School Group Tours

The Golden Memories Museum has a dynamic education program. We offer a variety of activities and teaching unit ideas for all stages, across a variety of subject areas such as art, science, geography and history. Hands-on activities are a priority. Some topics we cover include;
  • Simple machines, 
  • The way we used to live, 
  • Changes over time in a small community and 
  • Traditional crafts or art activities.

The Museum has an active Education Committee with many of the committee having backgrounds in education from K-12 and beyond. We have designed our activities in line with units from the National Curriculum but will happily collaborate with you to adapt these to suit your own school’s needs. If you are interested in organising a student visit, please e-mail the Museum’s Education Committee at millthorpemuseum@gmail.com. We can then arrange for a free consultation and pre-excursion visit during opening hours or by appointment.

Fast facts:
  • Cost is $5 per student. An invoice will be provided on the day of the excursion.
  • Time needed: up to two hours is suggested depending on the numbers of students and the activities selected. 
  • Small groups usually rotate through activities with Museum volunteers. School staff on a ratio of 1 staff member to every small group is needed to actively supervise students.
  • A minimum of two weeks notice is needed to ensure volunteers are available for each activity.
  • Redmond Park (diagonally adjacent the Museum) is an excellent venue for morning tea or lunch with toilets, a playground and oval.
  • Toilets (including disabled toilet) are also available on the Museum grounds.
  • A booking sheet (Word version, PDF version) and an excursion focus are available for you to print out for your own records.