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| 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 | 2023 DoE $24 per student - GST free 2023 Non-gov school cost $34 per student - GST free, minimum charge $600 |
| Risk assessment | |
| Tracks | View the YouTube track overview videos. |
| Welfare | Participants will be bushwalking during the day in rugged terrain. This excursion may not be suitable for people who have been recently unwell. |
| Bring | Backpack, medication, low-waste food, water bottle, sunblock, raincoat, hat, sturdy shoes, mask. Students wear reusable name tag and sports uniform. |
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| 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. Check COVID-19 restrictions. |
| 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 three school weeks' notice will incur a $500 administration fee. This does not apply to cancellations due to weather, fire danger or COVID-19 restrictions. |
Time |
Classes A, B |
| 9.45 - 10.20 | Introduction, recess and toilets |
| 10.20 - 11.30 | Challenge course |
| 11.30 - 11.45 | Fruit break |
| 11.45 - 12.30 | Bush walk |
| 12.30 - 1.00 | Shelter building |
| 1.00 - 1.30 | Lunch |
| 1.30 - 2.00 | Final challenge |
| 2.00 - 2.15 | Pack up and depart |
Students will be involved in a range of outdoor, team building style challenges aimed at testing their problem solving, map reading, compass and leadership skills.
Introduction
Students wil be introduced to the key concepts of team challenge, map reading, scavenger hunt and the use of equipment and control cards.
Fieldwork
Challenge course
In small groups, students will use their maps and compasses to navigate to eight stations where they will solve riddles and collect a piece of equipment for later use. Each group will also collect clues to reveal the native animal their team will represent.
Bushwalk
Students will go on a guided bushwalk to observe animal habitats and learn about their native animal. While in the bush students will develop a team brand and represent it using charcoal and facepaint. Upon return students will present their team brand and information about their animal.
Shelter construction
Students use the information and equipment from the challenge course to build a shelter to protect them from the imminent storm. After the storm passes students can use their shelter as a lunch spot.
Conclusion
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education K-10 Syllabus (2018)
Outcomes
A student:
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 outcomes and content.
Mathematics K-6 Syllabus (2012)
Outcomes
A student:
locates and describes position on maps using a grid-reference system MA3-17MG
Content
Students:
describe routes using landmarks and directional language
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
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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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