How to plan your day

What is the first step?

Book or enquire through their page, or contact directly. Contact details are on our Home page.

What do I need?

EXCURSION

School first aid kits, student medication and ASCIA action plans

Low waste food and water bottle

Sun protection - hats and sunblock

Insect repellent

 

The program requires walking through parklands. The site is fully accessible but may not be suitable for recently unwell participants.

For medical or special needs notify staff prior to program.

INCURSION

Please meet the Georges River EEC staff member/s up to 1 hour before first session.

This program contains a large amount of equipment. If possible please provide a car space on level ground in close proximity to the program introduction learning space.

Learning spaces – please provide suitable learning spaces for the duration of the program:

program introduction and conclusions

indoor classroom
school playground and outdoor areas

access to indoor and outdoor water sources such as toilets and outdoor taps and hoses.

Program length – One day

(Georges River Environment and Educational Centre, 2026)

RISK Assessment

(Directly from: Georges River Environmental and Educational Centre, 2026)

Location
Our centre is strategically located along the Georges River at Chipping Norton Lake. The area contains remnant Cumberland Plain woodland, with dense thickets of bushland preserved for local habitat. The large parklands and gardens have an abundance of shade trees and many spots to access the river and lake. The parklands include outdoor classroom spaces, nature play zones and bushland discovery.

Our large indoor classroom contains our beloved native animals. Meet Pickle, Pistachio and Pesto our Magnificent tree frogs, Stevie our Central bearded dragon, Stumpy our Shingleback and many others. We also house a large display of taxidermy specimens for scientific curiosity and discovery and Aboriginal traditional tools and artworks. Our fully fenced garden contains a large collection of native plants to enhance learning on Aboriginal plant uses and has a large frog pond for students to engage in dip netting.

Safe, inclusive and wheelchair accessible our site provides a unique and very special setting for primary and secondary students to learn about our world in Science and technology, Science, HSIE, Geography, Aboriginal Histories and Cultures, Creative Arts and sustainability.

We look forward to your visit.

2 Central Avenue, Chipping Norton NSW 2170

Why you will love it

With the easy and ready to book platform of Georges River EEC, you can have your incursion or excursion ready to experience. 

There is a cost that still incurs for either incursion or excursion, of $28 pp. 

For incursion it runs on per class per day, and an excursion can have up to 4 classes either half day or full day.

 

(Georges River, Chipping Norton, Photograph by Author, 2026)

Fieldwork Learning Sequence

PREPARE:

Teachers are encouraged to prepare students by revisiting prior learning such as mapping skills and aerial imagery before their visit. Students should be ready to think like Geographers using what they know to explore local features and ask questions that drive their own inquiry into the Chipping Norton Georges River environment.

EXPLORE:

As nature detectives, students will examine native vegetation, look for signs of wildlife and learn how Aboriginal Peoples care for Country. with building the Teepee shelters their understanding of place and environment and cultural knowledge will strengthen.

INVESTIGATE:

Collaborating the hands-on experience with meaningful follow up activities. With their nature detective roll- exploring, building, learning- students can engage in deep meaningful discussions and activities that go beyond the classroom.