School Programs for Victoria

Your students can enjoy one of our facilitated education programs at the Old Melbourne Gaol, Polly Woodside Tall Ship, Rippon Lea mansion or Como house.

We offer programs that cover a range of 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 to all Trust Education programs.

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Primary Excursions

McCrae Cultural Heritage Experience

Students experience life in the 1840’s for the Bunurong people and the McCrae family from a youth’s perspective on the Mornington Peninsula pioneer property.

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.

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 can visit your schools as part of the Trust's Outreach program

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.

Choose from three activities at the one place - a Gaol tour, a Caourt room drama or a Watch house visit. Do all 3!

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

Explore Rippon Lea with your students to capture an understanding if what life was like for children over 150 years ago.

Rippon Lea Mansion - If these walls could talk.

Learn about life in the Grand Mansion for those that lived there and those that worked there over the last 150 years.

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

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

Old Melbourne - Guided Gaol Tours

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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Choose Your Programs
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 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
Number of students - Gaol Tour*
Gaol Tour - Tertiary/ ESL
Price: $ 10.80
Number of students - Gaol Tour*
Watch House only (Yr 9 and above)
Price: $ 6.00
Number of students - Watch House*
Watch House only ESL / Tertiary
Price: $ 7.20
Number of students - Watch House*
Court Room Drama Only (Yr 5-VCE)
Price: $ 10.80
Number of students - Court Room Drama*
Court Room Drama only - ESL / Tertiary
Price: $ 11.40
Number of students - Court Room Drama*
Gaol Tour and Watch House - Primary/Secondary (WH Yr 9 and above)
Price: $ 13.20
Number of students - Gaol Tour and Watch House*
Gaol Tour and Watch House - ESL / Tertiary
Price: $ 16.20
Number of students - Gaol Tour and Watch House*
Gaol Tour and Court Room Drama
Price: $ 16.80
Number of students - Gaol Tour and Court Room Drama*
Gaol Tour and Court Room Drama ESL / Tertiary
Price: $ 19.80
Number of students - Goal Tour and Court Room Drama*
Watch House and Court Room Drama (WH yr 9 & above)
Price: $ 16.80
Number of students - Watch House and Court Room Drama*
Court Room Drama and Watch House - ESL / Tertiary
Price: $ 19.80
Number of students - Courtroom Drama and Watch House*
All 3 Gaol activities
Price: $ 21.60
Number of students - All 3 Gaol Tours*
All 3 Gaol activities - ESL / Tertiary
Price: $ 26.40
Number of students - All 3 Gaol Tours*
Gaol tour choice*
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Court Room Drama choice*
You can choose from 5 different Court Room Dramas.
Polly Woodside Tall Ship - Melbourne CBD*
Ship Shape (Yr Prep-6)
Learn essential maritime skills with a real First mate from 1904.
Price: $ 8.40
Number of students - Polly Woodside Ship Shape*
Maths at Sea
Learn how to tackle maths problems dealing with weight, measurement and ratios with a real First mate.
Price: $ 10.80
Number of students - Polly Woodside Maths@Sea*
Rippon Lea House - Elsternwick*
Rippon Lea House - Primary Program
Learn about life in the grand mansion for those that lived there and those that worked there over the last 150 years.
Price: $ 10.80
Number of students - Rippon Lea Primary Program*
Rippon Lea Geography Program
VCE Geography Unit 2 students can explore the house and garden, completing a range of geographic investigations, practising the key fieldwork skills; and then apply and process the data they collect to address the course requirements.
Price: $ 10.90
Number of students - Rippon Lea Geography*
Como House Primary Program
Compare the lives of children in the past to life now.
Price: $ 10.80
Number of students - Como House*
Mrs Sargood - POA
Mrs Sargood comes to your school and runs sessions including copper plate ink writing and an introduction to past schooling. Price determined on application.
Numbers of students - Mrs Sargood*
Gulf Station - POA
Discover what life was like for a family to live, and making a living, on the land in nineteenth century Australia. Tours bookings available. Price determined on application.
Price: $ 0.00
Number of students - Gulf Station*
McCrae Cultural Heritage Experience - Primary Program*
Students experience life in the 1840's for the Bunurong people and the McCrae family from the a youths perspective on this Mornington Peninsula pioneer property.
Price: $ 10.80
Number of students - McCrae Education Program*
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Booking Terms and Conditions*
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

School Programs for Victoria

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Primary Excursions

McCrae Cultural Heritage Experience

Polly Woodside - Primary Program

Como House - Primary Program

Mrs Sargood - Incursion

Old Melbourne Gaol - Guided Tours

Old Melbourne Gaol - Court Room Dramas

Rippon Lea Mansion - If these walls could talk.

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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