Education Outside the Habitat

Learning experiences that occur outside of the habitat are very much encouraged at our school, and we believe that learning takes place everywhere. EOTC programmes provide learners across all year groups with access to hands-on experiences that are not always available inside the Habitat. They offer unique and stimulating learning opportunities that support a child’s learning and achievement. Learning Coaches at Ormiston Primary School often use these experiences outside the Habitat to stimulate interest or to support the engagement of the learners in learning contexts.

All EOTC trips and excursions are approved in advance with school policy, documentation, and procedures followed so that health and safety risks are carefully considered and managed. Most parents and caregivers have given ‘blanket’ permission when their child starts school for all trips and excursions within the school grounds and for short visits in the local community within school hours. All families are notified of any trip in advance through our school communication App Hero, and given the option of whether their child attends.