Stage 1 HSIE Geography | Zero litter challenge incursion

Suggested timetable

This is a full day incursion commencing at the start of school bell concluding at the end of school bell.

Sessions	Classes 1 and 2
Morning session	Stories, games and playground exploration
Middle session	Creating a narrative on iPad
Afternoon session	Final edits and display

Syllabus outcomes and content

English K-10 Syllabus (2022)

Focus area outcome

Oral language and communication

• EN1-OLC-01 communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions

Content group

Listening for understanding

Focus area outcome

Vocabulary

• EN1-VOCAB-01 understands and effectively uses Tier 1, taught Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary to extend and elaborate ideas

Content group

Learning and using words

Focus area outcome

Creating written texts

• EN1-CWT-01 plans, creates and revises texts written for different purposes, including paragraphs, using knowledge of vocabulary, text features and sentence structure

Content group

Text features

Sentence-level grammar

Focus area outcome

Understanding and responding to literature

• EN1-UARL-01 understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose

Content group

Narrative

Character

Imagery, symbol and connotation

Perspective and argument

English K–10 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2022

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

• Participate in the school or local community by caring for places and others

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

Teacher information

Cost 2026	NSW Department of Education schools $22 per student Non-government schools $28 per student Student numbers to be confirmed 5 working days prior to the excursion.
Student numbers	Maximum 2 classes per day with up to 30 students per class.
Risk management plan	Risk assessment provided.
Preparation	Set up – please meet the Georges River EEC staff member/s up to 1 hour before first session. Learning space – please provide a suitable indoor and outdoor learning space for the duration of the day. Program length – Full day
Clothing	Sports uniform Sports shoes Raincoat in case of wet weather. Please no umbrellas.
Staff and student welfare	For medical or special needs notify staff prior to program.
Extreme or wet weather	Program may be modified, postponed or cancelled due to predicted extreme temperatures, bush fire danger, heavy rainfall, high winds or dust storms. Please view our trigger points for postponement and cancellation.
Trigger points for cancellation	See our bookings page
Cancellation policy	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. Weather or fire danger cancellation – $0