Environment Centres School Learning Program booking enquiry form

Use this form to submit an enquiry to book an Environment Centres’ School Learning Program lesson.

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Requested activity details

All lessons are half-day in length unless otherwise stated in the description.

Habitats are homes

Students investigate different habitats to discover their importance and learn about how all living things are connected.

Cost: $9 per student
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
Curriculum links:

 

Amazing Arthropods (Years 4 to 6)

Explore the external features that define various minibeasts and dive into the scrub to investigate the diversity of arthropods within Brisbane's reserves. 

Cost: Free
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
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It’s Not a Load of Rubbish (Prep to Year 3)

Students explore issues associated with waste and what they can do to reduce their waste at school and at home.

Cost: Free
Duration: One hour
Session size: 15 to 30 students
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Mangrove Discovery (Years 4 to 6)

Students are led on a guided exploration of the new environment centre.  Alternatively, the guided walk can be conducted at Nudgee Beach foreshore. 

This program can be adapted for the following year levels:

  • Year 4 – Life cycles. Living things & their environment 
  • Year 5 – Adaptations
  • Year 6 – Physical conditions of environments
Cost: $9 per student
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
Curriculum links:

 

What’s in the Bin? (Years 4 to 6)

Students learn how to categorize rubbish found in a typical school rubbish bin, and how to avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle waste.

Cost: Free
Duration: One hour
Session size: 15 to 30 students
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Creek discovery (Years 4 to 6)

Exploring our local creek environments, students examine how local catchments support the lives of people and other living things. 

Cost: $9 per student
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
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Guided Bushwalk (Prep to Year 6)

An experienced educator will guide your group on a walk through the reserve adjoining one of our centres. The educator will tailor the walk to the focus needs of your group. The walk can be combined with a self-guided exploration of the Visitor Centre at the reserve.

Cost: $135 per group
Duration: One hour
Session size: 15 to 30 students

 

Bush Neighbours (Year 4)

This initiative teaches students about the importance of conserving natural habitats, keeping bushland and waterways free from pollution and creating wildlife-friendly gardens. Through tailored sessions with Council educators, students learn about native wildlife and connect with their local reserve. 

Cost: Free (for all year 4 classes)
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
Curriculum links:
  • Science:
  • HASS - Geography:
  • Sustainability: cross curriculum priority

 

Creek discovery (Years 7 and 8)

Examining our local creek environments, students explore how local catchments support the lives of people and other living things and how humans impact these environments.

Cost: $9 per student
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
Curriculum links:

 

Mangrove Ecology (Years 7 and 9)

Students learn how important mangrove forests are for marine life and the part they play in a complex food web.

Cost: $9 per student
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
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Creek catchment assessments (Years 8 and 12)

Students learn about creek catchments and gain a practical understanding of how human activity can impact water quality and biodiversity. Students compare the health of two sites by measuring water quality (including pH, phosphates, nitrates, dissolved oxygen, salinity and turbidity) and assessing riparian vegetation.

Cost: $9 per student
Duration: Two hours
Session size: 15 to 30 students
Curriculum links:

 

Surveying and Sampling Habitats (Years 11 and 12)

Students learn sampling and surveying techniques to investigate species diversity and abiotic and biotic factors which impact and shape ecosystems.

Cost: $18 per student
Duration: Full day
Session size: 15 to 30 students
Curriculum links:
  • Biology: Biodiversity and the Interconnectedness of Life.

 

Guided Bushwalk (Years 7 to 12)

An experienced educator will guide your group on a walk through the reserve adjoining one of our centres. The educator will tailor the walk to the focus needs of your group. The walk can be combined with a self-guided exploration of the Visitor Centre at the reserve.

Cost: $135 per group
Duration: One hour
Session size: 15 to 25 students

 

Where would you like the lesson to be held?
Select only one location for the lesson.
Boondall Wetland Environmental Centre
Downfall Creek Bushland Centre
Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre
Nudgee Beach Foreshore
Stretton Recreation Reserve
Other location (your school, local reserve or at a special event)
Lesson time for full day sessions: *
Lesson time for part-day sessions: *
How far will students be into the topic? *
Are there any particular areas of interest you would like discussed in the lesson? *
Are there any further requirements? *
17 October 2022