School excursions at Belgenny
Curriculum-based farm excursions are delivered by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) School programs team, and A Smart Farmer: mobile dairy classroom in the wide, open spaces of the 1600-hectare farm.
Excursion programs align to NSW syllabus for Kindergarten to Year 12 including outcomes for Agriculture, Food Technology, Geography, History, Science, Technology and Technology Mandatory.
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Excursion programs and teaching resources
Kindergarten - Year 6
- Students will learn the needs of dairy cows, farming practices to meet the needs of cows, how technology has improved milk harvesting on farm.
- Food science e.g. milk composition, food safety, raw milk
- Creamery tour to demonstrate the improvements that science and technology have made to the dairy production processing chain, from milking to milk processing.
- Teaching resources on dairy production for Kindergarten - Year 6
Years 7-10
- This program delivers syllabus content on Agriculture and Food technologies.
- Students will explore how a dairy farm is a managed environment and investigate the innovative and sustainable ways it produces a food – milk.
- Creamery tour to demonstrate the improvements that science and technology have made to dairy production.
- Students learn about the science of dairy products. Students explore dairy product market specifications, market chains and milk processing and Food safety issues by completing a range of experiments.
- Teaching resources on dairy production for Years 7-8 and Years 9-12
Visiting times
School programs generally run from 10:00AM - 2:00PM, Monday to Friday.
Group size
- Maximum: 90 students although larger groups can be arranged or booked over multiple days
- Preferred number of students: 60-90
Amenities: Bus access, toilets, signposted, wheelchair access, meets safety requirements.
Student safety
- All staff at Belgenny Farm have current Working with Children Checks
- Access the Risk assessment
- Belgenny Farm has public liability insurance.
Book your visit
- All schools must complete our enquiry form
- Once we have received your enquiry form, we will contact you to discuss the details of your visit.
Costs
- $18.00 per student
- Deposit of $540.00 to be paid to secure your booking
- FREE for supervising teachers, teachers aides, parents and bus drivers
More information
Phone: (02) 4654 6800
Email: belgenny.farm@dpi.nsw.gov.au