Alpine environment field studies
A tailored residential geography field study program for high school students.
In this tailored program students experience the unique alpine environment surrounding the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre while exploring aspects of the Geography syllabus.
This program covers:
Stages 4-5
- Focus area 4G1 Investigating the World
- Focus area 5A3 Issues in Australian Environments
Stage 6
- Biophysical Interactions – Preliminary course
- Ecosystems at Risk – HSC course
As a visiting teacher, all you need to do is choose the number of modules appropriate for the length of your program. You can focus exclusively on Alpine Environment Field Studies modules or complement them with other outdoor education activities available at the centre. We’ll do the rest!
Groups of 20 or more students can stay from three to six days. Due to environmental constraints some elements of the Alpine Environment Field Studies program are available only from November to May. Prices begin at $220 for a three-day program during Summer.
The centre can accommodate up to 260 students and 36 staff. Accommodation is in modern lodges which hold eight students per room.
Teachers stay in separate rooms with bathroom facilities in the lodges. There is also a dedicated staff room for visiting teachers with tea and coffee making facilities and television.
Modules to choose from include:
Alpine day walk
Walk with a guide above the tree line from either Thredbo to Mt Kosciuszko or Charlotte’s Pass to Mt Caruthers.
Lake Jindabyne research action plan
Using pre-Hydro Scheme maps, photos and social data students role play and plot where they would relocate the old township of Jindabyne (Stages 4-5).
Kosciuszko – a special place
A National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) slide and lecture presentation highlights the unique features of the alpine area.
Going up the mountain
Take a field trip with the NPWS and explore a variety of vegetation zones, the impact of man, park planning and management strategies.
Strategic planning meeting
Working as teams of expert scientists, park planners and legal advisors, students role play and gather information from a variety of sources at the Kosciuszko Education Centre. They report to the group on the unique features of the alpine area and the environmental impact of a hypothetical ski resort (Stage 6).
Skills in mapping
Students work through a series of activities learning how to read and use maps. Students use these skills to create their own maps.
Jindabyne town tour
Students are taken on a tour of the Jindabyne township and conduct a study into the urban and social planning of the site (Stages 4-5).