What's On - Recent Activities

2010 was the third CDAT camp at Bournda. The camp, held in October was an opportunity for students from Bega HS, Eden HS, Sapphire Coast Anglian School and Lumen Christi to come together and discuss issues of concern relating to drug and alcohol in their school communities.  The students approached the workshops and activities with maturity and a sense of fun. The activities and discussions were designed with help of the ruMAD? program and were led by Bournda staff. The ruMAD? program is designed to develop student leadership skills enabling them to lead social change and become active citizens.  The camp at Bournda encouraged students to work in small groups to come up with an 'action plan' to make a difference in their school communities.  Their projects are ongoing so students suggested they return to Bournda EEC next year, bringing along a friend, to report on the progress of their projects/plans.

If you are interested in reading more about ruMAD? follow the link below:

http://www.rumad.org.au/

Visual Art Workshop

Environmental Science

Art and Writing Workshop

Literacy Workshop

Mathematics and Bikes

What is the Artists in Schools Project?

The Project concludes for 2010

In Term 3 students from local primary schools spent a day at Bournda producing a visual artwork and a piece of creative writing.

The work was based on this years World Environment Day theme, "Many Species. One Planet. One Future."

The work produced was displayed at the annual World Environment Day Dinner in Bega and in the four local libraries in Bega Valley Shire.

Year 9 Students from Bega High School recently took part in a Landcare Camp at Bournda National Park. 

The focus of the camp was to learn about park management issues and to undertake hands-on landcare activities in Bournda National Park and Bournda Nature Reserve.  Grant Brewer, the Ranger for Bournda worked with the students introducing them to aspects of fire management and the programs that are in place to monitor reptile movement after fire.

It was not all hard work for these young people as they spent the three days moving to different sites on bicycles and one day spent kayaking on Wallagoot Lake.  They combined fun with learning as they looked for the invasive weeds of Caulerpa in the lake and Sea Spurge on the beach.

Recently a group of Year 5 students from Merimbula Public School brought their bikes to Bournda for a fun day of riding along the roads and tracks in Bournda National Park.  Staff from Bournda Environmental Education Centre assisted teachers Megan Young, Eva Mutch and Peter Claxton with their students to experience an ideal excursion during Outdoor Education Week. 

Students got to ride their bikes in a safe and convenient outdoor environment. Bournda National Park is an ideal place for bike riding because of the variety of tracks available which students can use.  The program was designed to introduce students to bike care and maintenance, safe cycling and cycling skills. At the end of the program students played a range of games while riding their bikes.