Kings Park Education provides practical ideas for excursions and inspiration for teaching in the classroom.

Site Visits to Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park

It is recommended that teachers and educators from schools and groups planning an excursion to Rio Tinto Naturescape Kings Park (RTNKP) visit the venue to complete a risk assessment and familiarise themselves with the site prior to their excursion.  Please check the website for opening hours before your visit.

To assist you with your planning, we have produced a pre-excursion checklist.  A site visit should take approximately 30 minutes. If you have any questions after completing your site visit, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kings Park Education building

Professional learning workshops

Kings Park Education provides teachers with opportunities to broaden their knowledge and be inspired with practical ideas for excursions and classroom learning. Customised professional learning sessions in the Australian Curriculum areas of E-STEM, Cultural Awareness and Wellbeing can be delivered to meet the specific needs of your school.

Cultural Perspectives in Education

Immersive experience at Kaarta Koomba

Engage with our Aboriginal Education Officer at Kaarta Koomba to understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history. Develop the knowledge and skills to appropriately introduce cultural education into the classroom. Discuss strategies to help incorporate respectful practices into any learning environment, making planning and programming easy.

Enjoy a walk on country, with a focus on caring for country, botanical knowledge, sustainability, and recognition of the continuing connection to place.

This workshop can be tailored to your school’s professional learning outcomes.

The workshop is 4 hours and $50.00 per person.

* For a full day of professional learning, use our Green Room for your own session, just email your enquiry to the Kings Park Education Booking Officer.

Teacher Retreat

Nature for Teacher Wellbeing and Learning

It can be hectic in the classroom. We all know spending time in nature is a great way to reduce stress, improve concentration and just feel happier. Make your next professional learning experience here in Kaarta Koomba, Kings Park. Our education staff provide experiences in, with and for nature to develop positive connections, nature pedagogy and increase confidence teaching outdoors.

The day can be tailored to your needs; with opportunities to hone your survival skills (navigation and shelter building), share a story around the fire*, cook damper and drink billy tea. Visit a bushland site, identify plant species, collect and clean seed and make an herbarium specimen.

This immersive workshop is fun, informative and a great opportunity to ask questions on environmental education.

The workshop is 4 hours and $50.00 per person.

*Campfires are only during Terms 2 & 3

 

Bookings are by request for groups of 10 people or more.

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Contact the Education Bookings Officer to discuss your requirements.

Mounts Bay Road share path detours

The City of Perth will be undergoing works on the shared path along Mounts Bay Road from Thursday 23 March until Monday 8 May 2023. Detours through Kings Park will be in place.

School Ball parking

Temporary parking on Fraser Avenue will not be provided for buses, limos and cars, and fines will apply.

Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is responding to the confirmed detection of an exotic beetle, the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer (PSHB) in the Perth metropolitan area.

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City of Perth E-Scooter Trial Expands through Kings Park

Visitors will be able to hire and ride e-scooters within Kings Park as part of City of Perth’s E-scooter Share Scheme from Saturday 25 March 2023.

Support for Noongar Boodja continues

Fugro has generously renewed their partnership with the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) to bring another three years of the very popular ‘Noongar Boodja’ education program to Kings Park.

Rare plants stolen from Kings Park

We're devastated to announce up to 900 of WA’s rarest orchids have been stolen from the Conservation Garden in Kings Park.

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