Education programs

Challenge your students to ask critical questions and consider new perspectives and ideas.

WA Museum Boola Bardip's education programming is tailored for students from Kindergarten to year 12, with clear links to the Australian and Western Australian curriculum through a strong emphasis on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, STEM and Sustainability and Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Students dive into complex issues that inspire context for real-world learning. Our team creates opportunities for exchange and collaboration — inviting inquiry, investigation and analysis.

With programs held inside exhibitions or our purpose-built Woodside Learning Studios, the Museum is the ideal atmosphere for students to create connections between world-class research and their developing knowledge of the world.

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Connection to Country

Exploring the knowledge, histories and cultures of Western Australia’s First Peoples.

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Sustainability, climate change & the natural world

Share in the wonders of our natural world, from the classification of plants and animals to the mysteries of the galaxy.

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Innovation & entrepreneurship

Learn how design techniques and creative thinking can solve real-world problems.

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View all education programs

View our program selection which addresses HASS, STEM and Cross-Curriculum Priorities. Filter by year level, curriculum area.

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Planning an excursion

Find a range of downloadable resources to help plan your visit to WA Museum Boola Bardip.

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Professional learning programs

Like our learning programs for students, our Professional Learning program for educators has a strong emphasis on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures, STEM and Sustainability and Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Our goal is to provide opportunities for educators to engage with new technologies and methodologies to support your practice.

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Self-guided experiences

The Museum provides free self-guided experiences, with access to bespoke resources that lead students on a journey of discovery through the Museum.

Places are available Monday to Friday. Bookings are essential.

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Explore our 2024 Education Brochure

We are delighted to share the education programs on offer at Boola Bardip during the 2024 school year.

In 2024, we are expanding our already comprehensive facilitated suite of programs to
include ‘Then and Now’ to look at how and why things change over time. We are also expanding the ‘First Contacts’ virtual offering, with pre-and-post activities available for teachers to download and use in class, plus a new professional learning program focused on Exploring Two-way Science.

Bookings are now open for all 2024 dates.

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