“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better”
Programs we can offer for Years K to 6:
- Marine Museum sessions only. Discover this incredible educational facility complete with over 200 preserved marine specimens
- 1 Day combined Museum and Field sessions combining museum discoveries and a trip to the Rocky Shore, Sand dune or Mangrove ecosystems
- 1 or 2 night Marine awareness environmental camps with accommodation and catering onsite. Here we combine field activities with interesting and educational marine sessions.
Some examples of Educational sessions we can cover in the Museum or in the environments of the Sand dunes, Mangroves or Rocky Shore are:
- Habitats – My Habitat My Home
- Adaptation and Animal Behaviour
- Human Impact – The Earth Under Threat
- Flotsam and Jetsam discoveries
- Wondrous Water Cycle
- Life Cycles – The Birth and Growth of Animals
- Beach Walk – Hidden Treasures – Create sand art
- Creature Feature in the Museum – an area of interest
- Species Classification
- Sustainability – Let’s keep it healthy!
- Our creek and our Coast – how are they connected?
Plus, we can show some unusual organisms you can only see with a microscope in the museum…
Amazing!
Each ecosystem we encounter in Hastings Point offers many opportunities to discover, engage and immerse your students into a living classroom!
- 9.30am – Arrive NorthStar for Toilet break, briefing and Morning tea
- 10.00am –
Group 1 Discover the Marine Museum
Group 2 Discover the Secrets in the Sand dunes
Group swap - 12.00pm – Lunch
- 12.45pm – Group investigations at the Rocky Shore. Let’s discover the Urchins, Sea stars, Sea hares, Anemones, Algae, Rock pool fish, crabs and lots, lots more
- 2.30pm – Debrief and Depart
Let’s work together to develop a Day Visit or camp program that suits your desired educational outcomes, is guaranteed to inspire our future stakeholders and fits the pupil budget.
