Welcome to the Animal Rescue Centre!

Pick your favourite animals, design their perfect shelters, and create a centre where every animal gets the care they need.

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About this Project

Animal Rescue Centre blends creativity, compassion, and hands-on learning.

Designed for learners in years 5-6, this project invites children to step into the role of animal rescuers while exploring real-world issues like habitat, wellbeing, and human impact on the environment.

With open-ended activities and flexible pacing, it’s built to spark curiosity while supporting registration requirements.

What You’ll Get

  • Parent Guide

    Step-by-step instructions, tips to adapt activities, and ideas to extend your child’s learning

  • Cover of a student guide for the Nuro Co Animal Rescue Centre. The guide is labeled Stage 3.

    Student Guide

    Written directly to your learner, with invitations to explore, create, and reflect

  • Digital presentation titled "nuro co" with cartoon brain character and text "Animal Rescue" and "Centre." A purple starburst sign says "Registration." Yellow border.

    Registration Pack

    Curriculum links, plus a list of optional books, videos, and websites to enrich the project

  • Cover of a report titled 'Nuro Co Animal Rescue Centre Assessment Sheets', with a cartoon pink brain and a pink starburst with 'Reporting' written on it, on a yellow background.

    Reporting Pack

    Simple templates to capture learning, tick off outcomes and demonstrate progress with ease

  • Flexible pace

    Designed as an 8-week project, but fully flexible. Go faster or slower depending on your child.

  • Flexible format

    Printable PDFs you can use online or offline.

  • Flexible subjects

    This project covers English, Maths, Science and Technology, HSIE, PDHPE and Creative Arts.

  • Flexible support

    Designed for Stage 3 learners (approx. years 5-6), with built-in suggestions for neuro-affirming adjustments.

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Why kids love it

  • They get to design, imagine and role play their very own rescue centre.

  • They can choose how to show their learning - drawing, building, writing or creating.

  • It’s hands-on, creative, and connected to the real world.

Why parents love it

  • Animal Rescue Centre is curriculum-aligned.

  • Registration and reporting packs are included.

  • It’s designed with flexible pacing and open-ended activities to suit your child’s needs.

Sign for Animal Rescue Centre with yellow border and pink background with purple text.

Choose your version

This project is available in two versions:

  • NSW Curriculum version (for NSW registration)

  • Australian Curriculum version (for all other states)

The learning experience is identical — only the documentation language differs.

  • NSW families: choose NSW Curriculum

  • Families in other states or territories: choose Australian Curriculum

NSW Curriculum
Australian Curriculum