The Bunyaville Easter Bilby Adventure

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Prep

Half day program
AM session (9.00am–11.45am, includes morning tea break)

PM session (12.15pm - 2.30pm)

Year 1

Full day program
9.15am–2pm

Availability: Term 1 - Week 5 to Week 10 only

Prep Curriculum Focus: Needs of living things, care of special places, endangered animals

Year 1 Curriculum Focus: Endangered animals, habitats, needs of living things

Curriculum Links: Science, HASS (Geography), English

Aim

For students to develop an understanding of the needs of the endangered bilby and other Australian animals. Through story and hands-on experiences in a real-world environment, students create a deep connection to the bilby and identify values and actions for caring for the environment.

Overview of day

The Bunyaville Easter Bilby Adventure is a highly engaging story-based program. Learning comes alive as students are first immersed into a desert scene at Bunyaville EEC where the story begins. The students are invited to take part in a bilby burrow experience where the problem they have to solve becomes evident. The story pulls them into the forest where they actively participate in hands-on activities guiding exploration, connection, problem solving and care for the environment. The adventure concludes back at the Centre with a special encounter from a forest friend and students gaining an understanding of advocating for endangered animals and the environment.

For prep classes coming in the morning and afternoon session, the morning session groups are welcome to eat their lunch (11.45am – 12.15pm) at the Centre ready for pick up at 12.15pm when the afternoon session arrives at the Centre.

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Testimonials

"We made a book when we returned to school and as children chose this book to read with their peers, their recount and oral language skills improved and also their peer relationships". Prep Classroom Teacher

"The students explored living habitats within the environments and learnt about the impact that humans can have on livings things". Year 1 Classroom Teacher

"Building a habitat for a living animal contributed to student learning as the students needed to think about the natural materials they were going to use and why/how it would provide the animal with everything they need" Year 1 Classroom Teacher

"The children were actively involved in their learning throughout the entire activity. They reinforced their 'senses' science learning, cooperative learning, engaged in literature, worked with higher level questions and worked in a recount mode in writing upon return to school." Prep Classroom Teacher

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