Education Programs - SA Whale Centre

*PLEASE NOTE* All Education services are currently suspended until further notice. If you have any questions or concerns regarding group bookings please contact us on 8551 0750.

Join us for a whale of a time in the classroom! With an average run time of 45 minutes to an hour, our unique education programs are delivered in our “Southern Right Room.” A purpose built classroom that caters for groups of up to 30 Children.

Each class is tailored to suit different age groups from kindergarten to year 12 and all include hands on activities designed to help children process and retain information. All of our education programs are created in line with the South Australian Curriculum.

*Please note that bookings are essential.*

Echo’s Tale of a Whale

This program is aimed at Kindergarten aged children.

Join us as we follow Echo on an big adventure using music, dance and tactile elements. This class aims to give children a basic understanding of whale habits and behaviours.

Ships Ahoy! Encounter 1802

This program is aimed at school aged children. Years 1 -3.

Children joining us for this program will build their very own “ships” and re-enact the famous encounter of Mathew Flinders and Nicholas Baudin in 1802. Full of hands on activities and visual guides to engage and stimulate, this program encourages children to imagine life on board a ship in the 1800’s.

Encounter Bay Way Back When

This program is suitable for school years 3 – 7.

School groups joining us for Way Back When will discover what life was like in Encounter Bay during the 1840’s. When Australia was first being settled. Children will use role play, props and activities to discover what may have been discussed between navigators, early settlers and the Ramindjeri peoples. What was Encounter Bay like “Way back When…”?

Grubs Up!

Grubs up is our most popular program, suitable for school years 1 – 7.

Classes that join us for Grubs Up will use a series of water based experiments to recreate the feeding habits of different whales. Why don’t toothed whales eat krill and plankton? How does Baleen work? Children will work together to find the answers and explore unique feeding behaviours.

Who am I?

This program is suitable for school years 5 – 9.

Join us as we ask “Who am I?” Where children will have their prior knowledge of whales tested and expanded. Students will learn how to tell the difference between whale species using hands on activities and thought provoking discussion before filling in a real sighting report form. Do you know the difference between a Humpback and a Southern Right Whale?