From the Summit – Hillary’s Enduring Legacy

Term 2: 6 May - 29 September 2013

On 29 May 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest. How was this Historic climb achieved? What extraordinary legacy did Sir Edmund Hillary give Nepal?

Class Quest is an education programme where students visit the Hillary exhibition, and are inspired to take on their own quest/ challenge and participate and contribute in their community.

This programme targets year levels 4 - 8 with opportunities for extension for year levels 9 – 10.

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The Bulldog and the Battlecruiser

Term 2: 6 May – 18 December

In 1913 the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand set off on a 10-month flag-waving tour of the world, including two months visiting New Zealand ports. It was a huge success - more than half of New Zealand’s population turned out to see the battlecruiser! What did this mean for New Zealanders of that time? What was their response to the arrival of the Battlecruiser? Learn more about life onboard HMS New Zealand and its very special crew member Pelorus Jack.

This programme targets year levels 4 - 8 with opportunities for extension for year levels 9 – 10.

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Matariki

Term 2: 20 May - 12 July 2013 
Monday to Thursday only

Focusing on three days in the lunar calendar during Matariki, each day explores the realm of a different atua (diety) with hands-on activities related to fishing, hunting, planting, food gathering and other aspects of community life.

Best suited to Years 1 to 6.

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Moana - My Ocean
Venture into an unknown world
Te ara o Hauraki

Terms 2 & 3: 21 June - 28 October 2013

The Marine exhibition will take students on an immersive experience traveling from the familiar to the unfamiliar, the known to the unknown as they travel from the Firth of Thames, through the Hauraki Gulf, the deep sea, the Kermadec Trench before emerging again at the Kermadec Islands.

As part of the exhibition the Museum is offering a rich eLearning programme aligned to key competencies of the NZ Curriculum. 

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Volcanoes

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

Auckland, the largest city in the country, is built upon an active volcanic field. What does this mean for those living here and how has the volcanic field helped to shape the landscape of Auckland over the last 250,000 years?

Best suited to Years 4 to 8

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Te Ao Pasifika

Term 1: 25 March – 19 April 2013
Term 2: 20 May – 12 July 2013
Term 3: 05 August – 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October – 6 December 2013
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday only

Te Ao Pasifika is a tailored programme developed to your needs. It  examines specific aspects of Pasifika identity.

Best suited to Years 1 to 8

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Entomology: Bugs & Insects

Term 1: 04 February – 19 April 2013

Study live and preserved specimens and investigate some of nature's most interesting creatures and their importance to the environment. Enjoy and participate through stories, experimentation and discovery.

Best suited to Years 1 to 3

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He Kaupapa Maori

Term 1: 25 March – 19 April 2013
Term 3: 05 August – 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October – 6 December 2013
Wednesday, Thursday Friday only

Sharing aspects of identity – both past and present – told through stories and cultural concepts embodied in taonga from the Museum’s Maori collections.

Best suited to Years 1 to 8

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ANZAC

Term 1: 25 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 06 May - 17 May 2013

Based in the Museum’s War Memorial galleries, the ANZAC programme is based on World War I. Using drama and site interpretation, some of the ethical issues and consequences of war are explored.

Best suited to Years 5 to 8.

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War: Impact on New Zealand Society and Identity

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 06 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013 

Learning opportunities for a diverse range of topics using exhibition galleries, the Sanctuary and Hall of Memories, the Cenotaph database, the Armoury Information Centre and the Museum building itself.

Best suited to Years 5 to 8
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Tala Pasifika

Term 1: 25 March – 19 April 2013
Term 2: 20 May – 12 July 2013
Term 3: 05 August – 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October – 6 December 2013
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday only

Tala Pasifika uses multimedia, storytelling, objects, images, movement and dance to examine aspects of Pasifika identity. This programme is led by Guest Educators who are able to share with students their academic and cultural knowledge about their own identity.

Best suited to Years 1 to 8.

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Palaeontology

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

How do we know that dinosaurs and moa lived in New Zealand? What is a fossil and how are they created? What do moa and dinosaurs have in common?

Best suited to Years 4-8.

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Dinosaurs & Fossils

Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013

Did Dinosaurs once live in Aotearoa, New Zealand? What can we learn about these pre-historic creatures from their fossils? We'll answer these questions and more through investigation, stories and discoveries.

Best suited to Years 1-3.

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Archaeology

Term 1: 4 March - 19 April 2013
Term 2: 6 May - 12 July 2013
Term 3: 29 July - 27 September 2013
Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

Discovering how the work of archaeologists has revealed the mysteries of everyday life, and belief in the afterlife in ancient civilisations.

Best suited to Years 5 to 8

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Wonders of the Sea

Term 3: 29 July – 27 September 2013

The programme is designed to cater for the school/learning groups from early childhood education to primary school level 3. The Wonders of the Sea programme aims for learners to actively explore and investigate the topics around the ocean and the fascinating things that live in water. In a fun interactive session using our Museum collections and specimens we aim to explore and investigate the underwater wonders of the sea.

Best suited to Years 1-3

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Planet Earth

Term 4: 14 October - 13 December 2013

What is geology? Find out what a geologist does? Learn about the rocks and minerals that shape our planet earth.

Best suited to Years 1-3

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Weird & Wonderful - Stevenson Discovery Centre

Available upon request

The newly refreshed Weird & Wonderful is Auckland Museum’s natural history Discovery Centre. Incorporating rich and varied collections, numerous live displays, object handling and staff facilitation W&W works superbly as either a stand-alone destination for schools or as part of a Natural History themed itinerary.

Best suited to Years 1 to 3

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