldwork talk, teamwork and respectful connections to place.

English excursion

High-visibility ranger vest beside a tray of natural objects, representing park ranger tools and investigations.

Ranger for a day excursion

Stage 1 | English

Students become rangers for a day, exploring bushland habitats and learning vocabulary through games, role-play and hands-on tasks. They practise describing what they see, explaining evidence of animals and using cause-and-effect sentences to communicate how people protect environments.

HSIE Geography excursions

Toy green frog beside a dip net in a shallow creek, representing observing features of a local place.

Features of places excursion

Stage 1 | HSIE Geography

Students investigate natural and built features of Buffalo Creek or Field of Mars Reserve, using maps, fieldwork and observations to describe places, their uses and how we can care for them.

Dip net in a creek beside ferns and moss, representing investigating water environments and living things.

Water environments excursion

Stage 1 | HSIE Geography

Students explore local water environments such as creeks and wetlands, observing living things, simple water cycles and how people can help keep waterways healthy and clean.

HSIE History excursions

Wooden coolamon and traditional-style tools on a kangaroo-hide surface, representing Aboriginal connections to Country.

Aboriginal connections to Country excursion

Stage 1 | HSIE History and Geography

This excursion introduces Stage 1 students to Aboriginal connections to Country, exploring significant places, traditional uses of plants and the importance of caring for the land and waterways.

PDHPE excursions

Toy bird beside binoculars on leaf litter, representing bushland exploration and wildlife spotting.

Bushland adventure excursion

Stage 1 | PDHPE

An active bushland adventure that builds fundamental movement skills, teamwork and personal wellbeing through outdoor games, challenges and exploration in a safe natural setting.

Possum Magic picture book beside a toy possum on mossy rock, representing imaginative learning in nature.

Bush magic excursion

Stage 1 | PDHPE

A fun, imaginative PDHPE excursion where students move, play and create bush magic games, developing confidence, coordination and respect for the environment.

Science and Technology excursions

Life-cycle leaf diagram with a seed on mossy rock, representing observing stages of plant and animal life cycles.

Life cycles excursion

Stage 1 | Science and Technology

Students investigate life cycles of plants and animals through hands-on science activities, observing living things, their stages of growth and the conditions they need to survive.

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