Schools

School/Vacation Care Groups

The Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre is an exceptional choice for group excursions, offering a dynamic and immersive learning experience for all ages. Acting as a ‘time machine’, our Centre invites students to explore the rich history of gold mining, agriculture, industry, and social heritage, along with the dramatic 2006 mine rescue through engaging, interactive exhibits.

Our exhibits are designed to support play-based and active learning, and align with Australian Curriculum themes across humanities and social sciences, STEM, economics, and business. The historical and modern design and artefacts, also make it a valuable destination for visual arts inspiration.

The exhibits align with Australian Curriculum themes and subjects for both primary and secondary education, including:

• Identity, relationships and culture
• Interactions with the environment
• Historical enquiry – primary and secondary resources
• Roles, intentions and motives of people in the past and present
• Earth, physical and chemical sciences
• Communication technologies
• Human endeavour
• Perspectives and interpretation
  

Our experienced volunteer guides offer engaging and informative tours, we recommend allowing 1.5 hours. While students are welcome to bring drink bottles, we recommend leaving school bags on the bus. The site includes both indoor and outdoor areas, so make sure your group dress appropriately for the weather.

To accommodate your group, we will work with your teacher or excursion leader to determine manageable group sizes, with a maximum of 100 students per time slot.

Entry fees for students and additional adults will be discussed during your enquiry with us. However, any adults attending at a ratio of 1:10 with students are free of charge. We typically send an invoice following your visit, but we can also accept payment on the day. You can also download our School/Vacation Care Excursion Guidelines and a templated risk assessment below to assist with your planning.

Please fill out the form below if you are interested in a school/vacation group tour at Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre.