Bush studio photography program

Teacher checklist

One day workshop - Stage 2 and 3

Term 4 - Week 8

Tuesday 2nd December - capacity 60 students (52 spots remaining)

Maximum 8 students per school per day (DoE schools only)

Location	Field of Mars Reserve, Pittwater Road, East Ryde Wallumedegal Country Google maps - Apple maps
Transport	Schools are required to organise transport for students to and from the location. No vehicles are permitted into Field of Mars Reserve. Parking is available in the car park on Pittwater Road.
Cost	$60 per student - GST free This will be processed through the student's home school. This program is only available to NSW Department of Education school students.
Risk assessment	Field of Mars Reserve risk management plan
Tracks	View the YouTube track overview videos. Buffalo Creek Track Doyle and Warada loop track
Welfare	Participants will be bushwalking during the day in rugged terrain. This program is wheelchair accessible. This program may not be suitable for people who have recently been unwell.
Bring	Backpack, medication, low-waste food, water bottle, sunblock, raincoat, hat, sturdy shoes. Students wear reusable name tag and sports uniform.
View	Preparing for an excursion
Supporting resources	Animal and plant fact sheets
Bin access	All student waste to be taken home by students.
Medical or special needs	Notify EEC staff prior to excursion. Students, staff and visitors must not attend if unwell, even with mild symptoms.
Extreme or wet weather	Days predicted to be above 35ºC, high winds, extreme bush fire danger and dust storms may result in the excursion being modified, postponed or cancelled.
Cancellations	Cancellations with less than four school weeks' notice will be charged the full fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather or fire danger.
How to book	Teachers are to complete the booking form for participating students.

Suggested timetable

Time	Students
9.15	Arrival
9.30 - 10.15	Macro
10.15 - 10.30	Recess
10.30 - 12.00	Field photography
12.00 - 12.30	Lunch
12.30 - 2.00	Mix up
2.00 - 2.15	Gallery
2.15	Depart

Canvas painting of invertebrates created by students.

Learning activities

This is an immersive day, connecting students with nature, their creativity, and photography.

Macro

The day begins with a technology-free exploration of nature along the Field of Mars EEC boardwalk. We often rush our time in nature, missing the little things. Learning to observe, students will focus on life on a macro scale.

Field photography

Students will be introduced to the skills, techniques, and methodologies of digital photography. Topics covered include fundamental photography principles such as the rule of thirds, composition, and leading lines.

Each student will explore a range of environments and use a Field of Mars EEC supplied iPad to select photo subjects, compose and frame shots, and identify creative ways to express their photographs.

Mix up

Students will review their photographs, selecting the best examples of life in the reserve. They will also learn how to edit their photographs using various apps.

Responding to the urban bushland setting and work of Barkindji photographer Kent Morris students will learn how to remix and manipulate some of their images to create a digital artwork.

Student's will select their best photograph or artwork to be printed on A4 photo paper at Field of Mars EEC. Printed images will be framed.

All digital images and artworks will be retuned to school via Google drive.

Gallery

Framed images and artworks will be on display.

This program is only available to NSW Department of Education school students.

Syllabus outcomes and content Stage 2

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (2024)

Visual Arts

Outcome

makes artworks using art forms to represent subject matter and ideas, and describes ways artists convey ideas about their world to audiences through artworks CA2-VIS-01

Content

Making: Artists represent their world through subject matter and ideas in artworks

represent subject matter and ideas in artworks, making choices based on own interpretations of the world
use drawing materials and techniques to create effects with texture and tone to represent subject matter and ideas
explore balance, scale and proportion in compositions to represent subject matter and ideas
demonstrate safe art making practices with respect for physical, social and digital saftey

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024

Syllabus outcomes and content Stage 3

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus (2024)

Visual Arts

Outcomes

makes artworks in intentional ways to represent ideas about their world, and explains ways artists are influenced by contexts and how artworks are interpreted by audiences CA3-VIS-01

Content

Making: Artists represent their world in intentional ways through their artmaking practice

Represent ideas or perspectives of their world and intentions in own artmaking practice
Use drawing materials and techniques to create artistic effects to represent subject matter or ideas in intentional ways
Create intentional effects with awareness of the relationships between colours and tones, to represent subject matter or ideas in realistic, imaginative or symbolic ways
Use painting materials, techniques and processes to explore ways to apply paint in combination with mixed media materials
Apply understandings of materials, digital technologies and processes to represent intended ideas in artworks
Explore artistic conventions and ways to represent subject matter and ideas in compositions
Demonstrate safe artmaking practices with respect for physical, social, digital and cultural safety

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024

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Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre

address Field of Mars Reserve
Pittwater Road
East Ryde NSW 2112

telephone 02 9816 1298

email fieldofmar-e.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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