Primary Schools' Program

2012
To book simply download and complete our  information and booking sheet (484.9kb PDF) then fax back to (07) 5598 1764

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Admission
$11.00 per student including admission, educational presentation, student workbook, all shows and talks, train rides and lorikeet feeding. Minimum group size 10 .

Teachers: 1 FOC to every 5 paying students.
Admission for additional teachers is $21.00 per person.

Educational Presentation

All Education Programs now align with the National Curriculum. Find the National Curriculum Mapping against Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Education Programs here.

The Education Session (free with admission), offers a 30- 45 minute lesson using different animals to teach various topics tailored to your Curriculum Requirements. Some presentation theme ideas include: Adaptations, Food Webs, Endangered Species, Life cycles, Food Chains, Backyard Buddies, Basic classification, Conservation.
Please indicate topic needs on your booking form.

History: Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is one of Queensland’s oldest tourist parks with a rich history of creating wonderful memories for many Australians.  Established in 1947 by our founder Alex Griffiths, our park is able to offer excellent history lessons to share information about its foundation and growth over the years.

As part of your History Booking, we will send you “A Man of Vision” DVD to show to your students in your classroom as a pre-visit activity.  This 20 minute documentary is a biography of Alex Griffiths and reveals a story about his life, his foresight and passion for animals.  Then, when you visit Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, our education officers will deliver a PowerPoint education lesson to your students which highlight historical photos, maps and engagement with the local community.  Accompany this with our Aboriginal Appreciation Experience (below) and your CWS history lesson will cover the indigenous culture and early settlement here on the Gold Coast.

Find out more about our History program by downloading the information and booking sheet then fax back to (07) 5598 1764.

Minibeasts: This presentation is delivered by an experienced Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Education Officer who will bring out the invertebrates one by one and deliver information about each species.  We will teach various topics on request, including: Habitat, Life Cycles, Life Span as well as fun facts like name, age and favourite food!

Your booking also includes a visit to Super Bee Honeyworld which is conveniently located directly across the road from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (a one minute walk from our front gate).  This session will include seeing the “wall of bees”, learning about the Queen bee and her drones and a Live Bee Show performed by one of the experienced bee keepers.

Find out more about our Minibeast program by downloading the information and booking sheet then fax back to (07) 5598 1764.

Prep/Kindergarten: Teachers have the option to pick either the popular Educational Presentation (information above) or our Words in the Wildlife Program.  During the Words in the Wild Program our Education Officer will read Possum Magic by Mem Fox. Children will use emerging understandings to predict and make meanings from this text. Children will also have the opportunity to meet a few animals from the story; including a possum!

Find out more about our Prep/Kindergarten programs by downloading the  information and booking sheet (257.6kb PDF) then fax back to (07) 5598 1764.

Structure your day with our 2012 in-park activities.

Custom Made Ed. Encounters
Your class can engage in specialised education encounters such as:

Threatened Species Treasure Trail - Students learn about Australian threatened and endangered wildlife housed at CWS. Groups are given their first clue which engages them in a series of clues that leads them around the threatened wildlife enclosures in the park. Along the way students learn about threats to native wildlife and finish with a game and discussion on how Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary helps these animals and actions students can take.

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.

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 $3.50 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.

If you wish to include this activity as part of your day at the Sanctuary, please read the following rules and conditions and ask each student’s parents to sign the accompanying form to bring in.

 Click here to view Green Challenge Adventure Parc waiver >> (36.4kb PDF)

More Australian, More Natural, More Fun

Wildlife Photos ( $7.00per student)
Enjoy an individual "cuddle shot" photo with a Snake or Koala - 6 x 8 inch colour portraits.

Kangaroo Feeding ($2.00 per bag of roo food)

“Visiting the Sanctuary added a real life element to our wildlife and conservation unit. Thanks for a hassle-free worthwhile day!”
Shaun Dolan, Yr 6 teacher, St Augustine’s Primary School

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

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