Amaroo Environmental Education Centre

13/11/2026

🌿 2027 ADVENTURES ARE CALLING! 🌏✨

Have you booked your school's next learning adventure with Amaroo Environmental Education Centre?

Our 2027 program bookings are OPEN, and we're excited to welcome schools back for another year of exploring, discovering, connecting and learning together! 🌱🐨

From bushland discoveries to hands-on sustainability experiences, our curriculum-aligned programs invite students to think deeply, connect deeply and act deeply as they explore the world around them.

📣 A friendly reminder! Our first round of booking offers closes Friday 20 November (end of Week 7).

Get online, explore our 2027 Program Prospectus and submit your booking request to secure your school's place in our first round of offers!

🌿 Big discoveries. Meaningful connections. Learning that lasts.

We can't wait to see what we'll discover together in 2027! 💚

https://amarooeec.eq.edu.au/planning-your-visit/booking-information

🌿 2027 BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN! 🌿

We’re excited to welcome schools back to Amaroo Environmental Education Centre for another year of learning with and through the natural world.

Our 2027 programs offer purposeful, place-based learning experiences that connect curriculum with nature, sustainability, wellbeing and First Nations perspectives.

From exploring bushland and biodiversity to investigating sustainability, science, geography, culture and connection to Country, there’s plenty to discover at Amaroo in 2027.

📅 Bookings are now open
🌱 Prep – Year 12 programs
📍 Amaroo Environmental Education Centre + selected off-site locations

Explore our 2027 programs and booking information on our website:

amarooeec.eq.edu.au → Bookings

We look forward to learning, exploring and connecting with you in 2027. 🌿

13/11/2026

This week at Amaroo EEC students engaged in hands on activities to connect and reflect on ways of being, knowing and doing - deepening their understandings of First Nations Australians culture, perspectives, and histories. Thank you students for your care and connection to your learning this week.

06/11/2026

Our Junior Wildlife Biologists came prepared with lots of prior knowledge and keen observation skills for our “Creature Features” program.

What better way to study animal adaptations than in our beautiful bushland, abundant in wildlife.

06/11/2026

Today we had a new ‘employee’ helping out at Amaroo EEC.

They were keen to let us know they were on the job, very chatty, and keen to handle our trolley of equipment.

Looking forward to seeing them around our centre grounds. Say hi when you see them and make them feel welcome.

06/11/2026

If trees could talk, they’d surely say a big “ thank you” to our visiting students for their wholehearted engagement, curiosity and stewardship.

We were treated to perfect weather, and some surprise interactions with some special furry friends enjoying their tree homes.

Truly grateful moments in this week's work at Amaroo EEC.

30/10/2026

🌱 A little wonder. A lot of heart. And some extraordinary teachers.

This World Teachers' Day, we're celebrating the people behind the learning at Amaroo Environmental Education Centre.

Our teachers do more than deliver environmental education programs.

They create spaces where curiosity is welcomed, questions are valued, connections with Country and place are deepened, and young people are encouraged to recognise their capacity to shape a future where people and our planet can thrive.

They meet students with warmth, care and curiosity. They adapt, respond, reflect and continually seek ways to make learning more meaningful, inclusive and impactful.

And behind every learning experience is a great deal of thoughtful professional work.

This week, our team has been doing just that — collaborating to refine our curriculum-aligned learning intentions, engaging in rich professional dialogue, contributing to our Growing Together inclusive learning partnership, and supporting our after-school Eco Action Network.

Different opportunities, connected by a shared commitment: to keep learning, keep growing, and keep making a difference.

There is something special about working alongside people who bring not only professional expertise, but genuine joy, generosity and care to their work.

And perhaps one of the greatest rewards is what our visiting students give back — their wonder, their thoughtful questions, their compassion, and the hope they inspire in us for the future.

As Principal, I am incredibly proud of our teachers and deeply grateful for the privilege of working alongside them.

Thank you for the thinking, the heart, the hands and the foundations you bring to Amaroo every day.

Happy World Teachers' Day! 💚🌿

30/10/2026

🌿 To the teachers who make learning possible, in ways seen and unseen — we see you.

On World Teachers' Day, we want to recognise the remarkable teachers across our region who bring their students to Amaroo Environmental Education Centre.

Behind every excursion is so much more than a booking.

