Educational Activities for Students
- Aboriginal Blue Mountains Walkabout
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Awarded Australia's best walking experience. Educational and adventurous trek through stunning nature to Aboriginal sacred sites for a wonderful and inspirational journey of cultural understanding.
Experience our fun, creative, ceremonial and spiritual life. Aboriginal owned and guided we learn by traditional method of following a walkabout song line. We walk gently and listening carefully to what the natural bush and the amazing art sites have to tell us. It will provide you with ancient wisdom to enrich your life and a deep connection to country and culture. Traditional education highly suitable for; school, college or university needs.
All include the following:
- Easy access by train/bus meeting on Faulconbridge Train Station platform
- 2-7 hour program/ excursion tailored to suit your education needs
- Available year round and great in all weather conditions
- Winter or rain enjoy a dry lunch break by a warm cave fire
- Bush tucker tasting, ochre bark and body painting
- Use bush medicines. See art, artefacts, stunning sandstone caves and rainforest
- Need good health and average fitness, balance and mobility
- For photo show and more details please click on the link to our website
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- Name
- Evan Yanna Muru
- Company
- Blue Mountains Walkabout
- Office Address
- PO Box 519 Springwood NSW 2777 Australia
- Telephone
- +61 408 443 822
- walkaboutguide@yahoo.com
- Web Site
- www.BlueMountainsWalkabout.com
- Blue Mountains National Parks Discovery Walks
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Blue Mountains National Parks Discovery Walks, Talks and Tours program offers a range of fun and educational experiences for all ages. These bushwalks and activities are conducted in a range of locations within the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park and led by trained and experienced Discovery Rangers.
Discovery for Schools offers guided bushwalks and affordable educational activities, designed to address learning outcomes from the Board of Studies NSW curriculum. Excursions are tailored for students in Stage 1 through to Stage 6 and can be designed to meet interstate and international student needs. Locations for school activities include Katoomba, Blackheath, Glenbrook and Wentworth Falls, and start from $11 per student for 2-hours. Risk assessments provided.
Topics of Interest: Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, Aboriginal Culture, Ecology of the Blue Mountains, What is a National Park? Explorers, Rainforests, Mountain Landscapes, Tourism and Human Impacts on the Environment, National Parks Management Issues, Biodiversity.
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- Name
- Sandy Holmes
- Position
- Discovery Coordinator
- Company
- Blue Mountains National Parks Discovery Program
- Office Address
- End of Govetts Leap Road Blackheath NSW 2785 Australia
- Telephone
- +61 2 4784 7301
- Facsimile
- +61 2 4782 6199
- River Deep Mountain High
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River Deep Mountain High offers tailored education programs ranging from one to five days covering a comprehensive schools program including overnight camping, experiential learning, curriculum-based and leadership programmes. A two day programme, for example, can include adventures such as abseiling, rock climbing or bushwalking, tours to Scenic Railway, Three Sisters and Echo Point, Edge Movie and Jenolan Caves. Numerous leadership and teamwork experiences can be easily delivered, along with specific curriculum - based learning outcomes.
The Company can cater for groups of over 200 students at any one time and can organise local accommodation, with or without catering. Coach transport can also be arranged.
Topics of Interest: Human society and its environment, geology, leadership, teamwork
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- Name
- Craig Albery
- Company
- River Deep Mountain High
- Street Address
- 2 / 187 Katoomba Street Katoomba NSW 2780 Australia
- Telephone
- +61 2 4782 6109
- Facsimile
- +61 2 4782 7630
- fun@rdmh.com.au
- Web Site
- www.rdmh.com.au
- Tread Lightly eco tours
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Tread Lightly eco tours supplies interpretive ecological tours in the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park near Sydney with fully guided bush walks and remote area sightseeing tours. They are specialists in the environment and the cultural aspects of the Blue Mountains region. Tours access remote wilderness and explore the ecology. With options of 2 hours, easy fitness environment studies, to 8 hour navigation and exploring skills. Tours specialize in international University studies.
Tread Lightly eco tours has achieved BMBA, WTA and TBA accreditation and Advanced Ecotourism Accredited by using the system of best practice and minimal impact. They are the only advanced ecotourism accredited guide company in the Blue Mountains and recently acclaimed as the highest quality ecotourism guide company in NSW (Newcastle University). Award winning head guide Tim Tranter, a Blue Mountains resident for 45 years, TAFE teacher and former tourism director, Tim provides strong links to the local community and region. Tours are designed to suit school needs and follow the curriculum with excellent self expand options.
Professional interpretive guides with extensive knowledge of geology, fauna and flora, Aboriginal culture, astronomy and venomous creatures will accentuate your World Heritage experience. Visiting ancient rainforest, waterfalls and deep canyons in the World Heritage national park offers great photographic and learning opportunities.
Topics of Interest: Ecology & World Heritage studies specialising in High school and university groups.
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- Name
- Tim Tranter
- Company
- Tread Lightly eco tours
- Postal Address
- 100 Great Western Highway Medlow Bath NSW 2780 Australia
- Telephone
- +61 2 4788 1229
- Facsimile
- +61 2 4788 1229
- ecotours@treadlightly.com.au
- Web Site
- www.treadlightly.com.au
- Werriberri Trail Rides
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Hands on Education
School excursions tailor made to suit all ages, riding abilities and curriculum needs. Ride the tracks of the first explorers, convicts and free settlers as they found their way across the rugged Blue Mountains.Take a deep breath, smell the clean eucalypt air mixed with the aroma of horses. Education first hand. Just like the first explorers, excitement mounting as we get ready to feel just like they did.
Cox and his team of convict road builders in chains chipping away at the sandstone (the marks are still visible) working hard all day, side by side building our great nation.
Feel like the free settlers full of hope and dreams, riding on horseback. Or the Drovers that stocked the western plains. This is Australia's first stock route. This is education at its best. Seeing, feeling, touching.
This excursion will stand out in your mind for years to come. Calm reliable horses suiting all ages and abilities, see the online brochure for more details on our other school programs.
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- Name
- Kathy Tucker
- Company
- Werriberri Trail Rides
- Street Address
- Megalong Road Megalong Valley NSW 2785 Australia
- Telephone
- +61 2 4787 9171