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| Nerringillah Ecology Centre offers a wide range of activities and field work for schools, families and other groups. |
| Secondary teachers, please note. Nerringillah offers field work activities suitable for all current Preliminary, HSC and SC Science NSW syllabuses. |
| Teachers will see that many options are available for their students. |
| Adult groups or small families who are looking for a vacation with a difference will have no difficulty in organising with the Ecology Centre a range of guided and self-guided walks and activities for their visit. |
| Please feel free to contact the Centre to discuss your requirements. |
| ASTRONOMY
Students
and staff always enjoy a walk on a clear and moonless night to the top
of the nearby ridge. Not only are animals spotted on the way but once up
on the ridge the horizons are bedizened with stars. Individual stars
and planets can be pointed out during a brief talk.
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Other concepts usually come up during the talk and students often surprise their teachers and each other with what they know. Everyone though is usually in awe of the enormity of the universe. I am constantly amazed at the number of students who have not seen 'shooting stars' but as they are lying there they suddenly see one! Even with the moon out all is not lost as the craters on it's surface are well worth a look at. This star discovery is often the highlight for students in their stay at Nerringillah. Barbara Allsop |
| New activities and courses are being constantly designed. These are a direct response to teacher enquiries from the 70 or so schools that have visited in recent years. Examples are: | ||||||
| Primary Classes:
bush foods, environmental impacts on our lives, survival, maps |
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| Junior High:
student-centred learning in Science and Geography, survival activities and rope crossing challenges |
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| Senior Geography:
coastal management, human impact on forests, physical aspects of environments |
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| Senior Biology:
adaptations , the Australian environment, human impact |
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| In addition, all established courses are still applicable and please, don't hesitate to call about the new NSW syllabuses for Science and Geography. | ||||||
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| The Centre can be used for many other purposes. | ||||||
| Universities:
for any aspect of Native Flora or Fauna and Biodiversity |
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| Schools:
Art camps, Year camps, Study camps, Lifestyle camps |
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| Conservation and Ecology groups:
for meetings, rallys and conferences |
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| Small family groups:
To get right away from it all - bushwalking, bird watching, relaxing, privacy (school vacations and most weekends) |
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| Telephone to discuss your requirements:
Sydney, NSW country and interstate callers: (02) 44564397
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