There is planning, preparation, communication, risk management, curriculum alignment, adjustments for individual learners, and countless thoughtful decisions that help every student feel safe, included and ready to learn.

And the learning doesn't begin or end at our gates.

We see the ways teachers connect our programs to classroom learning, build on students' questions, revisit discoveries and transform a day of experience into deeper understanding and ongoing action.

We recognise that being a teacher today is complex. It asks for knowledge, adaptability, creativity, patience, professional judgement and an extraordinary capacity to care — all while being human, too.

At Amaroo, we have the privilege of working alongside teachers who bring all of this, and more, to their students.

Your preparation makes the experience possible. Your presence makes it meaningful. And the learning you nurture afterwards helps its impact continue to grow.

Thank you for trusting us with your students, for sharing in their wonder, and for partnering with us to create meaningful learning opportunities across our region.

We see you. We value you. And we are grateful to learn alongside you.

💚 Happy World Teachers' Day, from all of us at Amaroo EEC.

30/10/2026

🐨🌿 Rain or shine, there's no place like Amaroo!

Through the recent rain, and now the return of some sunshine, our resident koala visitor continues to make themselves at home amongst the gums at Amaroo EEC.

It's always a special moment to look up and spot this familiar furry face, reminding us that the bushland we care for is also home to some very special neighbours.

We're certainly enjoying the company and quietly hoping our frequent visitor decides to stay a little longer! 💚🌳

30/10/2026

🌳 IF A TREE COULD TELL ITS STORY… WHAT WOULD WE LEARN? 🌏💚

What does sustainability really mean? And how might the way we see, understand and connect with the world influence the future we create?

These were some of the big questions explored by our young Eco Action Network (EAN) leaders during yesterday's after-school gathering at Amaroo Environmental Education Centre.

Working through Step 5 of the Eco-Schools Seven Steps – Link to the Curriculum, students discovered that sustainability is about much more than the environment. It's about relationships, perspectives, choices and the futures we create together.

Through hands-on challenges, thoughtful conversations and shared investigations, students explored four ways of thinking about sustainability: Systems, World Views, Design and Futures. 🌱

But perhaps some of the most powerful learning came when we stepped outside, slowed down and listened to Country.

🌳 A Tree's Story invited students to notice the living world around them and imagine what a tree might share if it could speak.

Their stories were wonderfully diverse. Some trees spoke of the koalas, birds and insects that depended on them. Others remembered changes to the landscape, the people who had passed beneath their branches, and their hopes for a future where living things could continue to thrive.

Through their words, students demonstrated something important: when we take time to consider the world from another perspective, we begin to see relationships, responsibilities and possibilities we may not have noticed before.

This is the heart of our Eco Action Network — nurturing young people who are curious enough to question, compassionate enough to listen, and courageous enough to take meaningful action.

As we approach our final full-day gathering for 2026, we're looking forward to celebrating not only what our Eco Leaders have achieved, but also who they are becoming through the journey.

🌿 Growing understanding. Deepening connection. Inspiring action.

30/10/2026

🌱 Growing Together – A New Journey Begins! 🌿

This week, we welcomed a wonderful group of students to Amaroo EEC for the beginning of our Growing Together Project – a partnership grounded in connection, curiosity, belonging and care for place.

Over the coming weeks, these students will return to Amaroo, building familiarity, confidence and a sense of belonging as they develop and care for our raised garden beds. Through shared experiences, small discoveries and meaningful contributions, we look forward to watching both our garden and our connections grow. 🌱

Our first visit was all about getting to know Amaroo – exploring our grounds, becoming familiar with our facilities and routines, and discovering what this special place has to offer.

Students also experienced their first Wonder Box activity, Mindful Minute, slowing down to notice:
👀 5 things we can see
👂 4 things we can hear
✋ 3 things we can feel
🌸 2 things we can smell
💭 1 thing we wonder

And what a wonderful reminder that when we slow down and look closely, Country has so much to share!

🔎 Can you spot the well-camouflaged visitor hiding in the grass?

There were some big feelings and initial uncertainties to navigate, but with time, encouragement and opportunities to explore at their own pace, confidence and curiosity began to grow.

And perhaps the most meaningful reflection of the day? One student declaring it the “BEST DAY EVER!” 💚

We're excited to see where this journey takes us as we continue growing together – nurturing not only our garden beds, but also connection, confidence, belonging and care for Country.

🌿 Small moments. Meaningful connections. Growing together.