The WA Gould League Inc. employs wildlife teachers and naturalists who fully understand the spectrum of environmental concerns in Australia and are dedicated to preserving the natural heritage and ecosystems of this beautiful country.

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Integrated Learning Experience
School Excursions and Bookings
Pre-vist / Post - Visit Activities
Environmental Action in Schools
Curriculum Resources
Professional Development
Online Activities
Cool Links
Get Published
Become a School Partner
Become a Gould Member

 Integrated Learning Experiences
 
Detailed information

All WA Gould League programs are fully supervised by our wildlife educators and fully compliant with Department of Education Excursion Policy. In all programs students will be taken through a complete learning process. This includes gathering information, comparing and contrasting, analysing, synthesising, and finally asking the 'what if' questions of hypothesis. These 2 hour programs are based on the CF and cater for all education levels. All programs are interactive and activity-based and have been developed by qualified and experienced teachers.

All programs have pre-visit and post-visit activities available online. Students' observations at the Wildlife Centre, and their interpretation and expression of these observations will vary widely. Some students, for example, will tend to notice certain rhythms of movement, others will notice numbers and patterns. These different capacities can be referred to as 'intelligences'. The philosophy behind the activities at Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre is to allow for different learning styles of students to cater for Multiple Intelligences.

Further information about Multiple Intelligences can be obtained from Dr Howard Gardner's book, 'Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice' Basic Books. (1993)

School Excursions and Bookings
Make the Most of Your Visit

Prepare Your Students
Studies conducted at similar venues show that students who are well prepared for a visit are more likely to gain from the Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre experience. Whatever the purpose of your visit, students will benefit from being informed about our facilities and what is expected of them during the visit. With each of our programs we have provided pre-visit and post-visit activities to assist.

• A range of native wildlife in their natural environment such as frogs, snakes, spiders, swamp harriers, ducks, swans, spoonbills, ibis, heron and egret.
• The feeding habits of a range of aquarium animals in the Wildlife Centre's foyer, such as a motorbike frog, slender tree frog, blue-tongue lizard, king skink, gilgies, and long-necked swamp tortoise.
• Evidence of how the Noongar and early white settlers lived and discovered the bush tucker and swamp vegetation that was so important to their survival. visit the Early Settlers Cottage.
• The impact humans have on a wetland ecosystem and the result of an ecosystem out of balance with phenomenon such as blue-green algae blooms. Measure this effect on water quality.

Booking Form

A checklist for Your Excursion

• Decide on the purpose of your visit.
• Check our calendar of special events to time your excursion for an extra special experience.
• Make a booking with Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre Administration Officer.
• Contact our Education Officers if necessary to tailor your program.
• If required, see Assess Risks (section 4.1) and complete Appendix A of  the Department of Education School Excursions Policy.
  For all Department Policy Documents: www.eddept.wa.edu.au/regframe
  For a copy of the Excursions Policy: www3.eddept.wa.edu.au/regframe/Documents/DO01009379.pdf
  For information you require to complete Appendix A: with reference to Herdsman Lake Wildlife Centre: More information
  
• Contact our Centre Manager if you wish to discuss any excursion policy and procedures.
• Arrange transport (How to get to Herdsman Lake Wild Life Centre).
• Collect permission forms and excursion money.
• Arrange extra adults. Adults assisting education programs have free entry.
• Brief students and adults about the trip (purpose of the visit, time allowed, tasks to do during the visit, standard of behaviour expected).
• Download information and worksheets about the program from our website or contact the Administration officer for an information kit, complete with appropriate pre-visit/excursion/post-visit worksheets and activities.
• Prepare your students using the pre-visit activity.
• Have a great time.
• Return to our website to follow up with post visit activities.

Our experienced and qualified teachers can tailor any program to suit CF, K-12, VOC and Adult Learners.

