Primary English excursions and incursions | K–6 | Field of Mars EEC
Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre offers English excursions and incursions for Early Stage 1 to Stage 3.
Students use natural and urban environments as stimulus for vocabulary development, speaking, listening, imaginative composition, informative texts and multimodal storytelling.
Programs are led by qualified Department of Education teachers and support the NSW English K–10 Syllabus (2022) through observation, discussion, planning, composing, revising and publishing.
Why choose English at Field of Mars EEC?
- Students use real places, objects and experiences as stimulus for purposeful speaking, listening, reading, viewing and composing.
- Programs support the NSW English K–10 Syllabus (2022) through vocabulary development, oral language, planning, drafting, revising and publishing.
- Outdoor and hands-on learning helps students build sensory detail, descriptive language, audience awareness and confidence when creating texts.
What will students do?
- Students observe natural and built environments to generate ideas, build vocabulary and collect details for imaginative, informative and persuasive texts.
- They create and refine texts such as poems, scripts, captions, recounts, explanations, digital books and short documentaries.
- Students use images, sound, voice, sequencing and language choices to shape meaning for a clear audience and purpose.
Featured English excursions and incursions
Wombat Stew excursion
Early Stage 1 | English
Students build oral language through shared reading, bushland play, retelling, drama and simple creative responses.
Wild words excursion
Stage 1 | English
EAL/D and multilingual students build vocabulary through games, role-play and observation, then practise describing and explaining environmental clues.
Documentary in a day incursion
Stage 2 | English
Students plan, script, rehearse and present a short documentary using narration, images and sequencing for a clear audience.
Poetic adventures excursion
Stage 3 | English
Students collect sensory details during fieldwork, then draft, refine and share poetry using imagery, viewpoint and precise vocabulary.
English excursions by Stage
Early Stage 1 excursions
Students build oral language through shared stories, drama and play in nature, using sensory vocabulary to describe characters, setting and actions.
Stage 1 excursions
Students practise speaking and listening through guided observation, building vocabulary for description and explanation, and creating simple texts (labels, captions, recounts).
Stage 2 excursions
Students plan and create well-structured multimodal texts (storyboards, scripts, short films), using field observations to strengthen imagery, precise vocabulary and audience purpose.
Stage 3 excursions
Students craft more sophisticated compositions (poetry, scripts, documentaries), experimenting with viewpoint, figurative language and multimodal features to communicate meaning.
English incursions by Stage
Early Stage 1 incursions
Story-based learning that builds vocabulary, listening and retelling, with students creating simple multimodal responses (drawings, captions, shared texts).
Stage 1 incursions
Students use nature stimulus to generate ideas and vocabulary, then compose short informative or imaginative texts with images and oral rehearsal.
Stage 2 incursions
Students plan, draft and publish a multimodal product (film/poem/digital book), focusing on structure, cohesion and purposeful language choices.
Stage 3 incursions
Students refine scripts and compositions for impact, applying editing choices (voice, pacing, titles, captions) to communicate clearly to an audience.
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