Bring a school class or group to Otago Museum and Discovery World and have fun while learning with one of our education programmes!

We have a wide variety of curriculum-based programmes to support your visit. See a sample of our programmes below for more details. We can also provide pre- and post- visit support materials, teaching resources and assistance with planning your visit.
 
The range of programmes changes throughout the year to offer new exciting experiences for your students or group so make sure you visit this page again for further details.
 
Use our booking form to book your class or group into one of our education programmes or contact the Education team on (03) 4747 470 or e-mail education@otagomuseum.govt.nz.

Find out about our programmes:

LEOTC GALLERY PROGRAMMES

• Understanding the Past & Uncovering the Future - Rock Solid?
  Become a geology detective and discover the amazing things under your feet.
• Understanding the Past & Uncovering the Future - Explorers, Inventors and Collectors
  Follow in the footsteps of famous explorers, inventors and collectors as they uncover and record history as we know it.
• Cultural Celebrations and Ceremonies - Celebrating the Pacific
  Investigate the place celebrations have in the different Pacific cultures.
• Cultural Celebrations and Ceremonies - Celebrating the Ancients: Egypt
  What is wrapped in cloth, wears a mask and has lived at the Museum for over a hundred years?
• Classical Life
  Join the ancient Greeks and Romans in an exploration of ancient times.
• Mini Beasts: Trainee entomologists are needed, so bring your students now! BUT BEWARE!
• Tangata Whenua - Maori Art & Music
  Experience Maori art and music in the unique setting of the Tangata Whenua Gallery.
• Tangata Whenua - Pre-European Maori Food Gathering
  Find out how pre-European Maori met their basic needs and gathered their food.
• Tangata Whenua - Maori Technology 
  Experience the beauty and mana of the amazing Tangata Whenua Gallery.
• Tropical Ecosystems and Butterflies Abound!
  Explore Otago's very own tropical rainforest and meet the wonderful flora and fauna.
• Cultural Currencies
  The Reserve Bank has burned to the ground! Discover the currencies of the world in your quest to recreate the New Zealand dollar!

SCIENCE DISCOVERIES

• Wild Weather
  Does it ever seem like Otago can have four seasons in one day. Find out why in this tempestuous programme.
• Robotech - A Technology Blast
  Hollywood thinks robots will take over the planet. Get the jump on the electronic invaders as you learn to program our NXT robots.
• Lotions and Potions
  Mix up matter for explosive results in this scienterrific programme!

SPECIAL PROGRAMMES

• Starlab
  Put the southern skies within your students’ reach in our portable planetarium.
• Sensational Sleepovers at the Museum
  Do you want to give your students an experience of a lifetime?
• Discovery World
  Wanting education and stimulation wrapped up in a load of fun for your students?
• The Search is On!
  Otago Museum’s exciting Search Centre is the ideal environment to develop and extend your students’ research skills.

ESPECIALLY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

• NCEA Art - Arts in the Pacific
• NCEA Drama - Call the Education Team for more information

Advise us of your study objectives upon booking and we will focus our programmes to suit. Titles, dates and content of programmes are subject to change. Please phone for details and bookings before visits.

For further information and bookings, please contact our Education Team:
Phone +64 (0)3 474 7470
Facsimile +64 (0)3 477 5993
Email education@otagomuseum.govt.nz