2010 Bookings and Costs
Bookings for High Schools for 2010 are now open.
Bookings for Primary Schools open Day 1 Term 1 2010.
Due to increasing costs we have completely revised our price structure to reflect the actual costs of running programs.
Programs at schools cost from $5 per student.
Programs at Field of Mars or other reserves cost $7 per student.
Envirodocs project
Now, here is an interesting
idea!
North
Sydney Boys High School Environment group sourced a
grant from their local council to engage a team of
filmmakers who are guiding groups of students through
the process of making their own documentary films
about environmental and sustainability issues that
they think are most important.
What’s great about this project is that North
Sydney Boys have opened up the program to all schools
in the Northern Sydney region! Several other schools
have now joined in and are now assembling their own
“enviro-docs” (Environmental
documentaries).
More info here.
Australia's Hidden Treasures
According to SMH and the World Wildlife Fund over 1300 new species of plants and animals have been discovered in Australia over the past 10 years.
This reinforces the need to protect our remaining habitats and to restore or create new ones. Not only to protect the species we know about but most importantly to protect the ones that remain undiscovered.
I wonder if the outdoor experiences you are providing
to your students will instil the passion and skills
needed to be the future investigators of
Australia’s biological heritage?
Possum Magic
Last week when i was taking a walk through a local street i came across a very cute furry Ring-Tail Possum.
I knew something was not right when i saw it limp along in the middle of the road, not reacting as much as it should have when i approached it.
When i looked closer i saw it had been injured. I knew i couldn't leave it laying in the middle of the road...i had to take POSSUM ACTION!
My first plan of action was to usher my little furry friend to the side of the road to make sure it would not be run over by a car. I then knocked on the door of the nearest house. No one home...but i did not give up! I rung the doorbell of the next door neighbours...SUCCESS! This friendly neighbour was able to give me a towel to wrap my friend in to carry home.
I'd heard about WIRES and Sydney Wildlife and knew they'd be able to help the ring-tail possum. Unfortunately it was too late at night, so i had to wait until morning to call them again.
Sadly, it was too late and the little guy died overnight )=
But this does not have to end sadly... YOU can look after nature in your neighbourhood to ensure we can go on living in a Beautiful Biodiversity hotspot, try the links below.
