At the invitation of Gabarlah the Greater Glider, students attend a day of nature play at Amaroo. They discuss how they might best look after themselves, others and the place they're in as they choose for themselves from a range of nature play activities involving rocks, sand, mud, planting seedlings, making music and more. Throughout the day they engage their senses and learn about Murri culture and special places.
Program details
Venue: Amaroo EEC, Kleinton
Student participation fee - see Booking Information
Duration: 4 hours
Please note:
- one adult helper per group of 4-6 students is required for this program
- because of weather considerations, this program is not available during early Term 1 or in Term 4
Program overview
The program overview provides:
a synopsis of the program
links to relevant parts of the Australian Curriculum
an indication of pedagogical strategies for the program's activities—based on Amaroo EEC's Pedagogical Framework (PDF, 198KB)
an outline of the teaching sequence.
Elements of the teaching sequence are colour-coded, showing which parts will be taught during the excursion by the Amaroo teacher/s and which should be covered by the classroom teacher (prior to or following the excursion) to fully cover the program's objectives. Suggestions are also given for relevant pre- or post-excursion activities and assessment tasks.
Program Overview (PDF, 496KB)
Curriculum Activity Risk Assessments (CARAs)
Because the activities associated with Amaroo's Prep Camping program are rated at a low or medium inherent risk level, specific curriculum risk assessment documents for this program are not required. The risk assessment documents below have, however, been prepared by Amaroo staff if you would like to use them. They are partially completed (using the program and site knowledge of Amaroo staff), but relevant details concerning your school/visit should be added once you have downloaded them. Each CARA should be approved by your school principal and filed for your records.
Amaroo Risk Assessment - Gabarlah the Greater Glider program (PDF, 214KB)