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Primary Education
RSPCA Education engages students using live animals, powerful visual presentations and real life animal case-studies.
The RSPCA Education service offers the following programs, which are all accompanied by teacher resources for download with pre- and post-visit activities included:
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Pets, Pets, Pets
Prep, Year 1 & 2 (VELS Level 1 & 2) - excursion and incursion offered
Students will be encouraged to develop a basic understanding
of the needs of animals and will learn more about the responsibilities
involved in owning and caring for an animal. Activities include
listening to an RSPCA animal story, meeting an education animal and
delving into a bag of items related to the needs of animals. If
students come and visit us, they will meet many of our education animals
residing in our Barn.
 Download Pets, Pets, Pets VELS document |
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Hooves, Paws & Claws
Prep, Year 1 & 2 (VELS Level 1 & 2) - excursion only
Students will be encouraged to develop a basic understanding
of the needs of animals. Students will meet our farm animals, feed a
cow, pat a sheep, get up close and personal with a pony, and look at the
roles animals play in our lives. Activities also include listening to
an RSPCA animal story, where the needs of farm animals are explored and
compared with our own.
Download Hooves, Paws & Claws VELS document
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Creatures, Caring & Community
Year 3 & 4 (VELS Level 3) - excursion and incursion offered
Students will gain a deeper understanding of the needs of
animals and the responsibilities required in caring for an animal. They
will be challenged to think about animal welfare issues through
discussion of animal case-studies. Students will gain further knowledge
of the role of the RSPCA in their community, how the community is
involved and what people can do to help. Activities include watching a
visual presentation and meeting an education animal. If students come
and visit us, they will meet many of our education animals residing in
our Barn.
Download Creatures, Caring & Community VELS document
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RSPCA, Roles & Responsibilities
Year 5 & 6 (VELS Level 4) - excursion and incursion offered
Students will be challenged to think about animal welfare
issues through discussions on current RSPCA campaigns and animal
case-studies. They will gain a greater understanding of the role of the
RSPCA as a non-government, community-based charity and how they can
become involved if they wish to. Activities include watching a visual
presentation, meeting an education animal and seeing some
behind-the-scenes action at our veterinary clinic via closed-circuit
television. If students come and visit us, they will meet many of our
education animals residing in our Barn.
Download RSPCA, Roles & Responsibilities VELS document
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