School Visits

Heide School Visits include tailored educational tours, talks and practical workshops led by trained educators. School visits are suitable for Prep to Year 12 and TAFE. Programs are also available for higher education students.   

Heide Education challenges and supports students to develop deep levels of thinking and to apply their thinking to art-making. We promote reflective observation and expansive thought rather than definitive conclusions. Our facilitators draw together student’s comments, making their interactions obvious and show how listening and responding to others enriches the conversation and deepens the appreciation and examination of art.  

Please complete a Heide Education group booking form and submit to education@heide.com.au. 

Download a Term 1 & 2 2012 School Visit Program Brochure.

 

exploring and responding tours

Exploring and responding tours aim to provide students with an overview to Heide through exploration of various aspects of the museum or responding to artworks on display through deeper insight, analysis, creative thinking, reflection and expression.   

These can be taken as a stand alone tour, or in combination with a Creating and Making Workshop.   

Choose one of the following tour options:      

EXHIBITION IN FOCUS

Designed to complement the Heide Exhibitions program students engage with artists’ intent and works of art within the museum through analysis of a specific exhibition, theme or group of works on display. Students will consider and discuss the formal qualities of artworks, their cultural context, possible interpretations and meanings. 

Programs are adapted to suit different year levels.

HEIDE HISTORY

Students will discover the unique history of Heide with a guided tour of the 16-acre site, including the ‘scar’ tree, the Heide I heritage-listed farmhouse and the iconic Heide II modernist building and sculpture park. Students will learn about the legacy of John and Sunday Reed and their contribution to the modernist art movement in Melbourne through their patronage, support and promotion of modern and contemporary artists.

Programs are adapted to suit different year levels.  

WAYS OF LOOKING

In this tour, students will discover different ways of looking at and engaging with art in the Museum. Students will be encouraged to discuss their ideas and theories about the artworks on display, building on their observation skills and developing their visual literacy, critique skills and arts vocabulary.

Recommended for early years and students new to gallery spaces.  

WRITE ABOUT ART

This workshop is designed to sharpen visual perception and communication skills. Through a variety of writing exercises students will be encouraged to develop their own ideas about the artworks on display, and to consider how interpreting art can inspire creative writing.

Recommended for middle years.     

SCULPTURE

This program explores the diversity of sculpture as an art form, aiming to develop the students’ ability to interpret, evaluate and appreciate artworks and their context. Students will be taken on a tour of the sculpture park and those on display in the galleries.

Programs are adapted to suit the different year levels.     

ART INDUSTRY CONTEXTS

Students are provided with an overview of the role of public museums, the function of different gallery spaces at Heide, and the considerations, constraints processes and methods involved in the display, curating, storage conservation, preservation and promotion of artworks. 

Recommended for VCE Studio Art students.   

 

creating and making workshops

Creating and making workshops are to be taken in conjunction with one of the Exploring and Responding Tours. These workshops draw inspiration from artworks and the natural environment observed during your tour with a range of hands-on activities on offer. The learning environment at Heide promotes independence, interdependence and self-motivation, through structured interactions that encourage children to share their different experiences and knowledge. In the workshops st,udents are motivated to discover their own solutions to various challenges, whether they work alone or collaboratively.

Choose from one of the following workshops:      

EXHIBITION IN FOCUS

In this program, students will create their own artwork in direct response to works viewed in the museum. Teachers can select from a range of starting points inside the galleries and the sculpture park to guide students as they create either an ephemeral or take-home artwork. The program can be designed as an individual or group activity.

Programs adapted to suit the different year levels.     

SCULPTURE

Students will construct a maquette for an abstract or figurative outdoor sculpture. Working in teams, and using a variety of different media to create 3 dimensional works, students will explore the potential of shape, space and texture to express their ideas and problem solve.

Programs adapted to suit the different year levels.     

COLOUR ME GREEN 

With a focus on sustainable practices, this program provides an exciting opportunity for students to create ecologically sound and environmentally friendly artworks in response to the natural environment and gardens at Heide. Using a variety of materials in a creative way, students will be asked to consider the relationship of artworks with the surrounding environment.

Programs adapted to suit the different year levels.     

 

self-guided TOURS

SCULPTURE PARK & GARDEN VISITS

Self-guided visits allow teachers to lead their students around the sculpture park and gardens of Heide at their own pace.  See the Online Resources for printable trails and activities. These tour suggestions can also be taken as facilitated tours with Heide Education. Though self-guided tours of the gardens are FREE the usual booking procedures apply.     

SCULPTURE PARK TRAIL

Lead your students around the sculpture park and gardens independently. Students are advised to bring pencils and sketchbooks to make observational drawings and sketches as they view the sculptures. See the Sculpture Park Discovery online resource for suggested activities.      

SUSTAINABLE ARTS TRAIL 

Heide has been through various incarnations in its lifetime, from Aboriginal campsite to market garden, dairy farm, home of John and Sunday Reed and now of course, a public museum. Sustainability is important to Heide, and in this program students will follow a trail to discover what Heide does to minimise its impact on the environment and view artworks from the Heide Collection that responds to the natural surrounds. See the online resources for a range of Sustainability Trails created for different year levels.

Tour	Cost
60 min facilitated tour [Yr3+] 45 min facilitated tour [K-2]	$6 per student minimum 10 students
120 min facilitated tour & workshop [Yr3+] 90 min facilitated tour & workshop [K-2]	$20 per student minimum 10 students
Self-guided exhibition tour	$6 per student no minimum of students
Self-guided garden / sculpture park visit Does not include exhibition admission	FREE bookings still required
Heide is committed to ensuring its programs and activities are accessible to all. Schools recognised as having a low overall socio-economic profile are eligible to apply for a reduced fee. Please contact Heide Education for more information at education@heide.com.au.