Experience Engage Enable
T: Telephone02 9816 1298
| Location | Field of Mars Reserve, Pittwater Road, East Ryde Wallumedegal Country |
| Bus access | Supply bus driver with Field of Mars Reserve bus information No bus entry into Field of Mars Reserve. |
| Cost | DoE $24 per student - GST free Non-gov school $34 per student - GST free, minimum charge $700 Term 1 - Catholic school Weeks 3 to 7 cost = DoE cost - GST free, minimum charge $700 |
| Risk assessment | |
| Welfare | Students will be outdoors most of the day, walking along rugged terrain. Some students may get wet during activities. Students can opt out of splash area. Limited wheelchair accessibility. This excursion 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 |
| Tracks | View the YouTube track overview videos. |
| Bin access | All student waste to be taken home by students. |
| Parent/carer helpers | Not required. If parents attend please ensure they wear closed shoes. No siblings. |
| Medical or special needs | Notify Field of Mars 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 incur a $500 administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather or fire danger. |
Please note: Recommended maximum 90 student
Time |
Group A, B, C |
| 9.45 - 10.00 | Introduction, recess and toilets |
| 10.00 - 11.00 | Challenge one |
| 11.00 - 12.00 | Challenge two |
| 12.00 - 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12.30 - 1.30 | Challenge three |
| 1.30 - 2.00 | Honouring ceremony |
| 2.00 - 2.15 | Pack up and depart |
Students will be involved in a range of outdoor team building challenges aimed at developing achievement and success, positive relationships and connectedness and a sense of meaning and purpose all while being active and safe.
Students will undergo three main activities, each of which is multifaceted and scaffolded in such a way to allow maximum participation by all. The day concludes with an honouring ceremony focused on celebrating and championing all members.
Challenges
Team challenge bushwalk
Students will pass through a maze of ropes before joining a small team. The teams will then go through a series of small challenges before embarking on a bushwalk. At the height of the walk, students will work in pairs and undergo some blindfolded activities focused on trust and communication.
Simulated water crossing
Teams will be tasked with a range of challenges that require constructive peer interactions, self regulation and choice on how to best operate as an individual and team member. These activities will involve a small amount of water and some students may get wet.
Traditional indigenous games
Students will learn about the Bundjalung nation and some traditional indigenous games. Teams will undergo an initial challenge to set a required base level of skill for the following challenges that progressively increase in complexity which culminate in an entire group challenge.
Please note
Natural leader is available year round if you have more than 50 leadership students.
For smaller cohorts of students, the program is available on specific dates. Multiple schools will be working together on the same day.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K-10 Syllabus (2018)
Outcomes
A student:
Content
Students:
participate positively in groups and teams by encouraging others and negotiating roles and responsibilities
Other syllabus links
Learning experiences will also support but not explicitly teach the following:
Learning across the curriculum
Critical and creative thinking
Students are provided with opportunities to think critically about the qualities and attributes that build resilience and enhance and maintain caring and respectful relationships.
Personal and social capability
Through opportunities to work collaboratively, students develop their personal and social skills and an appreciation for the different insights and perspectives of their peers and community.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K-10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2018
address
Field of Mars Reserve
Pittwater Road
East Ryde NSW 2112
telephone 02 9816 1298
We’d like to acknowledge the Wallumedegal Peoples of the Darug Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we stand and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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