This expedition has been designed to provide 10-days in the
field for year 10 and 11 students. The students and teachers will
work in the Tingaringy Section of the Alpine National Park in East
Gippsland, Victoria. The work will be done in cooperation with the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Victoria. The
April date, the variety of eco-systems and the outdoor nature of the
research will give teachers and students opportunities for field
projects as part of VCE Study Designs in Biology, Environmental Science,
Geography and Outdoor Education. Projects will be designed by teachers
and their students and will be carried out within the framework and
with the support of the ANZSES organisation and our expedition field camp.
EXPEDITION ORGANISATION.
Coordination, logistics, staffing, teacher selection and student
registration will be done by the ANZSES office in Melbourne. The
Expedition Leader will be Hank Wollmering; ANZSES Science leader
will be Anne Leorke. The ANZSES Expedition Coordinator and contact
person for school enquiries will be George Carlyle. ANZSES will provide
transport from the staging area in Bairnsdale, camp equipment, food,
on-site and emergency medical care, some specialist science equipment,
and transport back to Bairnsdale.
ROLES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
Teachers pay no fees. Each teacher will supervise his/her own field
project with a group of five or six students, under the guidance of
an ANZSES scientist. Student groups could be from one school or may be
composed of individuals from different schools. Students pay $600 each,
with discounts for a full group from one school. Some bursaries are
available from ANZSES for selected students.
DATES.
The expedition leaves Bairnsdale on Thursday 11th April.
We return to Bairnsdale on Saturday 20th April. Safe, supervised,
clean but basic accommodation is available on the nights of the 10th
and 20th in Bairnsdale.
INTERESTED?
ANZSES can arrange to visit schools to expand on the above information,
or you can contact ANZSES for details and application
forms on:
Phone (O3) 9866-8699
Fax (03) 9866-8044
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