Sydney Sights

Taronga Zoo

The Internationally renowned Taronga Zoo overlooks Sydney Harbour in a spectacular harbour side setting where children can come face to face with a large selection of Australian fauna plus animals from around the world.

Combine a scenic ferry ride and The Sky Safari, providing a unique aerial view of the animals for an exciting excursion highlight.

 Taronga Zoo Education can run 45 minute lessons free to school groups and on booking, can discuss your needs and tailor each lesson to each individual schools requirements.

Zoosnoz Sleepover - Zoosnooz is an opportunity for students from years 3 -12 to spend a night at the zoo. It is a chance for classes to combine environmental education, team building and fun, it is an exciting and unforgetable program which includes night zoo walk, behind the scenes tours and more.

Powerhouse Museum

Australia's largest and most popular museum explores almost every aspect of human creativity, from Science and Technology to social history, decorative arts and design. High tech displays and interactive exhibitions, plus a world class approach to presentation, make the Powerhouse Museum one of Sydneys key cultural attractions and loads of fun.

Sydney Aquarium

Sharks are the big drawcard here in one of the largest aquariums in the world. As well, many species of Austalia's marine life are exhibited, including salt water crocodiles, murray cod, barrmundi, fairy penguins and seals. There is a massive display on the Great Barrier Reef glass tunnels let you walk the sea floor and you can get hands-on experience at several 'touch pools'

Australian National Maritime Museum

Highlights of the Museum include a fleet of historic vessels, such as the destroyer HMAS Vampire, the spectacular tall ship James Craig and the sub HMAS Onslow.

There are varied programs of
changing special exhibitions. Free resource material is available for most shool program and is sent to the teacher upon booking. This material introduces the exhibitions and enhances the Museum experience through pre and post visit exercises, activity sheets and suggested reference material.

There are over 30 different programs for schools across the full K-12 range, in a number of syllabus areas.

IMAX Theatre Sydney

The 8-storey high IMAX screen presents a constantly changing program including animation and art 2D and 3D films on nature, cities, sports and more. Pre and post visit activities and work sheets are available.

Pylon Lookout - Sydney Harbour Bridge

Located in the South East Pylon of The Sydney Harbour Bridge discover the story of the Bridge.Climb 200 steps to the very top of the Pylon, where you will be rewarded with spectacular panoramic views of the city of Sydney.

Find out how the Sydney Harbour Bridge was constructed and discover the stories behind the opening celebration as you wander up, through three levels of exhbits, to the open air lookout.

Cockatoo Island

Cockatoo Island is the largest island located in Sydney Harbour, it is a former imperial prison, industrial school, reformatory and goal. It was one of Australia's biggest shipyards during the twentieth century, maritime industrial activity ceased in 1992.

The island can be acessed by Ferry or Rivercat service from Circular Quay or various other locations.

Cockatoo Island school excursions are most compatible with Primary and Secondary HSIE. The story of Cockatoo Island and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust illustrates several key Civics and Citizenship themes. The excursion runs for approximately 4 hours Teacher Resource kits are available for download on the Cockatoo Island Website.

Sydney Harbour Education Cruises

A Matilda Education Cruise is a great field study experience. An informative and educational commentary of Sydney Harbour is provided for students on board well appointed all weather vessels.

A wide selection of Educational worksheets are available free of charge to teachers including:

Science, HSIE, Bisual Arts, World War II, Aboriginal Studies, History, Geography Federation 2001.

Sydney Learning Adventures

Sydney Learning Adventures focuses of The Rocks, Darling Harbour and Pyrmont, providing memorable learning activities through some of Sydneys most fascination sites. The Sydney Learning Adventures Team engage students using the unique prescints historical resources and media presentation to create a contempory, interactive and exciting learning forum.

The adventure programmes offer teachers an ideal resource to complement the key learning areas of History, Geography, HSIE and ESL.

Comprehensive teacher resource packs are available from www.sydneylearningadventures.com.au detailing possible pre and post tour activities as well as background information, excursion worksheets and relevant curriculum links.

 programs include:

• The Rock Discovery Museum
• Children stepping back in time
• Chinese whispers
• HMS Discovery
• Detectives with a difference
  
• The Rocks Dreaming
• Banagabaoui - Aboriginal cultural harbour cruise
• Little diggers
• Dirt detedtives
• Pieces of the past

Secondary Programs

• Cesspits and old rubbish
• Groundwork: Archaeology at the Bid Dig
• The Rocks Dreaming
• Banagabaoui - Aboriginal cultural harbour cruise
  
• Battle for The Rocks
• The Rocks Discovery Museum ( stage 4)
• The Battler's Saint: Mary Mackillop in The Rocks
• Red and gold: making a multicultural Australia
• Finding your feet ( English as a secound language)
  

The Rocks Walking Tours

Hear tales of our fascinating past colourful characters with The Rocks Walking Tours History and Heritage specialist education programs designed for students to experience key units of work consistent with current syllabus.
Some possible programs include:

• History and Heritage
• The Way Life Was
• Convict and Colonial Capers
• Colonial Treasure Hunt
• The arrival of The First Fleet
• Site Studies
• The Rocks at Federation
• Urban functions at Millers Point

Historic House Trust of NSW

The Historic House Trust of NSW conserves, interprets and manages places of cultural significance and offers over 40 programs across 11 of the States most highly regarded and visited historic places, providing relevant , fun and value for money learning experience in a wide range of key learning areas.

• Hyde Park Baracks and Museum

• Archaeology underfoot

• Rats, Artefacts, Technology and society

• Convict sleepover

• Convicts - Life at the Baracks

• Museum of Sydney

• Contact

• Whose place is it anyway

• Antarctic Adventures

• Elizabeth Farm

• Eat and Drink

• The House that John Built

• A Woman's Place

• Transported in time

• Suzannah Place Museum

• The Way We Were

• Australia in the 20^th Century

• Sites explored

• Same Place, Another Time

  

other Historic places include

• Vaucluse House

• Elizabeth Bay House

• Justice and Police Museum

• Governent House

Luna Park

Luna Park Sydney is a fantastic destination for your school excursion. Located at Milson's point and accessible by car, train or ferry, Luna Park is a great added fun factor for your next Sydney trip.

Opera House

Sydney Opera House guided tours is a once in a lifetime opportunity to venture inside one of the great architectural masterpieces of the 20^th Century. Knowledgeable guides take students on a fascinating journey through the extraordinary histories breathtaking architecture and the unseen workings of its daily life.

Sydney Tower and Sky Tour

Not only experience the breathtaking views of Sydney and its surrounds from the tallest observation deck in the Southern Hemisphere you will experience Sky Tour; The Great Australian Expedition. Take a virtual journey around Australia then admire the panorama.

Sydney Observatory

Sydney Observatory is Australia's oldest existing Observatory an has been used to view the southern sky for over 140 years. Now part of the Powerhouse Museum Sydney Observatory is both educational and fun. Enjoy a number of interactive astronomy displays and films.