Stage 1 / Year 1 and 2 excursions

HSIE

People are connected to places and groups - Water Country

This immersive excursion invites students to discover the natural beauty, cultural heritage, and environmental significance of the Hawkesbury River, exploring the importance of waterways and the enduring relationship between people and this vital Water Country through hands-on learning, inquiry, and meaningful connections to the local environment.

HSIE History - new syllabus program

People are connected to places and groups - Welcome to Country

This exciting excursion explores Dharug Country, engaging students in hands-on Aboriginal cultural learning through activities such as shelter building, Dharug language, storytelling, ochre painting, and hunting and gathering games.

HSIE Geography and Aboriginal Culture - new syllabus program

Features of places - The habitat tree

The habitat tree is an engaging excursion where students explore Brewongle’s habitat tree, discovering its connections to the surrounding environment and how seasons and human activity shape the natural world.

HSIE Geography - this program will be phased out by the end of 2026

The past in the present - Step back in time

This engaging excursion takes students back in time to explore schooling and daily life in the 1800s, with period costumes, hands-on experiences in our 1878 classroom, and stories and games from the past.

HSIE History - this program will be phased out by the end of 2026

Science and Technology

Investigations of changes provide knowledge and understanding - Change is all around

This exciting bush excursion helps students explore how living things change over time through a bug hunt, stag beetle life cycle investigation, Dreaming stories, and hands-on seasonal learning.

Science and Technology - new syllabus program

Living world - Can you find me?

This engaging excursion invites students to investigate the diverse living things that call Brewongle home by collecting data, analysing features, creating observational drawings, and exploring habitats and their importance to all living things.

Science and Technology - this program will be phased out by the end of 2026