Pre-visit / Post-visit Activities
Contact Administration Officer to fax relevant worksheets.
jenny@wagouldleague.com.au  
Free Classroom Activities:
www.gould.edu.au/schools/index.asp

Environmental Action in Schools
www.gould.edu.au/schools.asp?id=442

Curriculum Resources
Gould School: www.gould.edu.au/schools/curriculum.asp
Cooperative Reseach Centers (CRC) Ghastly Guests:
www.weeds.crc.org.au/for_schools/ghastly_guests.html

Professional Development
Nyungar Know How - "Djiong Nih Boordawan Wangkiny" ( look,listen, talk)
 
WA Gould League is proud to announce an exciting new Teacher Professional Development program in partnership with Marie Taylor, Associate Lecturer, Nyungar Cultural Studies at Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre at Murdoch University, Nyungar Yok and Elder and Neville Collard, Nyungar Birdiyia, descendants of the Balardong Nyungar people, traditional owners of the Herdsman Lake region.
 
Upon completion of Nyungar Know How, teachers will have a depth of knowledge and experience in Nyungar culture, language, and local Nyungar sites of cultural and historical significance. Teachers will be equipped with the tools to confidently design and deliver an Aboriginal Studies course that is relevant with strong ties to the local region linking Nyungar past and present.
More information

DJINOONG NYUNGAR WIRRIN BOODJA"Look at the Spirit of the Land"
 
A cultural experience with a guided tour of sacred Nyungar sites
WA Gould League is proud to announce an new Professional Development Program for teachers and Adult Education for the community in partnership with Yelakitj Moort Nyungar Assoc Inc, descendants of the Balardong Nyungar people and traditional custodians of the Herdsman Lake region.
 
DJINOONG NYUNGAR WIRRIN BOODJA is a 1-day tour of the significant Nyungar sites around the Perth Metropolitan region designed for both the Professional Development of Teachers of Aboriginal Studies/SOSE/The Arts/Special Ed/English and indigenous and non-indigenous members of the community.
More information

Contact Centre Manager for more details.

FREE Teacher PD:
Teachers are welcome to come and have a coffee and chat with the Education Manager, during the week from 3.30 to 4.30 pm, to discuss how we can tailor an Integrated Learning Experience to meet your environmental education requirements.
Please ring and book for your FREE guided tour of our centre and demonstration of how Integrated Learning Experiences can assist you in meeting your environmental education outcomes.

Whole School PD:
Please discuss with the Education Manager regarding your school requirements: previous schools have had a range of Staff Professional Development experiences, all with a strong 'hands-on' workshop approach including topics such as:
- Environmental Education - a whole school approach.
- Values Education: Addressing CF Values: Environmental Responsibility, Social and Civic Responsibility
  and Respect and Concern for Others and their Rights.
- Nurturing a Passion for Nature: Best Practice strategies for Environmental Education.
- Aboriginal Studies - "What would I know? I'm a Wajela?" Key concepts of indigenous learning with
  plenty of local Nyungar content.
- Student Teachers - "What I wished I knew before they sent me to Kakadu!" Best Practice
  Teaching Strategies, Action-Centred Learning, Integrated Learning Experiences (SCI/SOSE/Maths).
- Student Teachers - "Buzz words - You talk the talk but can you walk the walk?" : How to please
  your Principal and make sure your students will never forget you! Who says learning cant be fun?
  Addressing contempory issues: Boys in Education, Multiple intelligence, Outcomes Education.  

 Online Activities
Kids's Zone: www.gould.edu.au/kids_zone/article.asp?id=interactive_activities

 Cool Links
Kids' Zone, Cool Sites for Kids: www.gould.edu.au/kids_zone/article.asp?id=6877
Cooperative Research Centers (CRC): www.weeds.conorg.au

 Get Published
Send us photos of exciting wildlife, and they may be published on the internet.

 Become a School Partner
roger@wagouldleague.com.au

 Become a Gould Member
roger@wagouldleague.com.au