Please note this program was previously called 'Bush Play Adventure'.
Prep
Full day program
9.15am–2.00pm
Curriculum Focus: Connection to Country - Nature play, Age-appropriate pedagogies
Curriculum Links: Science, HASS (Geography), English
Aim
For students to understand the needs of living things, why some places are special and, how to care for places and those within them. For students to connect with the natural world. Context: Train to become wildlife scientists, responsible pet ownership and its relationship to the sustainability of native wildlife (koalas).
Overview of day
Students are invited to Bunyaville Environmental Education Centre by Koala Blue to train as wildlife scientists. Being a story-based program, the day is filled with surprise guests and situations that arise to take the children on a journey all the while learning essential age-appropriate skills.
Hooked in to the story the students then train in the 'Wildlife Scientist Training Grounds'. Here the students have access to hands-on, self-directed play opportunities to foster their creativity, critical thinking, and social skills, through imaginative play, sensory experiences and structured activities (age appropriate, nature-based play). Students then go on an Earth walk led by the Bunyaville EEC Scientists (teachers) where they try and find and learn about koalas, as well as connecting with the natural wonders of the forest along the way. The day culminates at the Centre where they solve the problem of their missing koala before heading back to school.