Stage 3 / Year 5 and 6 excursions
Our Stage 3 (Year 5 and Year 6) excursions provide hands-on learning experiences in the natural environment that encourage students to investigate, analyse and develop deeper connections with the world around them. Delivered by qualified NSW Department of Education teachers, programs are aligned to the Human Society and Its Environment K–6 (2024), Personal Development Health and Physical Education K–6 (2024) and Science and Technology K–6 (2024) syllabuses and support students to apply their knowledge through inquiry, problem-solving and real-world experiences.
At Brewongle Environmental Education Centre, Aboriginal perspectives are embedded across all programs. While Aboriginal Culture may not always be the primary focus, we incorporate meaningful cultural learning opportunities that help students develop an understanding of Country, culture and community.
Selected programs also include authentic, place-based learning led by a Cultural Educator or Aboriginal Education Teacher through shared knowledge, stories and hands-on experiences.
HSIE
Geographical information is used for sustainable futures - Sustainable practices for the future
This excursion engages students in exploring Aboriginal knowledge systems, traditional firemaking, and cultural burning, before investigating bushfire risk and developing sustainable management strategies for Brewongle EEC.
HSIE Geography - new syllabus program
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE)
Identity, health and wellbeing - Care is an action
Stage 3 students explore how nature, culture, physical activity, bush tucker and connection to Country support wellbeing, while developing interpersonal skills and creating a plan to increase time spent outdoors as part of self-care.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - new syllabus program
Leadership and teambuilding - Team up!
Develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through engaging outdoor challenges and collaborative activities in Brewongle’s natural bushland environment.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - new syllabus program
Aboriginal Culture
Aboriginal Culture - Valuing traditional skills
This hands-on excursion explores traditional skills through bushwalking, learning about fire in the local bush, fire-making with firesticks, and trying activities such as spear and boomerang throwing.
Leadership and teambuilding
Leadership and teambuilding - HPGE enrichment programs
HPGE domains: Creative, intellectual and social-emotional
As part of our high potential and gifted education (HPGE) offerings, leadership programs provide a dynamic mix of team building, communication, problem-solving, and outdoor challenge activities.
Available as a day excursion, incursion or overnight camp
Leadership and teambuilding - Team up!
Develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through engaging outdoor challenges and collaborative activities in Brewongle’s natural bushland environment.
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education - new syllabus program
Science and Technology
Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions - Adaptations support survival
Explore the beautiful bush setting of Brewongle to investigate plant adaptations, the impact of introduced flora on ecosystems, and the traditional use of fire by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in caring for Country.
Science and Technology - new syllabus program
Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions - First Nations fire management
Students investigate how Australian plants adapt to bushfire and explore the role of fire and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sustainable practices in caring for Country.
Science and Technology - new syllabus program
Knowledge of our world and beyond inspires sustainable solutions - A Nurragingy environment study
A hands-on Stage 3 science excursion where students investigate water bugs in local waterways as part of an authentic case study, exploring the physical and behavioural adaptations that enable them to survive in their habitat.
Science and Technology - new syllabus program