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Our Education Excursion Programs

At Moonlit Sanctuary, our Education Officers will facilitate engaging, memorable and comprehensive excursions to learners of all ages.

Our programs help provide students with real life examples that link to the new Victorian Curriculum F-10 Version 2.0.

Primary School

Foundation to Grade 2 Wildlife Features and Habitats

Observe the features, behaviours, and homes of animals to understand their needs, and group them into categories.

Grade 3 and 4 Life Cycles and Interactions

Explore the diverse ways animals have young, their relationships to other animals and the environment, and how this impacts their conservation and survival.

Grade 5 and 6 Surviving Change: Animal Adaptations

Observe the behaviours, movements, and features of an animal, and consider how these have adapted over time to enable species to survive changes to their habitat.

Secondary School

Year 7 and 8 Classifications

Observe diverse animals and compare their similarities and differences. Consider and use the tools that help us organise and understand all life.


Ecosystems

Learn about and appreciate the interconnectedness between organisms in an ecosystem. Consider the roles of plants and animals as energy flows through the trophic levels.

Year 9 and 10 Evolution and Australian Wildlife Diversity

Consider the selective pressures faced by the ancestors of Australian wildlife; leading to the evolution and speciation of the diverse animals we are able to observe today.

VCE

Biology Unit 2 Australian wildlife: Survival through adaptation and interdependence
Environmental Science Unit 3 Orange-bellied parrot: Breeding, release and biodiversity
Geography Unit 2 Tourism: Issues and Challenges

ELS Schools, EAL Groups and International students

From Bush to Bay: Australia’s amazing wildlife

Learners will be introduced to Australia’s diverse wildlife, discovering what makes them unique, and learning key terms to help develop vocabulary around the topics of animals and habitats.

Four -year-old Kinder

Bush Explorers

Learners will explore a cast of wild characters, discovering their stories, considering questions about them, and fostering personal connections to nature.

Special Schools

Learners will observe diverse wildlife to discover what they look like, how they move, and where they live at Moonlit Sanctuary. Learners may see what our animals like to eat and drink, and consider how we care for them.

Tertiary Programs

Our Keepers can run customised tours for Tertiary students across topics such as animal husbandry and wildlife conservation.

To discuss a potential program for your VCE or Tertiary students please contact our Education team at education@moonlitsanctuary.com.au

Program and Philosophy

Moonlit Sanctuary offers a unique semi-bush environment with many free-roaming animals in our “Living Classroom”.

The philosophy of our Education Team and program is to allow learners experience the diversity of all Australian wildlife first hand, and participate in activities that reinforce learning about science concepts and practise science skills.

Our programs are designed to help learners of all ages appreciate the amazing interconnections of the ecosystems that support our beloved Australian fauna.

We are continually developing our programs to better differentiate, offering greater student choice and self-selected learning.

Showcasing students’ work

After visiting us and participating in a program many students are very inspired and send us amazing work; illustrations, poems and stories.

To see some of their wonderful efforts visit our Student Showcase page.

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