EDUCATION

EDUCATION SERVICES AT THE NEWCASTLE REGIONAL MUSEUM

The Museum's Education Department provides a range of curriculum-related programs for school groups and general interest programs for members of the public.  Programs are run by guides and explainers and include tours, talks, science shows and hands-on activities.

Providing services to group visitors to the Museum is a major role of the education section.  In 1996/97 over 20,000 individuals visited in organised groups.  Approximately 70% of these groups were schools, with half of the 300 schools in the Hunter Region having visited at least once during the year.  A growing number of schools from the Central Coast are also visiting the Museum.

The Education Department can provide groups with worksheets for both temporary and permanent exhibitions.