Years 2 - 6
2 hour session at your school
Curriculum Focus: Fostering a strong sense of wellbeing and developing student's connection with self and nature
Curriculum Links: Art, HPE, Science, Maths, HASS (Geography), English and General Capabilities
Aim
For students to create a deeper connection with nature and to enable students to investigate the environment around them through art.
Overview of day
This incursion program introduces students to nature journaling. By recording their observations in their nature journals, students will express themselves visually while developing their connection with the natural world. Throughout the session, students will practise drawing different shapes, colours, textures, objects, plants etc. that they see in their environment.
Students will participate in 'Dadirri', an Indigenous mindfulness activity to slow them down and work on their attentiveness and inner/outer focus. This will also help the students relax and focus, fostering their wellbeing. They will then be guided through activities using magnifying loupes and different nature journaling techniques to represent their ideas. A number of natural resources will be provided by the Bunyaville EEC teacher for further stimulus (if required). At the end, students will be given an opportunity to share their work with the group.