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Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, is a NSW Department of Education school which provides excursion and fieldwork opportunities for school students. Awabakal Environmental Education Centre, is a NSW Department of Education school which provides environmental and sustainability education for students and teachers in Newcastle and the Hunter Region. Located at Dudley, the adjacent Awabakal Nature Reserve provides excellent field work opportunities to compare habitats and assess human impacts. This coastal area was historically used by the Awabakal Aboriginal people on a seasonal basis.
All programs at Awabakal Environmental Education Centre reflect the NSW curriculum outcomes and the Department Environmental Education Policy for Schools requirements. Excursions are conducted at a range of locations including Awabakal Nature Reserve, Glenrock State Conservation Area, Merewether Beach and Redhead Beach. Staff are Department of Education teachers with specialisation in environmental education.
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Thank you to all the participants and organisers of Minimbah AECG's Connecting to Country Program for visiting the Centre today.
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Constructing mini gunyahs as part of the Stage 2 History program, First Contacts. Thank you New Lambton South PS for your enthusiasm and excellent participation.
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Today Rutherford High School's Year 11 Earth & Environmental Science students interpreted past environments from rocks and fossils on Dudley Beach. Students also investigated how soils and other abiotic factors influence the vegetation in Awabakal Nature Reserve. Well done to the students for their participation.
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A great day investigating the needs of living things with Kindergarten students from Dudley Public School
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Year 11 students from Hunter School of Performing Arts investigating a local ecosystem.
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Fantastic day investigating the geology of Dudley Beach with Merewether High School's Year 11 Earth and Environmental Science class.
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Cardiff High School Year 11 Biology students had an amazing day exploring the different environments, collecting biotic and abiotic data within the Awabakal Nature Reserve with AEEC teachers. Some reliving primary school memories of an excursion where they built gunyahs and used ochre.
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Yr 9 students from St Josephs High School Lochinvar 'strike a pose' as they measure the abiotic data at Little Swamp today during their Science - Living World fieldwork.
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Great day with Year 11 Geography students from Whitebridge High School investigating the biophysical environment and human impact on the functioning of the spheres.
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It was a fantastic day at the Environmental Education Student and Teacher Network Day held by Awabakal EEC and Wetlands Environmental Education Centre. The student presentations were a highlight. Congratulations to the students who presented. Students and Teachers participated in a water or biodiversity audit. Teachers looked at implementing fieldwork activities in their school and the ClimateCam program. Students completed a workshop on improving the sustainability of their school.
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Amazing excursion with Lambton High School and Whitebridge High School Year 11 Earth and Environmental Science students today. The schools combined together to share the transport, enjoy the beach and rock formations, explore for fossils, conduct abiotic testing and some very important networking. What a great bunch of students!
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