Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre
Description
Located within the Royal National Park, we are a Department of Education school that facilitates fieldwork and sustainability education programs for K-12. The Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre is a NSW Department of Education (DoE) school based in the Royal National Park, south east of Sydney. Our qualified and highly experienced DoE teachers facilitate programs in the field and at schools. We work with K-12 in a wide range of ecosystems and unique locations, mainly within Royal National Park. Students are immersed in nature through experiential learning, in curriculum-focussed programs.
The Centre is one of 25 Environmental Education and Zoo Education Centre’s (EZEC) in the NSW Department of Education (DoE).
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