Secondary school excursions | Fieldwork Sydney

Gibberagong EEC offers curriculum-aligned secondary school excursions in Sydney, with a focus on geography fieldwork and environmental science. Students engage in hands-on investigations in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and surrounding environments, exploring ecosystems, sustainability and human impacts. Programs support Stage 4–6 Geography, Science, Visual Arts and cross-curriculum priorty areas.

Students doing scientific fieldwork

Science

Students explore ecosystems, biodiversity and environmental change through hands-on learning experiences.

Students taking notes in the rainforest

Geography

Students conduct fieldwork investigations in real environments, collecting and analysing data to understand landscapes and environmental processes.

Student using watercolour paints to create a landscape painting

Secondary Art Excursions | Visual Arts

Excursions for Stage 4-6 students as well as HPGE opportunities. Students use bushland, waterways and lookouts as inspiration for creative practice and visual storytelling.

Students using teamwork to solve a problem

Leadership and teamwork

An excursion suitable for Stage 4–6 HPGE students, ideal for schools looking to develop leadership and teamwork through practical, hands-on experiences.

Vista across an Aboriginal engraving site looking towards Pittwater and the Pacific Ocean beyond

History

Excursion for Stage 4 students on The ancient past where students explore significant cultural sites, including rock engravings, and investigate how people have interacted with and shaped the landscape over time.

Aboriginal studies

A Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies excursion exploring connections to Country, cultural sites and land management through fieldwork in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park or Muogamarra Nature Reserve.

Students canoeing on Cockle Creek

PDHPE / Outdoor education / Wellbeing

Excursions for Stage 4 designed to build resilience, teamwork and wellbeing through hands-on outdoor learning.

Student birdwatching with binoculars

HPGE programs

Stage 4, 5 and 6 specialised programs designed expand the abilities of high potential and gifted (HPGE) students.