Stage 2 excursions | Years 3-4
Our Stage 2 excursions are designed for Years 3 and 4 students and combine creative, inquiry-based and active learning in real bushland environments at Field of Mars Reserve, East Ryde. Programs support creative arts, English, HSIE geography, PDHPE, HPGE and science and technology, and help students investigate places, ecosystems, wellbeing, leadership and sustainability.
Creative arts excursions
The art of wellbeing excursion
Visual arts, PDHPE
An arts-based excursion where students use drawing, painting and nature-based materials to explore wellbeing, emotions and connection to place in the bushland of Field of Mars Reserve.
Digital woodlands excursion
Creative arts
Students use iPads or digital devices outdoors to capture images, create digital artworks and tell visual stories inspired by the ecualypt environments of Field of Mars Reserve.
English excursions
Documentary in a day excursion
English
A full-day program where students plan, script, film and review a short nature documentary in the reserve, developing speaking, listening and digital storytelling skills linked to Stage 2 English outcomes.
Poetic adventures excursion
English
Students go on a bushwalk collecting words, images and sensory details, then create poetry and short texts inspired by the natural environments of Field of Mars Reserve.
HPGE enrichment programs
HPGE enrichment programs
HPGE
High potential and gifted education excursions for Stage 2 students that extend creative, scientific and critical thinking through challenge-based learning, creative arts and environmental investigations in bushland settings.
HSIE geography excursions
Earth’s Environment: Eucalypt forest excursion
HSIE geography
Students investigate a local eucalypt forest in Field of Mars Reserve, exploring features, plants, animals, weather and human impacts, and considering ways to care for environments sustainably.
Local Aboriginal studies excursion
HSIE geography
An excursion focusing on local Aboriginal connections to Country, where students learn about the significance of places, stories, land use and caring for Country in their local Sydney area.
PDHPE excursions
Challenge + excursion
PDHPE
An active team-building excursion with outdoor challenges, problem-solving tasks and cooperative games in the bush that build resilience, communication and teamwork for Stage 2 students.
Natural leader excursion
PDHPE
Students take on leadership roles during outdoor activities, practising decision-making, responsibility and positive risk-taking in a supportive bushland setting at Field of Mars Reserve.
Science and technology excursions
Ecosystem explorers excursion
Science and technology
Students become field scientists, investigating living and non-living components of bushland ecosystems at Field of Mars Reserve, observing food chains, habitats and human impacts.
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Learning resources
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Flora and fauna fact sheets
Read our animal, plant and habitat fact sheets for use in the classroom or at home.