Kindergarten Outreach

Our travelling 'museum in a van' and online virtual programs bring rich learning experiences to 4-year-old kindergarten groups all over metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

As a cultural organisation, we are the largest provider of educational kindergarten incursions in Victoria, delivering face-to-face programs to over 25,000 children in more than 500 Victorian kindergartens each year.

Museum in a van incursions

Child peers through a <em>Tarbosaurus</em> skull

Museum in a van incursion: Dinosaurs and fossils

With the aid of fossils, dinosaur bones, replicas and photographs, we go back in time to reflect on the existence of these ancient animals.

Girl patting touchable taxidermised possums in the Children's Gallery on opening day.

Museum in a van incursion: Australian animals and megafauna

Learn about Australia's unique wildlife with mounted specimens from the Museums Victoria collections.

Children learn about a Megaladon shark tooth and as they learn about sharks in the Ocean Wonders presentation

Museum in a van incursion: Ocean wonders

Find out about the wonderful things that live on our beaches and swim in our oceans.

Museum in a van incursion: Rockets and Robots

Explore how we get to space with rockets, consider what it’s like to live in space and program space rover robots!

Learning kits

Learning kits are themed boxes containing objects and resources. They are designed for educators to hire, and use in kindergartens to supplement lessons.

Coding and robotics

SUITABLE FOR YEARS K TO 2

This kit offers a range of resources to introduce children to foundational coding concepts and robotics.

Various objects and props relating to exploring nature used in outreach programs

Drawing on nature

SUITABLE FOR YEARS K TO 9

Contains specimens and art materials to engage with natural science and the local environment through a range of art activities.

A black case with a variety of toys layout beside it

Toys over time

SUITABLE FOR YEARS K TO 6

This learning kit provides a hands-on experience for students to explore the history of common toys & games.

Webinar sessions

The following topics are available on selected dates in 2024

Deep Sea Discovery

Learn about ocean animals as we journey from the beaches of Victoria into the deep, dark ocean world of the Abyssal Zone. How different do animals look who live in the deepest parts of the ocean?

Dinosaurs and Fossils

Learn about dinosaurs and fossils, and find out some of the ways palaeontologists know what they know about the ancient world of dinosaurs! Written specially for early learners.

A tiny orange and brown peacock spider sitting on the tip of a lead pencil

What is a Bug?

How are bugs different to other animals? Become an entomologist and learn to identify different groups of bugs. Find out some of the amazing things bugs can do!

In webinar session, multiple early learning centres may join us online with limited opportunities for interactivity. Questions may be asked using a Q & A chat function with the assistance of an adult.