Students playing with rocks and other natural materials

Nature school

Geography

Students making patterns with coloured leaves
Yellow flower

Program

Get your students outside, learning and playing in the natural spaces at your school.  Students will participate in nature based activities, connecting to nature while learning about their local school environment.

Learning intentions

Students are learning about:

Key information

Learning activities

Sensory Walk

The aim of the sensory walk is for students to explore, through a variety of sensory activities, the features of the natural areas of their school. This will include using magnifiers and treasure hunts.

Get creative, get active

Following a discussion of the needs of living things, Students will make their own bush bug using natural materials and clay. This will inspire them to create a shelter for their animal to live in, again using natural materials.

Story

Students will listen to a story to learn more about how to care for places.

They will then make suggestions about how they can care for their school and help protect the nature areas around them.

Suggested timetable

Time Classes
9.30am - 11.00am Class A and B
11.00am - 11.30am Break 1
11.30am - 1.00pm Class C and D
1.00pm - 1.30pm Break 2
1.30pm - 3.00pm Class E and F

*NOTE: Gibberagong staff can work within established school times on the day. Please contact the Centre to discuss.

Syllabus outcomes

Geography K-6 Syllabus (2015)

Outcomes

  • GE1-1 describes features of places and the connections people have with places
  • GE1-2  identifies ways in which people interact with and care for places

Content

Features of places

Students:

  • investigate features of places and how they can be cared for, for example: (ACHGK005)

    • description of the natural and human features of places
    • discussion of the natural features of places identified in Aboriginal Dreaming stories and/or Legends of the Torres Strait
    • consideration of how a place can be cared for
People's connections to places

Students:

  • investigate people's connections and access to places, for example: (ACHGK013)

    • discussion of why people visit other places
Local and global connections

Students:

  • investigate connections that people, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, have to local and global places, for example: (ACHGK010, ACHGK011, ACHGK012)

    • discussion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' connections with land, sea and animals of their place

Cost and details

Location Your school
Cost

2026 DoE $15 per student - GST free

2026 Non-gov school cost $25 per student - GST free, minimum charge $750 per class.
Risk Assessments A complete risk assessment will be sent upon confirmation.
Preparation

Please provide one learning space/classroom for all participating classes for the duration of the day.

Please ensure the space has a smart board
What to bring

Backpack, medication, low-waste food, water bottle, sunblock, raincoat, hat, sturdy shoes, mask.

Students wear reusable name tag and sports uniform.
Adverse weather On days where the weather is unsuitable (see risk assessment), a Gibberagong staff member will contact the organising teacher to discuss alternative arrangments.
Medical notifications Notify Gibberagong EEC by completing and returning the medical form before the incursion. This form will be sent out upon confirmation of booking.

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