K–6 programs by syllabus area | Science, HSIE, English, PDHPE, Creative Arts | Field of Mars EEC

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre provides curriculum-aligned K–6 excursions and incursions for Early Stage 1 to Stage 3 in natural, urban and school settings.

Programs are led by qualified Department of Education teachers and support the NSW Science and Technology K–6 Syllabus (2024), Human Society and its Environment K–6 Syllabus (2024), English K–10 Syllabus (2022), Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K–6 (2024) and Creative Arts K–6 Syllabus (2024).

Browse programs by syllabus area to find excursions and incursions that support classroom learning through fieldwork, hands-on investigation, creative responses and outdoor learning.

Use syllabus-aligned fact sheets to support inquiry into animals, plants, habitats, ecosystems and environments across K–6 programs.

Explore excursions and incursions by syllabus

Magnifying glass and specimen jar on an invertebrate identification chart, ready for a schoolyard invertebrate survey.

Primary Science and Technology excursions and incursions

Hands-on K–6 investigations where students observe living things, collect and interpret data, and explain patterns in habitats, ecosystems, life cycles and adaptations.

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

Primary HSIE excursions and incursions

K–6 Geography and History fieldwork where students use real places, mapping, evidence and inquiry to investigate environments, change and how places are cared for.

LEGO figure on an iPad in a creek setting, representing creative storytelling inspired by nature.

Primary English excursions and incursions

K–6 English learning inspired by nature, supporting vocabulary, speaking and listening, poetry, multimodal composition, digital storytelling and documentary.

Coiled climbing rope beside hiking boots in bushland, representing leadership and outdoor problem-solving.

Primary PDHPE excursions

K–6 outdoor learning that builds wellbeing, cooperation, resilience, leadership and problem-solving through safe, structured movement and challenge activities.