Bringing Place-Based Learning Into Every Classroom
Discover how this digital site study bridges the gap between everyday local spaces and primary geography, giving teachers an accessible, curriculum-aligned pathway to explore the real world without leaving school grounds.
Uncovering everyday local stories
Students often walk past community parks without realising what was there before. Holroyd Gardens in Merrylands is an 8.1-hectare public park featuring peaceful gardens, open lawns, and a lively duck pond. Beneath its surface lies the historic Goodlet & Smith Brickworks, which helped construct the suburb from the 1870s onwards. This hidden history provides an engaging spark of wonder, turning familiar Western Sydney surroundings into an accessible, real-world case study.
Designed for Stage 1 curriculum success
Tailored directly for Stage 1 learners (Years 1â2, ages 6â7), this resource is built around the NSW HSIE Kâ6 Syllabus (2024) Geography outcome HS1-GEO-01. Students explore how people connect to and care for places, water environments, and each other. The duck pond provides tangible evidence of nature and community interaction, allowing young learners to observe and care for shared environments using concrete, observable examples.
Removing the barriers to fieldwork
Organising physical excursions involves significant logistical challenges, from transport costs and permission slips to high supervision requirements.
This virtual site study ensures every student can experience local fieldwork regardless of school funding or location. Teachers gain outcome-ready tasks and structured digital materials that allow them to guide fieldwork investigations confidently and safely right from their classrooms.
"Our mission is to help students build a personal connection to shared community places, while giving teachers the practical tools to teach place-based geography with complete confidence."
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