- Planning a school visit
- School night visit
- School day visit - astronomy
- School day visit - weather
- School visit (multi venues)
- Risk assessment
- Internships
- Work experience
- Adult astronomy courses
- Solar system guide
SCHOOL VISITS COMBINED WITH OTHER ATTRACTIONS
Joint, discounted visits can be arranged with the Powerhouse Museum, IMAX and Sydney Learning Adventures. Visiting school groups can take advantage of the Observatory's maximum group of size of about 60 by organising an excursion of 120 students where one group of 60 visits Sydney Observatory and the other group of 60 visits another venue. The two groups then swap venues.
All Observatory day visits include: an awesome 3-D space theatre experience, a look at the night sky in our bean bag planetarium and a viewing through a telescope (weather permitting). During the day students can safely view the moon, Venus, bright stars and the Sun using a special solar telescope.
IMAX and Sydney Observatory
Visit IMAX to view the shows 'Roving Mars' or 'Space station 3D' and then an Observatory 3-D space theatre and telescope viewing.
TOTAL COST: $14.50 (day visit: $6 Observatory and $8.50 IMAX)/ $17.50 per student (night visit: $9 Observatory and $8.50 IMAX).
IMAX Theatre Sydney ph (02) 9213 1600 or email education@imax.com.au
Sydney Observatory ph (02) 9241 3767
www.imax.com.au
Please note: for combined visits, bookings and payments must be made separately at each venue. Prices are effective until 31 December 2009. Packages do not apply on weekends or during school holidays.
Powerhouse Museum and Sydney Observatory
Visit the Powerhouse Museum exhibitions 'Space: beyond this world' or 'Cyberworlds: computers and connections' and then visit Sydney Observatory.
TOTAL COST: $10.00 per student ($4 Powerhouse and $6 Observatory)
Powerhouse Museum ph (02) 9217 0222 or email edserv@phm.gov.au
Sydney Observatory ph (02) 9921 3485
www.powerhousemuseum.com
Sydney Learning Adventures and Sydney Observatory
Visit Sydney Learning Adventures for the Primary program HMS Discovery program or the Secondary program Rocks Dreaming then a tour of the Observatory. HMS Discovery includes the 3-D Space Theatre, 'Observing the weather' exhibition and telescope viewing. Rocks Dreaming includes the Bean Bag Planetarium, 'Cadi Eora Birrung' exhibition and (safe) telescope viewing of the Sun.
HMS Discovery TOTAL COST: $16.00 (day visit: $6 Observatory and $10 Sydney Learning Adventures)
Rocks Dreaming TOTAL COST: $20.40 (day visit: $6 Observatory and $14.40 Sydney Learning Adventures)
Sydney Learning Adventures ph (02) 9240 8552 or email tours@shfa.nsw.gov.au Sydney Observatory ph (02) 9921 3485 www.shfa.nsw.gov.au/sla