Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre

Millers Point is an excellent case study for the year 11 geography topic ‘place and cultural change’, having transitioned quickly from a working class suburb formerly dominated by port workers and public housing tenants, to having one of the highest socio-economic populations in Sydney.

S6 geography students from Ingleburn HS participated in fieldwork today in Millers Point and Dawes Point for the topic ‘Place and Cultural Change’. The students learnt about the gentrification of the suburb, collected evidence of ‘culture of place’ and interviewed locals about the changing culture of the suburb. They also toured an adaptively reused wool warehouse, an historic ruin, and a local B&B.

Four classes of S5 students from Baulkham Hills HS braved an extremely wet Sydney day today to complete fieldwork in Barangaroo for the S5 topic ‘Changing Places’. The students investigated the changes affecting the precinct and its social, economic, and environmental sustainability outcomes.
Thanks to all teachers and students involved today for a great day of learning despite the weather.

Good morning fellow teachers!

Please check out the attached flyers highlighting some fantastic, hands-on learning HPGE experiences we have lined up for students. It's a great opportunity to take their learning beyond the classroom, so feel free to share it with your colleagues!

See the attached Primary School and High School flyers below, or visit our website for more information.

https://observatoryhilleec.schools.nsw.gov.au/about-us/events

Regards,

The Team at Observatory Hill EEC

Observatory Hill EEC recognises National Sorry Day today. It is a time to remember the past policies of forced child removal, and reflect on the sad and painful stories of the Stolen Generations. It is a time to recognise the resilience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and the power of saying Sorry.

Acknowledging the Stolen Generations on National Sorry Day - Behind the News May 26th is National Sorry Day, a day that acknowledges the Stolen Generations. That's the name given to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who wer...

A massive transformation is coming to Bays West. This is the area we get students to redesign as part of our Place and Liveability geography fieldwork.

Students from Trinity Anglican College in Albury traveled to Sydney recently to do two fieldwork case studies with us. First, ‘Green Square’, and yesterday, ‘Ecosystems and global biodiversity’. The students snorkelled in Chowder Bay to see kelp (Eklonia Radiata) of the Great Southern Reef (GRS) up close. The GSR is an interconnected system of temperate reefs spanning over 8,000 km around Australia’s southern coastline, from Kalbarri in Western Australia to the NSW/Queensland state border. It extends offshore to encompass all reef habitats between the upper intertidal zone and edge of the continental shelf (0 - 250m depth). In shallower waters, reef habitats are characterized by kelp forests and seaweed dominated assemblages as well as adjoining seagrass meadows and oyster reefs. In deeper waters, typically below 30m, sessile invertebrates such as sponges and gorgonians dominate reef habitats.
Congratulations to Trinity for perseverin on such a cold Sydney day. Safe travels back to Albury. We hope you enjoyed your time with us and thanks to the teachers for bringing them. They were a please to teach.

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Stage 6 students from Kotara HS in Newcastle, and Arthur Phillip HS in Parramatta, completed fieldwork in Barangaroo today for the S6 topic ‘Rural & Urban Places’. The students investigated the changes affecting the precinct including social economic, and environmental, and the resonses and strategies, to these changes including for sustainability.
Thanks to all teachers and students involved today for a great day of learning.