Looking for dynamic, engaging touring options for students? By removing air travel from the equation, our locally-based educational group tours provide an extra layer of security for teachers and parents and allow students to embrace the broad range of experiential learning opportunities available in their own backyards.
Geography & STEM | Melbourne & Ballarat
Discover the valuable practical applications of STEM on this three-day tour of Melbourne and regional Victoria. Showcasing a diverse range of vocational practices directed towards ensuring a sustainable future, the tour guides students through a range of interactive, experiential learning activities in the fields of Biology, Ecology, Geology and Physics. With a particular focus on how these disciplines are applied in an Australian context, students engage in a series of design challenges, guided tours and workshops about Aboriginal land management strategies, renewable energy development and conservation. Led by experts in their respective fields, these experiences provide no shortage of inspiration to students looking to pursue careers in the exciting world of STEM.
Civics and Citizenship & History | Melbourne, Ballarat & Bonegilla
Discover the complex, rich history of Victoria on a five-day journey through some of the Garden State’s most significant locations, both urban and regional. This tour provides students with insight into the key events and movements that shaped Victoria into a diverse, multicultural community. Through a series of guided tours, interactive exhibitions, site visits and workshops, students explore themes of heritage, immigration, Indigeneity and social advocacy. In doing so, they form a holistic picture of Victoria’s history and develop valuable critical thinking skills with which to analyse the various threads that come together to the form the modern state we know today.
History & Geography | Lake Boga, Swan Hill, Mildura & Mungo National Park
Diversity is Australia’s greatest strength – whether it be the melting pot of cultures, both ancient and modern living together, or the vast range of distinctive ecosystems and landscapes. Discover the ways in which History and Geography intertwine by visiting the fascinating Flying Boat Museum at Lake Boga, by sampling traditional bush tucker on a tour of the Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement with an Aboriginal Educator, and by kayaking through the maze of swamps and billabongs along the Murray River while learning about the challenges faced by this delicate environment. Students can connect knowledge gained from a range of academic disciplines to form a more complete picture of the country they call home.
Year 6 Civics and Citizenship | Intra-state Travel – Victoria
Explore democracy before Canberra and discover Marvellous Melbourne in the lead up to Federation and beyond. Visit goldrush-era Ballarat and discover the social and cultural impacts that underpin the Eureka Rebellion, hailed by some as the beginnings of democracy. Explore immigration and the role of European colonisation on First Nation peoples’ dispossession. Investigate stories of migration, identity, citizenship and community from a diverse range of perspectives with a focus on fostering empathy, social interaction and debate.
Japanese Language & Cultural Immersion | Melbourne
Immerse yourself in the Land of the Rising Sun on this six-day tour of Melbourne that aims to provide students the opportunity to develop their Japanese language skills through a series of engaging, interactive cultural experiences. Australia’s rich history of engagement with Japan means that there are countless learning opportunities on offer right here in our own backyard. In addition to intensive language classes, the majority of the experiences on this tour are conducted in Japanese, allowing students to apply their skills in real-world contexts. Whether sampling delicate Japanese cuisine or practising your drawing skills in a manga workshop, there is no shortage of hands-on activities to enjoy. Ganbatte!
Chinese Language & Cultural Immersion | Melbourne & Bendigo
Melbourne is home to the longest continuing Chinese settlement in the western world; this long, rich history serves as the focal point of this six-day tour. Taking in both urban and regional areas of significance to the Chinese-Australian community, students explore a range of historical sites and engage in a series of cultural practices while developing their skills in Mandarin. Led by local experts, students discover a diversity of Chinese-Australian experiences and gain valuable insight into the fascinating depth of Chinese culture. In a series of experiential learning activities such as guided tours, site visits and workshops, they will relish the chance to apply their language skills in a broad range of real-life contexts.
French Language & Cultural Immersion | Melbourne
Immerse your students in an active exploration of French language and culture. Exploring a range of themes and topics, students develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, through tailored workshops, cultural activities and guided tours, designed to meet your schools learning outcomes. Activities on tour are conducted in French (where possible), providing students an opportunity to put into practice their language skills, in a wide range of contextual settings.
Italian Language & Cultural Immersion | Melbourne
Students enrich their Italian speaking, listening, reading and writing skills through a selection of cultural workshops, language classes and guided tours. Curriculum aligned learning outcomes are delivered through a range of topics and thematic experiences that traverse the regions of Italy, such as dance, art, history, cooking and cultural integration.
German Language & Cultural Immersion | Melbourne
German culture in Australia has a long and rich history, being one of the first of the European settlers to arrive to Australia. The German language tours in Australia capitalise on this longevity and provide unique learning opportunities across a broad spectrum of immersive experiences ranging from cuisine, music, philosophy and design. Each interaction is crafted to maximise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.
Biology | Queenscliff
Set amongst the backdrop of the historically rich Victorian township of Queenscliff, this Biology tour offers students the chance to get up close and personal with the diverse array of marine life that calls this pocket of Australia home. This tour challenges students to lift their gaze from the textbooks and to engage in a series of on-location curriculum-linked experiential learning activities. The stunning Victorian coastline provides the perfect location for students to learn from researchers and scientists active in this field. Students undertake expert-led training in forming hypotheses, developing research methods, collecting specimens and data and analysing their findings in a laboratory setting. Through this, students gain a deeper understanding of the complex and important work undertaken to ensure ongoing biodiversity and sustainability in Australia’s lush – and vulnerable – undersea worlds.
