Education

Education Programs for 2012Over 38,000 students annually enjoy our programs at Victoria’s premier heritage attractions including:
New Incursions:
Download our complete program booklet for details. |
Learning Programs for 2012 |
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Polly Woodside Tall Ship 1885 in Melbourne Polly Woodside offers students an experience of maritime life, history and culture aboard a real tall ship. Polly Woodside is a 19thC tall ship built in Belfast in 1885 and worked as a cargo vessel transporting coal, wheat and timber across the globe. New programs for primary levels 1 to 6 give students a hands-on crew role under the direction of the First mate Students undertake basic activities like scrubbing the decks, manning the capstan and hauling ropes. They learn principles of sailing, maritime culture, navigation, social history and transport. Bookings line: (03) 8663 7260 Visit the Poll Woodside website for full details & Teacher Notes. |
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Old Melbourne Gaol, Court Room Drama & City Watch House - Melbourne Russell Street between Victoria & Latrobe Streets, Melbourne The Old Melbourne Gaol Crime and Justice Experience is Australia's leading heritage attraction and has interactive programs for students from Year 5 through to VCE, ESL and tertiary groups. Students can experience the legal process from arrest to incarceration. This includes Court Room Dramas, the City Watch House and Old Melbourne Gaol Tours. We have also newly launched the Kelly Quest as a complete day excursion across 3 venues in Melbourne's CBD. Go here to the website and Teacher Notes Bookings line: (03) 8663 7223 |
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Rippon Lea House & Garden - Elsternwick 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick Go back in time and experience a real day in the distant past first- hand. Our friendly staff are here to help. Students can learn about Then and Now by going back in time in a "real" Time Machine, learn about the Sargood family, work as a servant in the kitchens and follow a Creature Catcher trail through the heritage gardens. The full day program includes hands-on activities in the kitchens and laundry and old fashioned games and sports. Download the Teacher notes for Rippon Lea. We recommend this program as an alternative to Como House. Bookings line: (03) 8663 7261 |
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This handling kit includes antiques, photographs, games, toys and objects from the 19th Century for students can use and explore in their own classroom at their own pace. The 48 page Teacher Notes includes instructions on how to frame many class activities based on examination of the 19th Century from photography activities to cooking to schoolroom activities. Phone: 8663 7263 or email: bookings@nattrust.com.au |
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VCE Geography at Rippon Lea Rippon Lea is an ideal location for VCE students to complete the National Trust's fieldwork exercise kit for VCE Geography Unit 3. Students can explore the house and gardens undertaking geographic investigations using the kit under the direction of their teacher, practicing key fieldwork skills and then apply and process the data to address thecourse requirements. Social, historical, environmental, economic, physical, political and technological factors are all important elements that students will be able to identify during their visit. The key concepts of location, scale, distance, distribution, region, movement, spatial interaction and change can also be applied. For more information please contact education@nattrust.com.au |
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Barwon Grange at Geelong in the Bellarine region is an elegant upper middle class home capturing and conserving an interval of time from 1855 -1856. The Spirit of Time & Place program offers a varied day program for P-Yr 10 students and is fully aligned to VELS. Phone: 5221 3906 for details |
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Mc Crae Homestead 11 Beverley Road McCrae Show your students exactly how the earliest settlers lived. Find out about Georgian McCrae, her family and the Burrell family who lived at McCrae homestead on the Mornington Peninsular. Dress up in 1844 dress, play old fashioned games, write with nib pens, make a rag rug, and learn the story of some extraordinary families. Bookings: 5981 2866 |
Make a Booking!
Bookings are essential and we have minimum and maximum limits on group numbers. For details follow our links above or phone our bookings lines:
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Old Melbourne Gaol, Court Room Drama & City Watch House Russell Street between Victoria & Latrobe Streets, Melbourne |
bookings@oldmelbournegaol.com.au Ph: 8663 7223 |
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Polly Woodside opposite Melbourne Convention & Conference Centre, Melbourne |
Ph: 8663 7260 |
Como House & Garden
Closed for Bookings for 2012.
Rippon Lea House & Garden
www.ripponleaestate.com.au
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
bookings@nattrust.com.au
Ph: 8663 7261
McCrae Homestead
11 Beverley Rd McCrae.
Contact Sharon Bowen
Ph: 5981 2866
La Trobe's Cottage
Domain Sth Yarra
bookings@nattrust.com.au
Ph: 8663 7260
Mrs Sargood Incursion
bookings@nattrust.com.au
Ph: 8663 7261
History in a Box Handling Collection
bookings@nattrust.com.au
Ph: 8663 7263
Barwon Grange
25 Fernleigh Street, Newtown, Geelong.
phone Jenny Yeats: 03 52552097
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