Exploring water Country
HSIE geography
This hands-on experience invites students to discover the plants and animals that live in and around their local creek, building a sense of belonging and fostering pride in caring for the special places close to home. Students will also learn how waterways have long been cared for and valued by Aboriginal peoples, who maintain deep cultural, spiritual and ongoing connections to Country and water.
Through nature-based activities such as creekside sensory sit-spots, wildlife spotting, aquatic minibeast investigations and team challenges, students will build a deeper connection to their environment and experience the wellbeing benefits of time outdoors. Together, they will explore simple actions we can take to care for our waterways and protect the special places we enjoy. Students are encouraged to bring a healthy litter free lunch to enjoy a picnic lunch with their friends.
This program is best spent in a water environment close to school. We can support the organisation of this experience including walking routes and risk assessments. Don't have a water way close to school? Go to our excursion page to visit our sites.
Connect with our Zero litter in the Georges River project to engage in active citizenship.
Maxumum four classes per day.
Location
Your local waterway.
Essential information
| Year | Cost |
| 2025/26 |
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Cancellation or major changes to bookings will incur the following cancellation fees:
- within 30 days of excursion or incursion date - $600 administration fee charged
- within 7 days of excursion/incursion date - total fee charged based on confirmed student numbers
| Times | Classes 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| 9.30am | Arrival - introduction, recess and toilets |
| 10.00am - 11.30am | Waterway and creek explorations |
| 11.30am - 12.00pm | Lunch and toilets |
| 12.00pm - 1.30pm | Waterway and creek explorations |
| 1.30pm - 2.00pm | Snack, conclusions and depart |
Human Society and its Environment K–6 Syllabus (2024)
Focus area outcome
People are connected to places and groups
- HS1-GEO-01 describes ways people connect to and care for places, water environments and each other, using geographical information
Content groups
People care for Australia's water environments
- Observe and describe natural and human features of Australian rivers, lakes, beaches and oceans by collecting and representing data
- Compare the ways people use water environments in Australia by posing questions to collect data
- Explain how people can use and care for water responsibly
- Identify ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples value water Country and Place
People engage in active citizenship by working together to care for places and each other
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Participate in the school or local community by caring for places and others
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Explain the benefits of participating in communities
Human Society and its Environment K-6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2024
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