School visits: Checkpoints

Check For primary and secondary school students. This program is adapted to suit students at different age and aptitude levels.

Curriculum links:

Studies of society and environment

  • Investigation, communication and participation
  • Time, continuity and change

Objectives:

  • To give students an introduction to the Memorial
  • To equip students with some skills to interpret the displays they see during their visit to the Memorial

The program:

This is an ideal program if your time at the Memorial is limited. This 40-minute introduction to the Memorial takes your students to the Commemorative Area, a special place of remembrance, and to two different galleries to discover the stories behind some of the exhibits. This program is designed to equip your students with some of the skills needed to interpret museum exhibits and discover the stories they tell.

Price: $3.85 per student, minimum charge $38.50 (incl. GST).

Duration: 40 minutes

Maximum number: 60 students per 40 minute session

Group size: 15

Available: Daily, after 9.30 am

Memorial education staff facilitate this program.