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

Stage 1 (S1) excursions provide hands-on environmental learning for Year 1 and Year 2 students.

Led by qualified NSW Department of Education teachers, students explore bushland, waterways, local places and living things through guided fieldwork, storytelling, movement and investigation.

Programs support English, HSIE, PDHPE and Science and Technology, with a focus on vocabulary, observation, teamwork, fieldwork skills and caring for places.

Explore fact sheets about the plants, animals, habitats and local environments students may investigate with Field of Mars EEC.

English excursions

Wild words excursion

Stage 1 | English

An English excursion where Stage 1 students become park rangers, explore bushland, build nature vocabulary and practise using descriptive and cause-and-effect language.

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

An HSIE excursion where Stage 1 students investigate natural, managed and built features, use maps and observations, and consider how people care for places.

This program will retire at the end of 2026.

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

Water environments excursion

Stage 1 | HSIE Geography

An HSIE excursion where Stage 1 students explore creeks, wetlands or other water environments, observe living things and investigate how people can help keep waterways healthy.

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

An HSIE excursion where Stage 1 students learn about Aboriginal Peoples’ continuing connections to Country, significant places, natural materials and caring for land and waterways.

PDHPE excursions

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

Bushland adventure excursion

Stage 1 | PDHPE

A PDHPE excursion where Stage 1 students build movement skills, confidence, teamwork and wellbeing through outdoor games, challenges and guided bushland exploration.

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

Bush magic excursion

Stage 1 | PDHPE

A PDHPE excursion where Stage 1 students use imaginative play, movement and outdoor games to build 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

A Science and Technology excursion where Stage 1 students investigate plant and animal life cycles through hands-on observations, fieldwork and simple recording tasks.

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