Education

Overview

Wet'n'Wild Water World is the perfect destination for school groups, with a unique Activity Trail to make learning fun.

A day at Wet'n'Wild Water World encourages students to actively participate in the various rides and attractions. Through this interaction, they should gain the insight and knowledge necessary to respond to a series of cross-curricula challenges at their own ability level. You, the teacher, can become the tour guide by selecting appropriate attractions and activities to meet your curriculum needs and for students to demonstrate achievement of particular outcomes. The worksheets become data collection for students and samples of work indicative of each student's ability.

The Activity Trail can be tailored for any school group by the teacher to educate, entertain and inspire. Students and teachers are encouraged to participate in this innovative and interactive educational program which brings mathematics, physics and creativity to life in a unique environment where learning is strictly hands-on!

Developed in association with one of Australia's leading Mathematics experts, Andy Boswell, the Activity Trail provides a series of challenging tasks which encourage problem solving strategies and teamwork. See Latest News for closures of rides, shows or attractions over the coming months for scheduled maintenance when planning your visit. Where possible unforeseen closures are notified by signage at the front gate on the day of closure.

How can a visit to a theme park be educational?

Learning implies a state of physical, mental and/or emotional change through the observation and restructuring process needed to alter social, behavioural and intellectual norms. Through adventure education and activity trails, exposure to risk, which is normal in our daily lives and essential to our education, promotes student motivation, interest and preparedness to undergo more complex forms of behavioural change which can assist the development of self esteem. To stimulate creativity, interface between the individual and the physical, mental and emotional environment is essential.

A visit to a theme park provides the creative environment that oozes enjoyment, stimulation and socialisation, while the activity trail challenges the thinking skills of the students through introspection and reflection of their experiences. The relaxed environment motivates students to demonstrate and present curriculum-based skills through personal interpretation of set tasks.