Primary PDHPE and wellbeing excursions | K–6 | Field of Mars EEC

Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre offers PDHPE and wellbeing excursions for Early Stage 1 to Stage 3.

Students develop personal and social skills through outdoor learning, structured movement, teamwork, challenge activities and reflective discussion in natural settings.

Programs are led by qualified Department of Education teachers and support the NSW Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K–6 (2024) syllabus through safe participation, self-management, interpersonal skills, resilience and wellbeing strategies.

Why choose PDHPE at Field of Mars EEC?

What will students do?

  • Students participate in structured outdoor games, movement activities and team challenges that build confidence, cooperation and safe participation.
  • They practise leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving through group roles, responsibilities and guided reflection.
  • Students use PDHPE vocabulary to discuss wellbeing, relationships, safety, self-management, resilience and personal strengths.
Possum Magic picture book with a toy possum on moss and leaves, representing imaginative outdoor play.

Bush magic excursion

Early Stage 1 | PDHPE

Students use imaginative outdoor play to build movement confidence, cooperation, safe participation and simple self-management strategies.

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

Bushland adventure excursion

Stage 1 | PDHPE

Students develop movement, teamwork and fair play through structured outdoor games, bushland exploration and guided safety discussions.

Pastel sticks, paintbrush and pencil on a lichen-covered rock, representing nature-based artmaking.

The art of wellbeing excursion

Stage 2 | Creative Arts, PDHPE

Students use creative processes and outdoor reflection to explore emotions, calming strategies, connection to place and respectful relationships.

Logs and natural materials tied with rope, suggesting outdoor team challenge and problem-solving activities.

Challenge + excursion

Stage 3 | PDHPE

Students complete team challenges that build leadership, resilience, communication, problem-solving and reflection on personal and group strengths.

PDHPE excursions by Stage

Early Stage 1 excursions

Movement and play in nature that develops fundamental movement skills, cooperation, safe participation and emotional vocabulary for feelings and self-regulation.

Stage 1 excursions

Outdoor games and challenges that build movement confidence, fair play, communication and early help-seeking and safety strategies.

Stage 2 excursions

Teamwork and wellbeing learning through structured outdoor activities that develop self-management, empathy, respectful relationships and decision-making.

Stage 3 excursions

Leadership and challenge-based learning that strengthens resilience, problem-solving, interpersonal skills and reflecting on personal strengths and group dynamics.

Learn with us

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

Book now

Book a PDHPE K–6 school excursion with Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre online.

iPad displaying a digital learning resource for students and teachers that supports Field of Mars primary PDHPE excursions

Learning resources

Find digital learning resources, social stories and excursion preparation materials to suit PDHPE excursions and incursions.

Collage of native animals and plants representing the Field of Mars flora and fauna fact sheets used before and after primary excursions

Flora and fauna fact sheets

Read our animal, plant and habitat fact sheets that can be used to after spending time in nature.