Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre

Thalgarrah EEC

Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre is a New South Wales Department of Education facility offering environmental education programs for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Thalgarrah also provides support to teachers and schools in Environmental Education and Education for Sustainability.

Thalgarrah is on the site of the former Thalgarrah Public School and adjacent to the Swallowfield Wildlife Refuge and the Gara River. These provide a rich diversity of sites of both natural and cultural significance. The Wildlife Refuge is one of the few remaining remnant eucalypt woodlands on the New England Tablelands.

Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre operates on the traditional lands of the Anaiwan people. We pay our respects to the Aboriginal culture, the Aboriginal elders and to the special relationship Aboriginal people have with the land.

Thalgarrah EEC is nestled amongst woodland on the banks of the Gara River approx. 18km from Armidale's CBD. We provide a range of quality, curriculum-based environmental education and sustainability programs for school groups. Thalgarrah sits on Amaiwan country.

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K-6

T.E.A.M. (Together everyone achieves more)

PDHPE

Stage 2

This full day program begins with a discussion of what makes a good team. Using the agreed upon principles, students are then involved with a variety of outdoor team challenges where they can practise being a good team player and leadership skills. Activities are very active and involve students in different sized teams throughout the day. Activities include rogaining, making fire and cooking lunch.

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7-12

Ecosystem dynamics

Science

Stage 6

Syllabus inquiry question: How do introduced species affect the Australian environment and ecosystems?

This fieldwork investigates how introduced species affect the functioning of the environments at Field of Mars Reserve.

This Earth and Environmental Science excursion for Stage 6 involves hands-on fieldwork around Strangers Creek. Students will collect data and information to assess whether the reserve's land management practices have been successful over time.

Students will also collect data and information to prepare a case study that investigates the specific biotic and abiotic effects of several introduced species at the site.