River Rangers is a primary school program hosted by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and is sponsored by Cadets WA.
The Bassendean Primary River Rangers Cadetship engages and educates the next generation to protect our local rivers. It aims to empower students to make positive change to their local communities and waterways and ultimately, their local river park.
The Bassendean Primary School River Rangers program allows students in Year 6 to actively investigate local issues and design, evaluate and share the results of their projects with other schools and the wider community through tailored interactive activities.
The River Rangers program focuses on environmental education and enquiry based action research and collaborative learning. Students work in groups and are responsible for designing and carrying out projects connected to the school environment, the Swan and Canning River Park and their local waterways.
Education for sustainability underpins the River Rangers process and there is also a strong focus on developing teamwork, leadership, initiative and problem solving.
Throughout the year the Year 6 cadets participate in many excursions, incursions and events, developing experiences and knowledge about the key areas of River Rangers – the environment with a focus on the rivers and waterways, conserving the Noongar and European cultural history connected to water and the environment and team building.
These events may include –
- Water Corporation Incursion – Water in Aboriginal Culture
- Nearer to nature – ‘Totems Yarning’
- WA Museum Boola Bardip – ‘Cultural Collisions’
- Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre
- Dolphin Watch Matilda Bay
- Clean Up Australia at school – Micro-plastics
- Matilda Bay Clean Up Day
- National Sorry Day Assembly
- Tree Planting at School and Chittering Landcare
- Stop Motion Animation Project – Kaarak and Marri Tree
For more River Rangers information visit the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attraction website
