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Whitehorse City Council’s Environmental Education Program is a free service run by Council officers and a team of volunteers.
The program provides environmental and sustainability education for local schools, pre-schools and a diverse range of community groups.
Please contact our Environment and Education Team for more details.
Topics explored include:
- Habitats and Ecosystems
- Adaptations
- Water
- Earth’s Resources
- Daily and Seasonal Change
- Human Impact
- Whitehorse Through Time
- Cultural Heritage
Most visits are to Blackburn Lake Sanctuary and Yarran Dheran, but other sites including incursions can be arranged.
A series of these activities have been aligned with The Victorian Curriculum F-10 and selected VCE subjects.
Volunteer
Share your love of nature with your community. We are looking for volunteers to help deliver a wide range of environmental education programs.
Early Years Incursions and Excursions
Our Early Learning Programs can be tailored to meet your excursion needs.
A selection of these programs are suitable for an Incursion visit from an Environmental Education Officer.
Early Learning Programs
- Exploring the Bush – Using our Bush Senses to explore the bushland environment
- Using our senses (sound, colour, texture, smell)
- Habitats – Where do things live? Who lives where?
- Caring for the bush – Acknowledgement of the Land, caring for our bush
- Minibeasts – What are they and where to find them?
- Seasons – What are the changes that occur in the bush? What effect do the seasons have on the bush?
- Plants - Explore the different types of plants that we may find
- Fungi – Explore the different types of Fungi that we may find (season dependent)
- Birds - Explore the different birds that we may find, how do they communicate (bird calls)
- Nocturnal Animals – What types of animals are active at night?
- Lifecycles – Different life cycles of plants and animals
- Wildflowers (season dependent) –
- Explore the different types of wildflowers that grow in the bush Human Impact on the environment – Including Penny the Picnicker and Litter Avengers
- Water Life – What are some of the animals and plants that live in the water? How are they suited to living there?
- Water Cycle – Explore the water cycle and the effect it has on the bushland and city
Primary School Incursions and Excursions
Our Primary School Programs can be tailored to meet your excursion needs.
A selection of these programs are suitable for an Incursion visit from an Environmental Education Officer.
- Place, Space and Interconnections
- Whitehorse Through Time
- First Contact
- Human Impact
- Habitats and Ecosystems
- Features for Survival
- Life Cycles
- Daily and Seasonal Changes
- Earth's Resources
Secondary School Incursions and Excursions
Our Secondary School Programs can be tailored to meet your excursion needs.
A selection of these programs are suitable for an Incursion visit from an Environmental Education Officer.
VCE
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Food Studies
- Geography
Year 7 to 10
- Water (7-10 Geography, 7-8 Science)
- Landforms and Landscapes (7-10 Geography, 7-8 History)
- Human Impact (7-8 Geography, 7-10 History)
- Cultural Heritage (7-8 History and Science)
- Living Things (7-8 Science)
- Habitats and Ecosystems (7-10 Science)
- Adaptations (7-8 Science)
- Daily and Seasonal Change (7-8 Science)
- Place, Space and interconnection (9-10 Geography)
- Environmental Change and Management (9-10 Geography)
- Food Production (Juby's Garden/Bush tucker) (9-10 Geography)
- Global Systems (9-10 Geography)
- Earth's Resources (7-8 Geography and Science)
Community Groups
We offer Community Education Programs to groups such as Girl Guides, Scouts, Probus groups and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Groups.
Please email the Whitehorse Environmental Education Officers to discuss the needs of your group.
