- All year: book as required
- School Years: K-12
- Curriculum/Subject connection: Environmental Studies
Willoughby City Council’s Bushland Officers provide guided bushwalks throughout the local Willoughby area. Most schools are within walking distance of a bushland reserve. In Willoughby we have 338ha of natural bushland to discover. We can take your class on a 1 or 2 hour bushwalk where students will develop a connection with their local environment. Students will learn about:
- Native Plants and Animals
- Biodiversity
- Water Catchments
- Pollution
- Weeds and Pest Animals
- Bushland Regeneration
- Aboriginal Culture
- Local History
Links to Curriculum
Stage 1
- Growing and Changing
- Earth and its Surroundings
- Places We Know
- Wet and Dry Environments
- The Need for Shelter
- Bush Christmas
Stage 2
- Australia You’re Standing in It
- Places: Then, Now and Tomorrow
- National and State Parks
- Mini Worlds
- Cycles in Our World
- Our Australia
Stage 3
- Global Environments: Rainforests
- Global Connections & Patterns of Place and Location
- Environment Matters
Stages 4-6
Students will meet syllabus outcomes in Science, Geography, History, and Aboriginal Studies.
We can also develop an activity to meet your student objectives. For example, Mercy College’s Year 7 students have participated in the Flat Rock Gully Bushland and Geography Adventure. Here students come for a day activity which includes a guided bushwalk, focusing on environmental matters, Aboriginal presentation from the Aboriginal Heritage Office, and a session on how to read topographical maps and use a compass.
Contact
Emma Hayes, Bushland Interpretation Officer
Emma.Hayes@Willoughby.nsw.gov.au
9777 7942