Education Programs

Heide Education is committed to providing a stimulating range of programs for students and educators at all levels to complement Heide's exhibitions, collection, history and gardens. Programs range from tours and art-making workshops to intensive forums with artists and other arts professionals. Designed to broaden and enrich curriculum requirements, Heide's programs and online resources aim to inspire a deeper appreciation of art and creative thinking.

Heide Education programs include:

Keep up-to-date with the latest Heide Education news and special offers by subscribing to the Heide Education e-bulletin. You can also send an email to have a Heide Education Programs brochure mailed to you.

Education resources to complement Heide's exhibitions are available to download here.

Limited promotion until 25 June! Art teachers who hold VIT registration are eligible for concession-priced admission to Heide's exhibitions upon presentation of their VIT registration card.

Heide is committed to ensuring its programs and activities are accessible to all. Schools recognised  as having a low overall socio-economic profile on  the Goverment School Performance Summary are eligible to apply for a reduced fee. Please contact the Heide Education Coordinator for more information: email education@heide.com.au or phone 9850 1500.

Education & Public Programs Partner

Manningham City Council

Education Programs

Professional Development for Educators
Educators Forum: The Thinking Curriculum

9:00am - 3:00pm Wednesday 8 September 2010

This full-day program, designed  for art specialist teachers of all levels, introduces the VELS Thinking Domain and associated standards. Through using thinking tools in practical activities at Heide, teachers will discover how these powerful techniques can enrich classroom learning and how they can actively engage students with refreshing and relevant learning experiences. Teachers are  provided with practical strategies to collaborate with colleagues across curricular boundaries. Thinking tools covered include: Multiple Intelligences, Thinker’s Keys, Habits of Mind, Learning Style Analysis tools, the Herrmann Whole Brain Thinking Advantage and Higher Order Thinking.
Bookings required 9850 1500

More information about Heide Education Programs

Tickets: Adult $100, Heide Member $90 (includes exhibition admission, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments)

Venue: Sidney Myer Education Centre

Professional Development for Educators
Educators Forum: Heide Heydays

9:00am - 3:00pm Thursday 28 October 2010

Join Kendrah Morgan, curator of MIRKA and Joy Hester and Albert Tucker Drawings 1938– 1947, to gain insight into the historical importance of Heide to the Australian modernist art movement. Educators will be provided with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Heide story, through the art and creative relationships of Heide’s past. Following lunch, teachers will be inspired by the local landscape  to create their own Heide masterpiece. Take away ideas  to motivate students in exploring and responding to Melbourne’s  art history as well as practical tasks suitable for all year levels.
Bookings required 9850 1500

More information about Heide Education Programs

Tickets: Adult $100, Heide Member $90 (includes exhibition admission, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments)

Venue: Sidney Myer Education Centre

Professional Development for Educators
Educators Forum: Drawing

9:00am - 3:00pm Friday 26 November 2010

Join Linda Michael, curator of Drawings: Contemporary Artists, for a floortalk and tour of this exhibition to see how contemporary artists have extended our understanding of drawing in a variety of ways. Several artists will talk about their art practice and describe their approach to drawing in the works on display. After lunch teachers will have the opportunity to develop their skills, extend their knowledge base and collaborate  on new ideas and directions for engaging students in the art room.
Bookings required 9850 1500

More information about Heide Education Programs

Tickets: Adult $100, Heide Member $90 (includes exhibition admission, workshop materials, lunch and refreshments)

Venue: Sidney Myer Education Centre

Affinities

Pat Brassington
Forget Your Perfect Offering
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
The Heide Collection
17 April-12 September 2010