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Adelaide Festival Centre is passionate about providing pathways for young people to explore a career within the arts. In 2019 we bring a series of educational workshops and forums to help young people kick start their career within the arts!

Join us for a professional learning workshop which aims to support and inspire educators to connect children with kitchen gardens.

Discover how to use tablets and smartphones for nature-based teaching and gain knowledge that can be directly taken back to a school setting.

This STEM-focused workshop will develop skills in:

•Photography, including light and composition
•The use of external lens attachments to take beautiful up-close photos
•Editing photos using free mobile Apps
•Using digital microscopes to observe flowers and seeds up close

For all educators from Pre-school to secondary years

Students will step into the shoes of Australian legend Tom Kruse who delivered the mail and supplies to people along the rough Birdsville Track in outback Australia from 1936 to 1963, driving his faithful Leyland Badger Truck.

In this joint program between the Migration Museum and Ayers House, students will explore daily life for children in the 19th Century.

1. What was life like for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples before the arrival of the Europeans?
2. Why did the Europeans settle in Australia?
3. What was the nature and consequence of contact between Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples and early traders, explorers and settlers?

Who is migrating to South Australia right now? Where are migrants coming from, and why? How is migration experienced? How does government policy shape migration journeys?
These simple questions have very complex answers.

Why did the SA government company decide to site Adelaide where it currently is? What tools and instruments were used to plan out the site?

What would you look for? Water supply, ease of accessibility, fertility of land, ease of travel!

This cross- site education program will develop student’s understanding the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal people, the nature of the colonisation model used in South Australia and the development of democracy in the 1800s culminating in an understanding of women’s suffrage in the late 1800s.

An investigative multimedia assisted workshop that aims to show how the stories of individual lives fit into the local, national and global mosaic of history. Working like historians and curators, students put on white-gloves and unpack, investigate, research and record the lives of several South Australians and their immigration stories.

A facilitated 45 minute workshop in which students consolidate their learning about the rationale for sending the First Fleet to NSW in 1788, the experience of different groups, the voyage and the impact of  European settlement for the  Aboriginal people  of  the  region. Particular emphasis is placed on the experience of the convicts below decks as students explore our Life On Board exhibition and unpack their rations and conditions.

South Australia’s major cultural institutions, along North Terrace and beyond are preparing for an exciting three day program for the second Teachers’ Big Days Out in 2020. Loaded with professional learning opportunities for educators across multiple learning areas, this event will provide you with strategies of how to incorporate a variety of cultural institutions and their collections into your teaching programs!

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The Legoworks Car Factory is a practical, fun program for junior primary students comparing the differences between old and new cars. They make a LEGO vehicle individually and as a team, exploring how car assembly lines work. Each student receives a special badge on completion of the activity.

Motor Works is an interactive and practical educational program that gives the opportunity for students to build their own scale Model-T Ford. Students take on the roles of the factory workers on the production assembly line and with appropriate teamwork the Model T Ford models start to roll of the end of the production line. Each student will take home their own scale model car.

This education program designed for R-7 primary students is based around the ‘Hawker Vans’ exhibition at the National Motor Museum. Students explore the role of the Hawker in early Australia after Federation, and why hawking was so important to consumers. They also learn about the impact of motor vehicle which enabled hawkers who previously travelled by foot, horse or camel, to cover much larger distances with heavier loads. Students will look at historical objects sold by the hawkers and carry out a simulated hawking journey where they will spruik their wares in a mini scale model hawker van.

This program provides an interactive and innovative experience for students to explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. They use a variety of materials to create a short stop-motion animated movie depicting ‘bush mechanics’ themes after watching the Claymation episode of the ABC Bush Mechanics movie filmed around the Aboriginal community of Yuendumu.

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This eBook takes students on a trail around the zoo to observe animal behaviour and take note of adaptations and learn about how the animals are cared for. They also record their observations on their iPads.

The Ediacaran Fossils of the Flinders Ranges eBook has been created to support teachers when addressing the concepts of geological time and evolution with their students. It provides background information on South Australian Ediacaran fossil discoveries and their scientific importance.

This student inquiry examines the features, needs, natural habitats and threats to survival of five different animal species. Students identify how Monarto Zoo has created habitats to cater for the needs of the animals and explore the causes of natural habitat degradation.

