Community & Environmental Connections
Our Vision
At Old Noarlunga Primary School, we’re passionate about our people, our place and our purpose.
We work with our community to foster resilient and respectful learners. Our school is safe, positive and inclusive and collaboratively supports every student to achieve.
At Old Noarlunga Primary School, we seek opportunities to connect our learning to the real world. Located a short walk from the Onkaparinga River National Park, students at Old Noarlunga Primary School access the park both as part of their learning and through community projects.
Bush School
Students from Reception to Year 2 participate in an annual “Bush School”, led by our Junior Primary teaching team. This includes students participating in our mud kitchen, loose parts and hiking in the nearby National Park on bird-watching and wildlife spotting walks.
Students from Reception to Year 2 participate in an annual “Bush School”, led by our Junior Primary teaching team. This includes students participating in our mud kitchen, loose parts and hiking in the nearby National Park on bird-watching and wildlife spotting walks.
Year 3-6 students participate in a multi-day Bush School that offers learning and challenge in the local area, led by outdoor education providers and teaching staff. Activities include kayaking, hiking, exploring the life of the river, building cubbies and more!
Tree Planting
Each year, our Year 3 students work with the Friends of Onkaparinga Parks to collect seed, propagate native plants and plant trees in the Onkaparinga River National Park. This contribution is re-establishing a wildlife corridor that will connect the river to the bushland on the hilltops.
Each year, our Year 3 students work with the Friends of Onkaparinga Parks to collect seed, propagate native plants and plant trees in the Onkaparinga River National Park. This contribution is re-establishing a wildlife corridor that will connect the river to the bushland on the hilltops.
SEEDS – Stewardship of Endangered and Endemic Seeds
Old Noarlunga Primary School has recently been admitted into the SEEDS program, a collaboration between Green Adelaide and the SA Seed Conservation Centre at the Botanic Gardens. This program involves students in the practical conservation of rare and threatened native plants, including the establishment of a seed orchard on the school.
Old Noarlunga Primary School has recently been admitted into the SEEDS program, a collaboration between Green Adelaide and the SA Seed Conservation Centre at the Botanic Gardens. This program involves students in the practical conservation of rare and threatened native plants, including the establishment of a seed orchard on the school.
Youth Environmental Leaders
Our Year 4-6 student leaders are annual participants in Green Adelaide’s Youth Environmental Leaders program, developing relationships with students from schools across Southern Adelaide and leading their own sustainability projects in the school and local community.
