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Education programs

The goal of all our programs is to assist students to remember, interpret and understand the Australian experience of operational service and wartime, and its enduring impact on Australian society.

An education program in the galleries.

Time onsite for students is currently limited to the length of their program/s. There is no teacher-guided time available in the galleries. The Discovery Zone has permanently closed for future redevelopment. Students are welcome to explore the outdoor Sculpture Garden outside of their program time.

Bookings

Bookings for Terms 1 and 2 2021 (open to 11 July 2021)
Open Information

Education programs available*

Facilitated programs

Program description

Year level

$/head

Duration

Wartime stories

Explore the Memorial’s collection and hear personal stories of Australian service and sacrifice

Lower & Upper Primary only

$5.50

Accompanying adults are free of charge

45 min (following orientation)

We will remember them

With a focus on personal stories of service from the First and Second World Wars this program also explores the ways in which Australians are remembered today

Secondary only

$5.50

Accompanying adults are free of charge

45 min (following orientation)

School wreath laying ceremony

Participate in a commemorative ceremony designed especially for school groups visiting the Memorial

Primary and Secondary

Free of charge

30 mins

Weekend program

Explore the collection and hear stories of Australians in wartime

 

Primary only

$9.90

Accompanying adults are free of charge

45 min (following orientation)

*Due to social distancing and contact tracing requirements the above programs may be delivered in limited gallery spaces and access to the Commemorative Area may not be possible.

Time onsite for students is currently limited to the length of their program/s. The Discovery Zone is currently closed and there is no teacher-guided time available in the galleries. Students are welcome to explore the outdoor Sculpture Garden outside of their program time.

The Last Post Ceremony

School attendance at the Memorial’s Last Post Ceremony has been reduced. For school bookings that include the Last Post Ceremony, attendance is currently limited to two participants only, who will lay a wreath on behalf of their school. A teacher may accompany the students. The ceremony can be viewed online daily from 4.45 pm AEST.

Term 1 & 2 2021
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Bookings for Term 3 & 4 2021 (12 July to 17 December
Open Information

Education programs available

Weekdays

Program

Suitable audience

Duration (minutes)

Cost (per student)

Cobbers’ tales

Preschool

30-45

$3.30

Past in the present

K-Year 3

45

$5.50

Strange but true

Years 4-12

45

$5.50

We will remember them

Years 4-12

45

$5.50

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wartime service

Years 4-12

45

$5.50

Australians and the First World War

Years 7-10

45

$5.50

 

Activity Availability

When making a booking you will need to select one orientation time and at least one subsequent activity. The activity types on offer for Term 3 & 4 are:

  • Education Program
  • School Wreath Laying Ceremony (SWLC)
  • Last Post Ceremony (LPC)

Weekdays

Orientation time

Available activities

Maximum number of students

8.30 am

SWLC (8.45 am-9.15 am)

60

Education Program (9.15 am-10 am)

110

9 am

Education Program (9.15 am-10 am)

110

10 am

Education Program (10.15 am-11 am)

110

11 am

Education Program (11.15 am-12 pm)

110

12 pm

Education Program (12.15 pm-1 pm)

110

1 pm

Education Program (1.15 pm-2 pm)

110

2 pm

Education Program (2.15 pm-3 pm)

110

3.15 pm

Education Program (3.30 pm-4.15 pm)

110

LPC

60

4 pm

LPC

60

Please note if you book the 8.30 am orientation time without the SWLC or the 3.15 pm orientation time without a program there will be a gap in your itinerary. You will be required to exit the Memorial during this period as there will be no capacity for self guiding in the galleries.

 

 

Weekends

Orientation time

Available activities

Maximum number of students

11 am

Education Program (11.15 am-12 pm)

60

12 pm

Education Program (12.15 pm-1 pm)

60

1 pm

Education Program (1.15 pm-2 pm)

60

Weekend bookings are available for Preschool-Year 12 students. The weekend program is 45 minutes in length at a cost of $9.90 per student. 

Term 3 & 4 2021
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Last updated: 30 March 2021

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