This eBook guides students through six stations on their visit Adelaide Botanic Garden to investigate great journeys of exploration and learn about the history of spices, their uses and their impact on societies.

Students use iPads to engage with the Bound for South Australia exhibition. This digital inquiry explores the concept of migration and examines the conditions people experienced voyaging to Australia between 1836 and the 1950s.

Students use iPads to engage with the First Voyages, Exploring the Southern Coast exhibition as they learn about the Europeans that charted the South Australian coast in the early 19th century, their discoveries and how these contributed to the way Australians live today.

This web based digital resource for students in Years 5-6 uses an inquiry based approach and aligns with the AC: Science and Geography. Students investigate how fossils discovered in South Australia provide evidence of the ways that animals have evolved, adapted and changed to survive in their environment.

This eBook looks at Aboriginal bark paintings of Arnhem Land. Students learn about the history of Aboriginal bark paintings, the techniques used and stories behind them.

This program addresses historical skills and understandings from the early years Australian Curriculum: History. Children participate in a ‘hands on’ session analysing traditional Aboriginal toys and games.

This program addresses the year 7 Australian Curriculum: Science, biological strand. It covers the concepts of diversity and evolution.

Students’ learning is focused on traditional Aboriginal life prior to European contact. Students investigate how Aboriginal people developed technologies to solve problems encountered by everyday life. Australian Curriculum: History years 2/3.

This is a web-based resource aligned with Years 5, 6 and 9 Australian Curriculum: Civics and Citizenship and History. The South Australian Suffragettes website also provides opportunities for links to the Cross-curriculum priority Sustainability, particularly with regard to the social sustainability of a democracy.

This Art Gallery languages program links to the SACE and Australian Curriculum: Languages, Visual Arts and Design. Language learning outside the classroom is supported as students interact with each other and the teacher in French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.

This web-based program engages students with wastewater treatment processes and challenges them to use that knowledge to solve problems in a fictional wastewater plant. Requires interpretation of graphs.

Students learn about the role of zoos, career opportunities in the animal industry, skill development and other learning pathways.

An Adelaide Zoo Zoosnooze includes facilitated education sessions and guided night walks, highlighting important animal and habitat conservation issues.

A 30 minute information session with an education officer about Australian Animals including a close up with a live zoo animal.

A 30 minute information session with an education officer about animals needs including a close-up with a live zoo animal.

A 45 minute introductory session with an education officer about unique animal body system adaptations related to the animal collections at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos.

This is a web-based and iPad compatible resource aligned with Years 6 and 9 Australian Curriculum (AC): History. This website provides primary sources that can be used by teachers to engage students in inquiry based learning related to the treatment of German people in South Australia at the time of World War I.

This program is linked to the Australian Curriculum: History and can support inquiry-based learning for students in Years 4 and 5 and SACE 1 History. It can support teachers’ professional knowledge around these histories.

This program looks at key events in South Australian immigration history from 1836 to the present day. It emphasises the concept of cause and effect. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives are highlighted.

An Adelaide Zoo Zoosnooze includes facilitated education sessions and guided night walks, highlighting important animal and habitat conservation issues.

A two or three day program based in a zoo classroom researching important conservation themes related to threatened species and their habitats.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer to focus on tourism and Zoos SA.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about threatened species with a focus on Australian animal collections at Adelaide Zoo.

A 45 minute introductory session with an education officer about the role of zoos in conservation, education, recreation and research.

A two day program where students research important conservation themes related to threatened species and their habitats.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about habitats with a focus on animals at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos.

A 45 minute introductory session with an education officer about rainforests related to the animal collections at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about food webs with a focus on animals at Adelaide Zoo.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about habitats and animal needs with a focus on Australian and Asian animals at Adelaide and Monarto zoos.

A 45 minute introductory session with an education officer about ecosystems and biodiversity related to the animal collections at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about classification with a focus on animals at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about Australian Animals with a focus on Australian animals at Adelaide Zoo.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about animal observation with a focus on animals at Adelaide Zoo.

Use your electronic whiteboard or students’ hand-held devices to solve interactive water puzzles and problems. SA Water has educational apps available from the iTunes or Google Play stores.

