Over 50,000 students attend our onsite programs and incursions annually in humanities, history, legal studies and maths.

Education Programs

School bookings are made using the online booking form below.

To learn more about our programs contact 03 9656 9889 or email bookings@nattrust.com.au

For a guide to all of our programs you can download our National Trust Education Programs booklet

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Simply fill in our online booking form with your details to make a booking request

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Primary Excursions

Como House - Primary Program

With four activities over a full day, students will really get an idea of Now and Then in the context of an early local Melbourne family and their celebrations in the distant past.

Mrs Sargood - Incursion

Let the past come to your classroom and give your students a real experience with Mrs Sargood who can explain what past life was like first hand and give lessons in copper plate hand writing.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Guided Tours

Examine Melbourne's early history, the story of the goldfields and come face-to-face with Ned Kelly.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Re-enact a Court Room trial of the Ned Kelly or Elizabeth Scott historic crime cases

Polly Woodside - Primary Program

Try your hand as a real Able Seaman from the 19th Century and learn the ropes. Learn about the hardship for early settlers aboard a ship.

Rippon Lea House and Garden - Primary program

Go back in time using a real Time Machine to explore a real mansion. Try old fashioned games and work as a servant for a day.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Choose from 5 trials including contemporary trials like Respect Me and Culpable Driving

Old Melbourne - Guided Gaol Tours

Updated for 2016. You can now select from four tours that explore Melbourne's social history from a variety of perspectives.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Watch House Experience

Experience the legal process first hand with our Charge Sergeants.

Polly Woodside - Maths@Sea

Problem solve your way through the life of an Able Bodied Seaman. An ability to manage maths was essential to survival at sea.

Rippon Lea House and Garden - VCE Geography

Learn more about Geography in the vast outdoor area of the Rippon Lea gardens. Look at the subject matter from a different angle in new surrounds.

Guided House Tours for Tertiary/ESL groups

Visit one of our historic properties for a guided house tour and to learn more about local stories, families and how Melbourne used to be - great for adult learning and ESL groups.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Re-enact a court trial to learn more about the legal system during the time of Ned Kelly or Elizabeth Scott

Old Melbourne Gaol - Guided Gaol Tours

Let one of our experienced guides teach your students more about this historic site and the inmates who once stayed here.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Watch house Experience

Allow our police sergeant to show your students what it was like to be processed for a crime before being sent to court

Education Booking Request / Enquiry Form

School bookings should be made 14 days or more in advance of the visit date.

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Fill in details on any special considerations (such as access requirements, learning challenges or multiple visit dates and times).
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Choose your excursion or incursion*
More information on excursion types can be found on the School Excursions and Programs for Victoria
Gaol Tour Excursions and Packages*
You can choose to do one or more of 3 activities - a Gaol Tour, Watch House Experience, Court Room Drama.
Gaol Tour only (Primary/Secondary)
Price: $ 8.40
Gaol Tour - Tertiary Groups
Price: $ 10.80 Quantity:
Gaol Tour - ESL Group
Price: $ 10.80 Quantity:
Watch House only (Yr 9 and above)
Price: $ 6.00
Court Room Drama Only (Yr 5-VCE)
Price: $ 10.80
Gaol Tour and Watch House - Primary/Secondary (WH Yr 9 and above)
Price: $ 13.20
Gaol Tour and Watch House - ESL/Tertiary
Price: $ 16.20
Gaol Tour and Court Room Drama
Price: $ 16.80
Court Room Drama and Watch House (WH Yr 9 and above)
Price: $ 14.40
All 3 Gaol Activities
Price: $ 21.60
Gaol Tour Choice*
Make a Selection:
Court Room Drama Choice
You can choose from 5 different Court Room Dramas.
Polly Woodside Excursion Choices
Ship Shape (Yr Prep-6)
Learn essential maritime skills with a real First mate from 1904.
Price: $ 8.40
Maths at Sea
Learn how to tackle maths problems dealing with weight, measurement and ratios with a real First mate.
Price: $ 10.80
Rippon Lea Primary Program
Compare the past with the present and go back in Time with our Time machine.
Price: $ 10.80
Como House Primary Program
Compare the lives of children in the past to life now.
Price: $ 10.80
Mrs Sargood
Mrs Sargood comes to your school and runs sessions including coppoer plate ink writing and an introduction to past schooling.
Governor La Trobe's Cottage
Explore the original home of Governor La Trobe in South Yarra.
Price: $ 0.00
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$ 0.00
Booking Terms*
Your Booking is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation email from our office with tax invoice.

All bookings must be pre-paid to our head office 14 days prior to your visit.

There will be no charges if you cancel your booking, in writing, more than two weeks before your scheduled visit date.

Any changes to your booking (including, but not limited to: cancellations, rescheduling, changes to participant numbers, etc.) must be communicated, in writing, to the National Trust bookings office (bookings@nattrust.com.au) more than 14 days before your visit.

If you wish to cancel or move a booking due to poor weather you must notify our office more than 3 business days before your visit.
We don't offer refunds for school bookings. To make a new booking on a new date we will charge you a new fee. This will be additional to the payment received for your original booking.

If you fail to arrive for your booking on the day, you will still be charged the full fee.
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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.

Teacher feedback from Steve, August 2016

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Primary Excursions

Como House - Primary Program

Mrs Sargood - Incursion

Old Melbourne Gaol - Guided Tours

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Polly Woodside - Primary Program

Rippon Lea House and Garden - Primary program

Secondary Programs

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Old Melbourne - Guided Gaol Tours

Old Melbourne Gaol - Watch House Experience

Polly Woodside - Maths@Sea

Rippon Lea House and Garden - VCE Geography

Tertiary and Adult learning school groups

Guided House Tours for Tertiary/ESL groups

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Old Melbourne Gaol - Guided Gaol Tours

Old Melbourne Gaol - Watch house Experience

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