SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Yanchep National Park offers an exciting school activities program to suit all ages. The program provides opportunities to:

• participate in curriculum-linked activities

• enjoy your activity exclusively, with one school group booked per activity

• gain the benefits of learning in a small group

• take part in activities covering a wide range of learning outcomes in a unique, natural environment.

For all booking enquires please contact the Yanchep National Park bookings officer.

Volunteering at Yanchep National Park We hope that your school will continue to build on the great work we have all achieved in 2012 by helping us with park clean-ups, weeding and revegetation projects. Additional activities coordinated by Yanchep National Park’s volunteer coordinator—such as seed propagation and climate watch research projects—are available if you wish to return more frequently. If we work together as a community, striving to keep our natural bushland healthy, it will be here for future generations to enjoy. We look forward to welcoming you to your national park soon.

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My friend the koala Younger students will enjoy an interactive and educational experience with a passionate guide. Through song and dance and direct participation, students will learn how koalas live and adapt to living in gum trees in Australia.

Age: Pre-primary to Year 2 Cost: $8 per student Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Minimum of 10/maximum 20 students per booking

Are koalas boring?Develop an understanding of the secret life of koalas. These amazing animals have so much to reveal. This journey will teach students about the incredible adaptations that help them survive in the Australian bush.

Age: Years 4 to 7 Cost: $8 per student Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Minimum of 10/maximum 20 students per booking

Gloucester LodgeGloucester Lodge offers safe accommodation for school groups, offering dormitory and camping accommodation plus a variety of catering options. To book your next school retreat at Gloucester Lodge email enquiries@gloucesterlodge.com.au.

Aboriginal experienceDiscover the ways of the Noongar people who live in WA’s south-west. Students learn about their seasonal movements, language, and how knowledge is passed from generation to generation. They see tools such as spears and boomerangs, and witness a spear-throwing demonstration. They will discover how plants and animals in this environment bear great significance to Noongar people.

Age: Pre-primary to Year 12 Cost: $429 minimum booking fee Subsequent Aboriginal cultural bookings $181.50 (subject to availability) Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Maximum of 40 students per booking.

Didgeridoo and danceDiscover the importance of dance for communication intraditional Noongar culture. Students learn how to communicate by dancing and how expression in dance is linked to the spiritual beliefs of the Noongar people.

Age: Pre-primary to Year 12 Cost: $429 minimum booking fee Subsequent Aboriginal cultural bookings $181.50 (subject to availability) Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Maximum of 40 students per booking.

Spear and boomerang throwingGet a feel for what it’s like to throw a gidge (spear) or kylee (boomerang), Noongar style.

Age: Years 8 to 12 Cost: $429 minimum booking fee Subsequent Aboriginal cultural bookings $181.50 (subject to availability) Duration: 45 minutes Maximum of 20 students per booking.

Yanchep National Park is offering nine exciting school term activities that cover a wide range of curriculum links to suit any school group.

Caves are coolPrepare to be amazed as you explore the magnificent Crystal Cave! Join our enthusiastic guide on an incredible journey. This environmentally focused program will provide an understanding of how the caves were formed and continue to develop. Curriculum-linked and interactive, these are private tours.

Age: Years 1 to 12 Cost: $8 per student Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Minimum of 10/maximum 30 students per booking.

Limestone: more than just a rockTake a journey back in time to another world and learn how limestone is created. Students immerse themselves in the dynamic processes that take place on our limestone and find out what natural and man-made impacts do to this fragile environment. They will gain an understanding of how important our karst system is and how they can help to protect it for the future.

Age: Years 3 to 7 Cost: $10 per student Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Minimum 10/maximum 20 students per booking.

Wet to woodEmbark on a journey with one of our experienced guides to learn about the habitats of different animals—frogs, tiger snakes, honey possums and more—that live in Yanchep National Park.

From Loch McNess to the wetlands to the woodlands, students find out how animals and plants adapt to rapidly changing conditions and survive in the harsh Australian bushland.

Age: Years 3 to 6 or Years 7 to 11 Cost: $8 per student Duration: 45 minutes Curriculum linked: Yes Minimum 20 students per booking. Available April to October only.

Adventure caving Adventure caving tours are renowned for being action-packed, safe and fun for kids.

Students will join our experienced guide to step outside their comfort zone and discover a whole new world beneath their feet.

Age: 8 years and up (age restrictions applies to some caves) Cost: $200 per group Duration: 1.5 hours Curriculum linked: Yes Group numbers depend on which cave is being explored.