The content in Changing Worlds: A South Australian story provides teachers and students with the means to develop historical inquiries about the colonisation/invasion of South Australia.

A 45 minute introductory session with an education officer about careers at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about South-East Asian rainforests with a focus on animals at Adelaide Zoo.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about threatened species with a focus on Australian and South-East Asian animals at Adelaide Zoo.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about animal features with a focus on Australian animal collections at Adelaide Zoo.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer about animal adaptations with a focus on animals at Adelaide Zoo.

This program uses the analysis of sources to gain an understanding of how people lived in the past. Discover the techniques marine archaeologists use to explore and uncover mysteries of the deep.

This program explores the scientific concepts of responsibility, conservation, environment, habitat and living things. Students think critically and ethically about how their actions affect the marine environment.

This program explores the scientific concepts of responsibility, conservation, environment, habitat and living things. Students think critically and ethically about how their actions affect the marine environment.

The historic Port Adelaide precinct and Maritime Museum offer a rich learning environment for students to explore, discover and make connections through authentic learning experiences. Engage in a variety of experiences to support learning outcomes identified in the Australian Curriculum.

This program introduces the eight coastal bio-regions of South Australia. Learn about our unique marine environment and how the features and adaptations of animals enable them to survive.

This program addresses the Australian Curriculum Biological Understanding for year 3. Living things can be grouped on the basis of observable features.

This program addresses the year 4 Biological Science Understandings; living things have life cycles and depend on each other and their environment to survive.

This program addresses the Australian Curriculum Biological Science Understandings for year 1. Living things have a variety of external features and they live in different places where their needs are met.

This program addresses the year 7 Australian History Curriculum. It provides teachers and students with materials to support in depth study on the Mediterranean society of ancient Egypt.

This program addresses the Australian Curriculum Biological Science Understandings for year 2. Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves and exploring life stages in animals.

Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 investigate displays about Mawson and ‘Changes to Earth’ in the Australian Curriculum: Science. ie. sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks.

This program aims to develop historical understandings and geography skills as identified in the Australian Curriculum. Examine artefacts from a local archaeological dig to discover how people lived in the past.

This learning experience makes links to the Australian Curriculum: History. Exploring the historical concepts of significance, evidence, continuity and change and empathy. A strong focus on historical skills, including questions and research, analysis and use of sources, perspectives and interpretations.

The Colliding World program highlights what life was like for Aboriginal people before and after the arrival of Europeans.

Go behind the scenes and experience the zoo hands-on through the eyes of the keepers and the various roles and responsibilities involved in managing animals. Activities may vary.

Where are they? What are they doing? Does behaviour change over time? Using various animal species, learn and practice a range of monitoring techniques.

This learning experience makes links to Geography and Business outcomes as negotiated for students and teachers.

This program makes links to Geography, Health and Science outcomes as negotiated.

This program makes links to English and literacy outcomes and builds ethical understandings and social capacity for both students and teachers.

This program addresses the year 9 Science Understanding that ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment.

This learning program connects to the Australian Curriculum: History by viewing works of art as primary sources, which provide students opportunities to develop historical understandings.

This program focuses on the early European explorers that charted the southern coast of Australia in the early 19th century. View our exhibition, First Voyages, Exploring the Southern Coast and enjoy your 30 minute facilitated workshop.

Students are able to use the iBook as a means for a self-paced exploration of the complexities of sentencing and decision-making in a court room environment.

The Planet Keeper program includes a 45 minute facilitated session. Students focus on their chosen animal, meet a zoo keeper and go behind the scenes to see how animals are cared for.

Zoo focus days begin with a 45 minute information session with an education officer, which introduces students to animal and habitat conservation and the role of zoos in saving species from extinction.

This program looks at key events in South Australian immigration history since Federation. It emphasizes the concept of cause and effect. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives are highlighted.

Scientists and Mathematicians in Schools is a program that creates and supports long-term partnerships between teachers and scientists or mathematicians. Partnerships are flexible to allow for a style and level of involvement that suits each participant.

Engage your students with open-ended science investigations and technology projects through the CREST (CREativity in Science and Technology) awards.

This biodiversity program highlights that living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment.

A 45 minute information session with an education officer on adaptation and evolution with a focus on the animal collections at Adelaide and Monarto Zoos.