We will also continue to offer our interactive, curriculum-linked virtual excursions, bringing our museums, stories and collection straight to your class.
Contact bookings@slm.com.au to find out more, or to make a booking.
Primary programs
Students step into history during an excursion to our historic houses and museums to discover how people lived in the past and the important events and stories that unfolded in these special places. Our excursions are immersive, curriculum-linked and unforgettable.
Secondary programs
Our secondary school excursions cover a diverse range of topics and issues, from colonisation and the history of contact with Aboriginal people to archaeology, food technology and crime and punishment.
Learning resources
Sydney Living Museums offers a range of free online learning resources. Designed by teachers for primary and secondary school students to use in class or at home.
Virtual excursions
These programs connect the students in your class with a museum educator, are interactive and focus on specific curriculum content, concepts and skills.
Learning subsidy
Sydney Living Museums Learning is pleased to offer support to selected students to attend our learning programs.
Access & inclusion
We have developed a social story for each of our excursion locations to support teachers visiting our museums with students.
Live Events
Our free Live Events are offered at different times throughout the year and bring thouands of students together to explore different historical periods, persepctives and places.
Teacher Professional Development
Teaching History in the primary classroom
Delivered by expert museum educators and curators, our courses provide practical strategies for teaching History that you can take back to your own classroom.
Featured
The Project: History Extension online seminar
We are pleased to bring you The Project, our annual full-day History Extension online seminar focused on the History Project, in collaboration with the State Library of NSW.
Live events
Our live virtual events bring our museums programs right to your classroom. Connect live with a museum educator for interactive and curriculum-linked sessions.
Survey: Accessible excursion development
Our learning team is developing a new program at the Hyde Park Barracks for primary and high school students with access requirements and we would love to hear your feedback.
Contact us
The Learning Team
Sydney Living Museums
The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street
Sydney NSW 2000
T 02 8239 2288
F 02 8239 2299
E learningteam@slm.com.au
Bookings
For all Learning bookings, please contact Bookings at +61 2 8239 2211 or email bookings@slm.com.au
Learning eNews
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Teacher professional development
Sydney Living Museums offers professional development for primary teachers. Delivered by expert museum educators and curators, our courses offer practical strategies for teaching History that you can take back to your own classroom.
Internships
We offer project-based internships that give students direct experience of working in a museum.
Tertiary & adult education
We tailor visits for tertiary and adult education groups, including English language groups, specifically to the needs of each group.
Videos
Learning news
Learning programs return in Term 1Thursday 18 November 2021
We are thrilled to announce bookings are now open for selected onsite learning programs in Term 1, 2022.We look forward to welcoming students and teachers back to our museums and historic houses for our immersive...
Learning
Uncovering new perspectives from Rouse Hill EstateFriday 5 November 2021
The SLM Learning team have been busy working on a new project in collaboration with curator Dr Scott Hill.
The Project: History Extension Online Seminar 2021Thursday 14 October 2021
We are thrilled to announce bookings are now open for our online History Extension seminar, presented in partnership with the State Library of NSW.
Learning
Learning subsidyTuesday 1 June 2021
From 1 July 2021, we are pleased to offer support to selected students to attend our learning programs.
Learning
Touching historyMonday 31 May 2021
To design the new learning precinct at the Hyde Park Barracks, we engaged with a key group of intended users – school students.