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  • Stage 2 Students recording data by Wallagoot lake
  • Dune Study
  • challenge game - the A frame
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  • Kayaking on the Lagoon
  • Cycling one of the tracks
  • Analysing - Waterbug Survey
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  • starfish on students hand
  • Stage 3 students working on their Nature Journals in the bush
  • students reading maps
  • Local scientists at work
  • Motion Camera work
  • CDAT Kayaking
  • CDAT community members evening
  • CDAT Ropes course
  • Students making damper in a camp oven on a Present and Past Family Life program
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 Go wild and make a Bournda booking!

Things have been happening at Bournda EEC – we have new landscaping!
Have a look at the before & after photos. Watch this space for more improvements to come…

Bournda Environmental Education Centre

Student wellbeing comes naturally at Bournda!

Bournda EEC is operated by the Department of Education and is located in Bournda National Park on the Far South Coast of NSW; an ideal setting for the delivery of environmental education programs.

The staff at Bournda EEC assist teachers to plan and conduct field trips for students from Kindergarten – Year 12, which are designed to specifically target KLA outcomes.

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TO OUR NEW LEARN-SCAPED GARDEN
In 2018 Bournda EEC coordinated the Sapphire Coast Regional Science Hub Sustainability Education Network (SCRSHSEN) involvement in a AAEE NSW Best Practice Sustainability Education and Engagement project, Birds of a Feather.  The citizen science project involved multiple partners working to enhance the environment of local birds in schools by installing bird baths and monitoring their use with motion sensor cameras.

The project worked so well that we decided that we better practice what we preach and have our own bird bath and camera installation at Bournda Environmental Education Centre in Bournda National Park. The birdbath was heavily used during the drought with an astonishing range of “visitors” and staff were kept busy making sure it was regularly replenished. The site needed some additional habitat and erosion control so Bournda EEC School Administrative Manager, Rose Constable came up with a design that provided lots of microhabitats, improved drainage and minimal water use. The habitat “learn-scape” was approved by NPWS Merimbula and brought to life by Proscape Garden Construction. Grant Brewer, NPWS Bournda Ranger helped us through the approval process and gave advice on suitable plants. A big thank you to Bruce Toomey, from NPWS who assisted with the due diligence requirements for Aboriginal artefacts. There are now three birds baths and we’ve got lots of ideas for sustainability activities in this space for our young visitors!

NSW Department of Education Covid -19 Information Hub

https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19

Learning from home Hub on the Department’s website provides information & resources for teachers and parents to support students learning from home P -12.

The Department of Education, Term 3, COVID-19 guidelines for schools highlight that Bournda EEC programs in-school and at Bournda EEC are allowed.

Activities that have recommenced in our schools

  • All curricular and extra-curricular programs or services delivered by NSW Department of Education staff including targeted school support programs delivered by School Services, itinerant support staff and other department employees
  • ….and day field trips to outdoor locations that require minimal physical distancing considerations (e.g. DoE Environmental Education Centres and sport and recreation facilities, trips to local river to collect water samples)

What’s On Term 1

  • starfish on students hand
  • Students at Dolphin Cove
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What’s On Term 2

  • Waterbug Survey 2016
  • Investigating Waterbug Survey 2016
  • Students on the Waterbug Survey 2016
  • Tathra PS Waterbug Survey 2016
  • Waterbug Survey Bemboka 2016
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What’s on Term 3

  • Finished - the Da Vinci Bridge
  • C&T S3 Fun with STEM -2
  • C&T S3 Fun with STEM -1
  • C&T S2 My Treasure 3
  • C&T S2 My Treasure 2
  • C&T S2 My Treasure 1
  • Waterbug Survey Bemboka 2016
  • Image courtesy Taronga Zoomobile
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What’s on Term 4

  • Sea eagle In flight
  • King parrot
  • Image of Hooded Plover on beach courtesy of Dave Gallan
  • Bird in flight
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Resource: Multi-Touch Books

Download these free multi-touch iBooks from the iBooks Store onto your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Exploring and Mapping our Living World and Saving our Shorebirds have been created by Bournda EEC to help students explore the natural world around them, inspiring curiosity and a sense of wonder for all living things. The books are designed for primary students and are full of interactive diagrams, photos and videos. Find out about our local endangered shorebirds and how we can all help them to survive. Discover why biodiversity is so important and how teachers and students can play their role as citizen scientists mapping biodiversity in the schoolyard.

A page from the Exploring and Mapping our living world ibook

What’s been happening?

Students from five local schools have been working with Bournda Environmental Education Centre on a Bega Valley Shire Council funded program called ‘Let’s get it Sorted’. The program helps students to re-think what they call ‘waste’ and empowers them to be the change makers at their school. The aim of the program is to reduce the amount of waste that schools send to landfill and to help educate school communities about the issues surrounding waste and its management. Click here to find out more about this program and here to register your interest for 2020 / 2021.

A forest’s bushfire recovery

Life in a Southern Forest https://southernforestlife.net/ is an extraordinary resource for any teachers that are looking to explore the recovery of our forests after the recent bushfires. Follow biologists Kerri-Lee and Paul as they report on observations, sightings and discoveries on their 5 ha property at Wonboyn, both before and after the January 5 fires. The photographs and detailed reporting are an extremely valuable resource and their work is an inspiration to follow.

Life in a Southern Forest webpage

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AUTISM AWARENESSToday is ‪#AutismAwarenessDay‬. At the age of 12 I was diagnosed with Asperger, a form of autism. At that time I had no idea what it meant. When I and my parents told people I was autistic, they always reacted with shock since I didn’t fit into the stereotype of autistic people. Today, so many (especially girls) remain undiagnosed. The reasons for that are often lack of awareness, prejudices and the fact that many still see autism as a “disease” or something that has to hold you back. That more people are diagnosed with autism etc isn’t because there is an “inflation” in diagnoses but since awareness is increasing and many highly sensitive people experience stress related problems in modern society which gives them reason to suspect they’re on the spectrum. Almost everywhere there are very limited resources to give autistic people the necessary support. Without these adjustments autism can turn into a disability. But under the right circumstances it can truly be a gift and turn into something you - and society - can benefit from. Sadly, today the level of awareness is so low. So many go undiagnosed and will therefore not receive the help they need and may go their whole life believing something is wrong with them. So let’s all join in spreading awareness. It could literally save lives. Autism is not a disease. It’s not something you ”have”. It’s definitely not ”caused” by anything like vaccine or diet. It simply means that you are a bit different from everyone else. And in a world where everyone strives to act, think and look the same - being different is truly something to be proud of.Thats why I’m very proud to be autistic. #AutisticAndProud #AspiePower #ActuallyAutistic ... See MoreSee Less

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GROUNDS FOR CELEBRATION!Bega Valley Waste & RecyclingThis Canberra start-up is using coffee to reduce landfill and transform lives www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-23/grind-to-ground-changing-lives-in-canberra/100022788 ... See MoreSee Less

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