Educational excursions
9 resources. Free options are listed first.
- FreeAges 8–18
Parliamentary Education Office
The federal Parliament's education office, with free explanations of how Parliament works, classroom resources, and programs at Parliament House in Canberra, in schools and online.
Visit peo.gov.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - Free + paid optionsAges 4–18
Australian Museum
Sydney's natural history and cultural museum offers educator-led programs, free self-guided group visits and downloadable learning resources. The museum also runs the FrogID citizen science project.
Visit australian.museum ↗ (opens in a new tab) - Free + paid optionsAges 4–18
Australian War Memorial: Learn
Learning resources from the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, including online tours, short films for primary and secondary students, and commemoration resources. On-site school programs are available for a per-student fee.
Visit awm.gov.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - Free + paid optionsAges 3–18
Museums Victoria Learning
Learning programs for Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and the Immigration Museum, including live virtual sessions and hireable learning kits. Children under 16 enter the museums free.
Visit museumsvictoria.com.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - Free + paid optionsAges 5–18
National Museum of Australia: Learn
Free curriculum-linked history videos and the Defining Moments digital classroom, plus paid educator-led digital excursions and on-site programs in Canberra.
Visit nma.gov.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - Free + paid optionsAges 5–18
Museum of Australian Democracy
Programs and classroom resources from the museum at Old Parliament House in Canberra on democracy, civics and media literacy, including live digital excursions. On-site programs charge a per-student fee.
Visit moadoph.gov.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - Free + paid optionsAges 4–18
Queensland Museum Learn & Discover
Articles, podcasts and online collection items about Queensland's environments and past, plus learning resources and information on visiting the museum and its SparkLab science centre.
Visit museum.qld.gov.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - PaidAges 5–18
Sovereign Hill Learning
An outdoor living museum in Ballarat recreating 1850s gold rush life, with school programs and free downloadable learning resources. Entry and programs are paid.
Visit sovereignhill.com.au ↗ (opens in a new tab) - PaidAges 5–14
Botanic Gardens of Sydney: Home School Learning
A series of one-day-per-term programs for home-schooled students held at the Sydney, Mount Annan and Mount Tomah botanic gardens, with separate streams for younger and older children. Bookings and fees apply.
Visit botanicgardens.org.au ↗ (opens in a new tab)