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All
education programmes have to be booked at least one month in advance.
A special concessionary entrance fee per learner is charged for all
booked sessions (excludes the
Planetarium). We encourage teachers to
contact us before visiting to ensure that learners get the most value
out of an educational visit. New National Curriculum-based lessons and tours are now available
on the themes of Slavery, the Timbuktu manuscripts, Palaeontology and
Visual Culture Studies. All guided tours must be
booked in advance.
Tours and activities
usually last one hour but can be adapted to meet individual
requirements. Visits to two or more sites can usually be accommodated.
Groups per session are usually limited to 35 to 40 participants
although, subject to staff availability, we can handle two groups
simultaneously at most sites.
For programme options and curriculum information, download the
following:
Teachers are welcome to organise their own
group visits to the museums. For information on current exhibitions go
to the What's On page. Please inform our
bookings office of your intended visit to ensure that there is room
for your group in the galleries. Please note that teacher-led groups
are charged the normal entrance fees.
Iziko has a community outreach officer who visits
schools to inform them of programmes, learning opportunities and
resources available at our twelve museums. We also operate a
mobile
museum bus that presents modules on indigenous knowledge. The bus
visits schools and community centres at no charge. To book follow the
Bookings link or visit the
Outreach page.
Iziko takes every opportunity to
assist educators to become skilled in using heritage resources for
learning. For science teachers, we offer a two-week introductory
course in taxidermy. This covers the basics in preparation of small
animal specimens for the classroom. Art workshops for learners and
educators are regularly offered at the
SA National Gallery.
New
programmes are usually announced on this website, in the press or in
our quarterly newsletter (to join the mailing list email
your details to
jsilberman@iziko.org.za).
World Teachers’ Day is marked with a programme for senior phase GET
teachers in the Social and Natural Science and Arts & Culture learning
areas. Themes include archaeology, slavery, human rights and
palaeontology.
Enquiries: Tel. 021 481 3810.
The Iziko Education Department needs
volunteers to run holiday
events and staff the resource centres over weekends. If any part-time
or retired teacher or person experienced in working with children is
interested in volunteering, please email
jsilberman@iziko.org.za.
For more information go to the
Bookings
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