Adult Education - University /TAFE / ESL

Aged 18 : $19.50 per student which includes entry, educational presentation, all shows and talks, train rides and lorikeets feeding. Minimum group size 8

Teachers: 1 FOC to every 8 paying students.
Admission for additional teachers will be at a rate of $19.50 per person.

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Educational Presentation

No additional charge for Educational Bookings
Education sessions can be tailored to your curriculum requirements, please indicate topic needs on booking form. Suggested Educational programs include:

ESL
ESL education officers deliver the presentations with live animals, including lizards, snakes, birds and mammals. Presentations are adapted according to level of English comprehension (beginners-advanced).

Career Paths in the Zoological Industry
Education officers provide a presentation informing your students on the best ways to get a job in the zoo industry, what their job opportunities are and what they can do now to improve their chances of getting a job.

Basic Wildlife Presentation
30-45 minute educational presentation with live animals, including lizards, snakes, birds and mammals

Allowing your students to truly get closer to some interesting and amazing wildlife species.

Tourism / Marketing Powerpoint
30 – 45 presentation which gives students an insight into the Tourism and Marketing side of the operations of Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Lesson includes marketing collateral such as brochures and fact sheets.

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Sustainability Tour
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has recently become Eco Certified in Advanced Eco Tourism. Our aim is to operate our park as sustainably as possible and we are proud to have made some significant changes to meet these goals.

We are pleased to be able to promote a new tour in 2009 – the Sustainability Tour.

Your class will meet with a dedicated Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary staff member and engage in a tour of the park. Areas and topics visited include:

Water tanks
Water recycling
Solar Initiatives
Waste recycling
Practising energy audits- including wattage, bulbs, cost effectiveness
Paper use and printing
Planting schemes

If you wish to include a Sustainability Tour with your visit to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, please complete the Custom Made Education Session on the bookings form - the cost is an additional $2 per student.

Aboriginal Appreciation Experience
Your class can engage in an outdoor presentation conducted by Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary’s own Aboriginal Dance Troup. Some of the cultural appreciation topics include:

Bush Tucker
Hunting and Gathering- tools and weapons
Dwellings
Music and Dance
Dreamtime (understanding dreaming)

If you wish to include a Aboriginal Appreciation Experience with your visit to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, please complete the Custom Made Education Session on the bookings form- the cost is an additional $5 per student.

Adventure Parc Green Challenge

The Green Challenge Adventure Parc is a high ropes adventure course that is located within the Wildlife Sanctuary. The course comprises of up to 65 elements including 2 Tarzan swings and a 17m high flying fox. Please note to do this activity you must be able to reach 160cm with arms stretched above head and feet flat on ground. Please note that there are height restrictions. Your students is must reach a height of 1.6m with their arms extended above their head and feet flat on the ground. While on the course, students develop skills in balance, hand-eye coordination, teamwork, communication and of course have fun!

The Green Challenge Adventure Parc is a fully supervised activity by trained staff including one of our education officers.
At the moment we have a special package involving school groups wishing to participate on the Green Challenge, it will be admission plus $15.00 entry onto the Green Challenge Adventure Parc.

Get Closer

Highly Recommended additional activities (subject to availability)

Koala Photo Opportunity: Add $14.00 per person
Students get the opportunity to hold a koala and have their photo taken. Photos are 6 x b inch colour portraits. (Recommended first activity after arrival)

“Thank you on behalf of all of us for your outstanding presentation - this is an experience they will never forget!”
Rosy Whelan, Foreign Language College, Kingscliffe TAFE

For enquiries: phone (07) 5534 0846, or send us an email: education@cws.org.au

^ Currumbin's presentations are adapted for various ESL levels

^ Aboriginal Appreciation Experience