Red Hill EEC
Red Hill EEC’s school vision statement is:
To provide a safe and engaging educational environment so that students can learn from the past to inform the future.
Red Hill Environmental Education Centre (EEC) is a facility of the Department of Education located within the Mudgee Network in Central West NSW. Red Hill EEC's motto is, 'Learning from our past to inform our future'.
We provide curriculum-aligned school excursions, incursions, high-potential/gifted education (HPGE) programs and teacher professional learning for all NSW public and non-government schools from Early Childhood Education through Year 12.
Our local environment
The Wiradjuri people are the traditional custodians of the country on which Re Hill EEC sits. Red Hill EEC is strongly supported by our local Aboriginal community through the Gulgong Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) as we collaborate to authentically deliver Aboriginal cultural programs and build capacity of teachers to do the same.
Red Hill EEC was established in 1995 as a specialised Urban Field Study Centre in rural NSW, with a focus on supporting the teaching of history. With our location in the historic Gold Rush town of Gulgong, many of our programs work to support the NSW history syllabus with experiential, hands-on activities that lead to a deeper knowledge and understanding of this pivotal time in Australian history. Our centre also offers a variety of programs in science, geography, mathematics, creative arts and sustainability.
Red Hill EEC utilises a variety of locations in our region to engage students and enhance learning outcomes in programs focus Click here to find out more about our excursion sites.
Learning programs
Red Hill EEC run hands-on learning programs for students from Early Childhood Education to Year 12. Our programs link to what students are learning in class and can be changed to suit their needs. Our programs also include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives. Students learn about culture, Country and how to care for the environment.
Our staff are trained teachers who are experts in environmental education. They guide students through real-world learning experiences that are active and engaging. Students get to explore, ask questions and think about the world around them. We also give schools activities to do before and after the visit to help keep the learning going.
Red Hill EEC:
- develops and delivers high quality teaching and learning programs
- embeds evidence-based strategies to enhance student learning
- support our community of schools through environmental and sustainability education from Early Childhood Education to Year 12
- offer teacher professional learning workshops and training in cultural awareness
- focus on education for sustainability, with a past, present and future orientation with strong intrinsic links to learning for Aboriginal cultural awareness.
Red Hill EEC is on Wiradjuri Country.
Visit Red Hill EEC website.