Biology | Narmbool
Narmbool, part of the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung people, is a vast property in regional Victoria that promotes sustainable farming, environmental education and biodiversity through revegetation and habitat regeneration. On this three-day tour, students investigate the diverse range of ecosystems that make up Narmbool and apply skills learned in the classroom to field and laboratory-based education programs developed in conjunction with the Biology curriculum. In doing so, they come to grips with the challenge of ensuring the ongoing sustainability of ecosystems that are forced to constantly adapt to human-induced environmental change, all the while learning valuable skills in research, collaboration and data collection from experts and scientists working in the field.
STEM & Geography | Melbourne & Ballarat
Discover the valuable practical applications of STEM on this three-day tour of Melbourne and regional Victoria. Showcasing a diverse range of vocational practices directed towards ensuring a sustainable future, the tour guides students through a range of interactive, experiential learning activities in the fields of Biology, Ecology, Geology and Physics. With a particular focus on how these disciplines are applied in an Australian context, students engage in a series of design challenges, guided tours and workshops about Aboriginal land management strategies, renewable energy development and conservation. Led by experts in their respective fields, these experiences provide no shortage of inspiration to students looking to pursue careers in the exciting world of STEM.
STEM | Melbourne
Explore the full range of STEM subjects on this all-encompassing tour of Melbourne’s leading research centres, STEM businesses, industries, industry hubs and science labs.
Arts | Melbourne
An everchanging and culturally diverse living art exhibition, Melbourne offers students of art, design, music, dance, drama and opportunities to live and breathe their art. This tour offers students the chance to experience their art their way. Sketch your way through the history of art in Melbourne engaging in styles from the Heidelberg school to the Angry Penguins and the cutting-edge commentaries of Melbourne’s laneways. Explore the boundaries of physicality in dance or create extraordinary stories and performances that get to the heart of human experience.
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise | Melbourne
Apply your innovation and entrepreneurship classroom learning and engage with entrepreneurs who are transforming the future of business. Gain an insight into the real-world business journey of patents, raising capital, diverse business structures, the stock market and IPO’s. Learn first-hand lessons from innovators in the start-up ecosystem and participate in group workshops that focus on developing leadership, emotional intelligence and confidence.
Transdisciplinary | Melbourne, Ballarat, The Grampians & Lake Condah
Victoria offers significant opportunities to engage in reconciliation, respect and recognition of the world’s oldest continuous living culture. This curriculum linked educational travel program provides students with the opportunity to recognise the diversity of Indigenous groups within Victoria through experiences that facilitate a rich engagement across Indigenous scientific and environmental knowledge systems. This tour offers students avenues to explore Indigenous connections to land and people through art and storytelling. Offering opportunities to engage with multiple perspectives as students gain insight into the Indigenous experience of European colonisation and contemporary civic movements for change.
Transdisciplinary | Melbourne, Yarra Valley, Phillip Island
Is your school passionate about sustainability and the future of the planet? This comprehensive Cross-Curriculum Priority and Geography Curriculum aligned tour program translates the UN Sustainable Development Goals into tangible activities to engage your students. Moving learning out of the classroom promotes a deeper engagement with the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability, connecting students with topics they are passionate about to the real-world applications.
SDG1 No Poverty
Gain an insight into the drivers of poverty and homelessness in Victoria through storytelling and discussion, activating reflection and expanding understandings in social justice
SDG5 Gender equality
Participate in a gender equality workshop that analyses the effects of gender stereotypes and how it negatively impacts the development of an equitable society
SGD6 Clean water and Sanitation
Delve into the impacts of human induced environmental change on Melbourne’s fresh water supply through observation, investigation, data collection and analysis.
SDG7 Affordable and Clean Energy & SDG13 Climate Action
Explore the connection between energy production and climate change and the political and social choices available to Victorian society. Students discover how electricity is generated, understand the impacts it has on climate change, and the important role renewable energy plays in Victoria’s future.
SDG9 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
Discover future-forward innovations in technology that support sustainable business transitions.
SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities & SDG14 Life Below the water
Spend a night camping on Phillip Island and participate in hands-on workshops that actively promote sustainability. Students join conservation projects that can involve planting trees for habitat, collecting seed for propagation, or helping with weed removal. Learn to identify native plant species and their vital interactions in the ecosystem. The second workshop explores rock platforms and discovers how diverse creatures survive in a constantly changing environment.
SDG12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Meet with leaders in the Circular Economy space, and talk about this approach as a key economic mechanism to create a more sustainable future
SDG15 Life on the Land
Delve into a full day program allowing for complete immersion in practical sustainable land practices. Get your hands dirty in the community garden and learn the skills to grow your own food. Participate in the latest sustainable building project. Gain an understanding of passive solar design and make your own creation from up-cycled materials and natural seasonal objects.
SDG17 Partnerships for the Goals
Collaborate in an highly interactive full-day simulation of the UN General Assembly during which student delegates step into the shoes of UN ambassadors from countries around the world to discuss contentious global issues – with the aim being to find the best possible solution through dialogue, negotiation and multilateral diplomacy.
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