Teacher Resources

Journey with Dolphins is a multi-session incursion that introduces primary students to marine life, coastal ecosystems and sustainable actions through storytelling, interactive activities and creative crafts. Students can also participate in an optional coastal ecosystem walk or marine debris beach clean-up to extend their learning outdoors.

Curriculum-linked excursions for Kindergarten to Year 12, exploring coastal, waterway and bushland environments. Teacher-led programs develop fieldwork skills through hands-on investigation, data collection and analysis, with primary school incursions also available.

Kangaroo Beach is an animated series where four animal friends train as junior lifeguards, learning essential beach safety skills. The show, produced by Cheeky Little Media for ABC, integrates fun storytelling with vital water safety messages in each episode. Accompanying educational resources, including activity sheets and posters, are available for download to reinforce these safety lessons.

Land’s Edge Saltwater School offers experiential, curriculum-aligned field studies in Chowder Bay, Mosman, where students explore marine environments through direct observation, scientific investigation, and outdoor learning.  Support your teaching with authentic ocean literacy experiences.

Leaders for Sustainability is an award-winning program where a qualified EcoCentre facilitator helps students develop leadership skills and environmental knowledge over a term, culminating in a student-led sustainability project. Full scholarships are available to schools within Bayside City Council and the City of Port Phillip.

This resource uses the novel Blueback to engage students in exploring marine conservation themes, including ocean ecosystems, human impacts, and environmental stewardship through curriculum-linked learning activities.

This website provides a range of curriculum-linked resources, activities, virtual learning experiences, and excursion opportunities that help students learn about water cycles, catchments, dams, waterways, and sustainable water management in Australia.

A series of education guides, worksheets and activities on topics including adaptations, classification, marine food pyramids, nocturnal fun on the beach, fishing, and conservation strategies.  

The Lord Howe Island Marine Parks Education Kit covers the topics: marine parks and conservation; rocky shores; estuaries; and cultural heritage. These comprehensive modules are designed to fit the NSW Department of Education and Communities primary school curriculum, and with its fact sheets, identification guides, risk assessments and activity plans, the kit can be used to complement teaching programs.

This unit focuses on introducing students to mangrove and salt marsh ecosystems and exploring their values and attitudes towards conservation research.

Our facilities include a visitor's aquarium, student laboratory and classroom and is surrounded by a diverse range of habitats, ideal for field activities such as rock pool rambles and mudflat activities within our intertidal zones.

Education programs combine interactive presentations with hands-on field studies in local coastal ecosystems, including rocky shores, mangroves, dunes and wetlands. Programs are tailored from early learning through to senior secondary, inspiring students to develop a deeper understanding of marine environments and ocean conservation.