Primary
Prep to Grade 6
We offer immersive and engaging learning experiences in a range of disciplines.
Our historic sites making learning a fun and interactive experience to remember.
Education for Victoria
Students of all ages can enjoy one of our facilitated education programs at the Old Melbourne Gaol, Polly Woodside Tall Ship, Rippon Lea Estate, Como House or McCrae homestead.
We offer programs that cover a range of immersive learning experiences and discipline areas from history and humanities to maths and geography. See below for more information about program content, curriculum links and making bookings or download our program guide for more information.
All of our programs meet National and Victorian curriculum standards, include pre and post visit activities, as well as online resources and incursions to bring our education into your classroom. For more information on digital programs, contact us at bookings@nattrust.com.au or phone (03) 9656 9889.
Programs
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Simply fill in our online booking form with all of your details to make a booking request.
Digital Resources
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3D Polly Woodside & Old Melbourne Gaol
Take a 3D virtual visit to the Old Melbourne Gaol or Polly Woodside Tallship without leaving the classroom.
Discover the Polly Woodside
Find out more about Polly Woodside and its history of voyages across the seas that led it from shipbuilding docks in Belfast to reside in Melbourne more than 130 years later.
McCrae Heritage at Your Touch
Take your students on a virtual tour of a real colonial house, meet the people who lived there and look at their belongings.
3D Court Room
Try visiting the interactive 3D Court Room to get an idea of how a real court case works.
History in Place
This program encourages students to visit a heritage site and produce their own video.
Gaol Resources
Learn more about why the gaol was built, who was sent there and how it was run.
School Holiday Fun
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Doll House Exhibition
Miniature Worlds of Wonder
Step inside the doll house and lose yourself in a miniature world of wonder and intrigue. See over 40 doll houses from the 1880s to the present day.
Gruffalo Trail
Who's hiding in the garden?
Pick up the Gruffalo Trail throughout all 14 acres of Rippon Lea Estate and spot your favourite characters using an augmented reality app.
Cluedo Experience
Can you solve the mystery?
Step back in time at the Old Melbourne Gaol to solve a decades old mystery, in a world-first event bringing the iconic board game Cluedo to life.
Kids Activity Sheets
Crosswords, chatterboxes & more
To stave off boredom and complaining, we’ve created some National Trust themed activities that can be easily printed at home.
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Students gained an insight into Melbourne's criminal past and what it would have been like to be a convicted criminal and the conditions that they faced. The court room drama gave students a real-life experience about what it would be like if that situation occurred.
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History In Place
Old Melbourne Gaol
