Temora Aviation Museum

About Our Educational Programs

Temora Aviation Museum offers stimulating and interactive education programs. Created to challenge students to learn from history so that they can make informed decisions in the present and for the future, our programs, which make the most of the incredible collection of historical ex-military Australian aircraft, engage students to make history relevant. All programs have been written to complement the NSW school syllabus and will be progressively updated to complement the new Australian Syllabus as it is released.
Each program includes a comprehensive Teachers Resource Kit with:

• suggested pre visit and post visit activities
• explicit Outcomes and links to Key Learning Areas
• outline of the experience components
• bibliography and a list of suggested resources
• worksheets for students

For more information or bookings call (02) 6977 1088 and ask to speak to our Education Coordinator or email to info@aviationmuseum.com.au. Please also see the information below.

Education Programs

Stage 5 – Frontline Squadrons

Subject area: Stage 5 History
Duration: 2.5 hours
Minimum students: 20
Maximum students: 60
Cost: $12 per student

Frontline Squadrons is a World War II education program for Year 9 and 10 students. The Second World War had a major impact on the generation who fought and lived through it and Australia’s relationship with Britain and the United States was fundamentally altered. This program gives students the opportunity to explore the experiences of Australians on both the frontlines and the home front. Frontline Squadrons provides students with the opportunity to further develop their historical skills with an emphasis on analysis, use of sources, research, interpretation and communication.

Stage 4 – Decoding History

Subject area: Stage 4 History
Duration: 2.5 hours
Minimum students: 20
Maximum students: 60
Cost: $12 per student

Decoding History is an education program for Stage 4 students designed to complement the NSW History syllabus Topic 1 - Investigating History.

Decoding History re-introduces students to the concepts of historical investigation through exploration of the Museum's aircraft, artefact and oral history collections. Students will be engaged in hands on activities through which they will learn how to interpret primary sources and artefacts to gain an understanding of everyday life and social values during WWII. Students will also learn how to look for physical evidence of historic structures in a built environment changes over time.

The objective of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to explore the definition of history and the ways that historians investigate it.

Stage 3 – Identity: One-Many

Subject area: Stage 3 H.S.I.E. English, Science and Technology, PD/H/PE
Duration: 2.5 hours
Minimum students: 20
Maximum students: 60
Cost: $12 per student

Identity: One-Many takes students on a journey to explore the Australian identity and the major historical events that have shaped it. Students will be involved in role-play activities, empathy exercises and the investigation of primary source material. They will gain a deep understanding of the role that symbols play in communicating their identity and will create their own identity artwork.

Identity: One-Many has been designed to complement the HSIE syllabus, in particular the unit of work 'Identity and Values'.

Stage 2 – Time Traveller: Then. Now. Tomorrow

Subject area: Stage2 HSIE, English, Science and Technology, PD/H/PE
Duration: 2.5 hours
Minimum students: 20
Maximum students: 60
Cost: $12 per student

Time Traveller: Then. Now. Tomorrow is an education program for Stage 2 students designed to complement the HSIE syllabus, in particular the units of work 'Places: Then, Now and Tomorrow' and 'Australia: You're Standing in It.'

Time Traveller allows students the opportunity to explore what everyday life was like during the 1940's, specifically during World War II (WWII) and the period of operation of No.10 Elementary Flying Training School (10EFTS), with what life is like today. Students will participate in a number of interactive activities that will allow them to explore history including an interpretive walk and role play.

Stage 1 – Year 2 History Investigator

Subject area: Stage 1 HSIE, English, Science and Technology, PD/H/PE
Duration: 2.5 hours
Minimum students: 20
Maximum students: 60
Cost: $12 per student

History Investigator is an education program for Year 2 students designed to complement the HSIE syllabus, in particular the units of work 'Families Past and Present: Stories' and 'Histories and The Way We Were'.

History Investigator introduces students to the concepts of historical investigation through exploration of the Museum's aircraft, artefact and oral history collections. Students will be engaged in hands on activities through which they will learn how to read primary sources and interpret artefacts so that they may compare life in the past to life in the present. Students will then use their newly developed skills to solve a mysterious "history crime". Following this they will become museum curators and create their own exhibition plan.

Information to Know Before Your Visit Ratio

To insure safety, management and an overall quality educational experience, we ask that school groups maintain a ratio of one supervising adult per 10 students. 30 students is the maximum number for any one guide, unless arranged beforehand with the education coordinator. Minimum number for education programs is generally 20 students. If you have fewer students, please contact us to make arrangements.

Site safety

The Temora Aviation Museum is a unique site and students will be instructed to stay behind rope barricades and not touch the aircraft. Our Safety and Risk management documentation is available for download.  We would appreciate if for every ten students there is one adult (not including the Temora guide). All visitors should wear appropriate clothing, sunscreen, hats, and close-toed shoes.

Disabled access

Some of the site is accessible by wheelchair but not all of it. Disabled toilets are available. Please indicate on your booking form if you have any students with special needs.

Coach parking

There is adequate parking in the main parking area for buses and coaches.

Food & beverage

Our Gift shop sells hot and cold drinks, confectionary and ice cream every day. Otherwise, there are no outlets for the purchase of food or drink nearby. Please let us know if you would like a package of an educational program with morning tea or a light take-away lunch for teachers and/or students. Otherwise, visitors should come prepared with food and water.

Terms & conditions

While we make every effort to insure consistency and accuracy across all of our educational tour programs, we reserve the right to substitute, alter or vary the content and the aircraft included. We will inform you of this at the time of your tour.

How to Book

Call (02) 6977 1088 and ask to speak to our Education Coordinator or email info@aviationmuseum.com.au

We have a full Education FAQ here that can be downloaded in PDF format