Frequently Asked Questions

Our experiences are truly different.

They burst with awe-inspiring interactive storytelling, interactive games with motion sensor floor projectors, hands on invitations to play and opportunities to create solutions.

Due to the highly interactive nature of our experiences, we recommend one class at a time (up to 20 students for early learning centres and up to 30 students for primary schools).

We can facilitate up to four experiences a day at your early learning centre or school, over a number of days.

Any student numbers can be catered for.

Our Little Future Makers program is for little learners 2-5 years at early learning centres.

Our Growing Future Makers program is for growing learners 5-12 years at primary schools.

We tailor our experiences to suit the age ranges & abilities of the students in attendance.

We currently offer three curriculum-aligned themes, with three more themes coming soon.

Currently available themes include:

🌱 Wild At Heart (AKA Nature based solutions)

🍎 Spread ha-pea-ness (AKA Food solutions)

⭕️ Talking Trash (AKA Circularity Solutions)

Themes coming soon include:

☀️ Light Up The World (AKA Renewable Energy Solutions)

🦋 Move lightly (AKA Transport Solutions)

✨ Change Your World (AKA Young Change Makers)

Our experiences align to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the NSW Curriculum.

At a summary level, our Little Future Makers Program aligns to the following aspects of the EYLF:

Principles: Sustainability; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives; Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships.

Practices: Play-based learning and intentionality; Learning environments; Cultural responsiveness

Learning Outcomes:

1. Children are connected with & contribute to their world

3. Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

4. Children are confident & involved learners

5. Children are effective communicators

At a summary level, our Growing Future Makers Program aligns to the following aspects of the NSW Curriculum:

Science & Technology Objectives:

Skills: Design and production processes in the development of solutions

Knowledge: The natural world including living things, materials, forces, energy, and Earth and space; Digital technologies including digital systems and how digital technologies represent data

Values: Value the importance and contribution of science and technology in developing solutions for current and future personal, social and global issues and in shaping a sustainable future.

Sustainability cross-curriculum priority: A student builds capacities for thinking and acting in ways that are necessary to create a more sustainable future

We will provide detailed curriculum alignment in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

Absolutely. We love a creative challenge! We can incorporate your theme or other elements of learning into a custom experience.

Generally our sessions last for 55 minutes for children 3-12 years, and 40 minutes for children 2-3 years.

Absolutely! We’ll happily flex to your bell times / break times to best fit your schedule.

We generally need 10 minutes between sessions to reset the room.

We deliver a maximum of 4 experiences(s) a day.

It’s incredibly important to us.

We provide all necessary Working With Children Checks, public liability insurance and Risk Assessment in your Experience Confirmation Pack.

We have made booking super simple for you. Here are the steps of the booking process:

1. Submit a booking enquiry via EdTripper

2. Agree on date(s) & times(s) for the experience(s)

3. Sign a Confirmation Document and pay deposit to lock us in on your preferred date(s) & time(s)

4. Receive your Experience Confirmation Pack (including resources)

5. Complete your Experience Confirmation Pack Checklist

6. Enjoy the experience & lap up the praise from happy students and teachers

We generally need bookings at least 1 month in advance.

The earlier you book, the better – we’ll have more options and should be able to accommodate your requests.

We’ll do our best to accommodate any last minute bookings – providing we’re available.

Our experiences are led by passionate, energetic, playful sustainability educators.

Generally, Sally facilitates early learning centre incursions, and Sally and another sustainability educator will facilitate primary school incursions.

All facilitators have current WWCCs.

For early learning centres, the cost is $399 (plus GST) for the first class, with a 25% discount for each additional class on the same day.

For primary schools, the cost is $22 (plus GST) per student, with a minimum charge of $990 (plus GST) (equivalent to 45 students). We offer a 10% discount when you book an experience for multiple grades in your primary school and a 25% discount when you book an experience for every class in your primary school.

We require a $200 deposit on booking, and payment of the final invoice within 7 days.

Prices quoted are for locations within 40 minutes of the Sydney CBD. Schools further away may be charged slightly more depending on location – please contact us for a customised quote.

Our pricing incorporates preparing play concepts, sourcing / creating sustainable materials, incursion setup, incursion delivery, incursion packdown, sanitising and travel time.

Our experiences are often funded by the early learning centre/school, by parents and carers, or by the Parents and Citizens Association. Some other possibilities include: 

• Education funding, such as Start Strong for Long Day Care

• Community fundraising, such as a second hand book sale, disco party, movie afternoon, trivia night, plant market or weeknight meal cooking classes

• Local grants - especially as part of a wider sustainability project - such as your local council, local environmental foundations, The Awesome Foundation, Junior Landcare, or Sustainable Futures Grants