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World-class play-based learning excursions, now taking bookings!
MoPA is filled to the brim with sensory, immersive, play-based learning experiences. The Museums, and all the activities your children will encounter during their visit, have been carefully curated to support both Early Learning Outcomes and the Victorian Curriculum associated with foundation and Year-1 year levels.
Already, thousands of Kindergarten, Foundation and Year-1 students have enjoyed play-based learning excursions at MoPA, and we are so excited to offer this same rich experience to your pupils.
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EARLY AND FOUNDATION LEARNING PRINCIPLES
Our Museums have been specifically designed to support early learning principles, which means the connections through to the Early Years Learning Framework (“EYLF”) are plentiful. The strongest connections specific to our excursion programmes are below, but the education team will happily build a focus to suit any context/focus
VICTORIAN EARLY YEARS LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK (VEYLDF)
Children have a strong sense of identity
Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Children are confident and involved learners
Children are effective communicators
VICTORIAN CURRICULUM
English: VCELT148, VCELT150, VCELT171
Maths: VCMMG082, VCMMG081
Science: VCSSU048, VCSIS051
Visual Art: VCAVAE017, VCAVAV018
Personal & Social Capability: VCPSCSE002, VCPSCSO004, VCPSCSO005, VCPSCSO006, VCPSCSE001
Critical & Creative Thinking: VCCCTR005, VCCCTM009
Dance: VCADAE017
Drama: VCADRD018
Health & Physical Education: VCHPEP060, VCHPEM064, VCHPEM065, VCHPEM068, VCHPEM070
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Excursions typically book out 8-10 weeks in advance. To secure your preferred date, select your local museum:
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ATTN: ITâS FREE CRAFT SNOW DOME OâCLOCK.
From today right up until Christmas eve, ALL children visiting MoPA can work with our educators to create and take home their very own PERSONALISE-ABLE SNOW DOME!!
Yep. Thatâs right. Snow. In a dome. AND a drawing. Also in the dome. Cutest. Gift. Ever.
A tribute to Nonny? A nod to Uncle Lach? A gift for Auntie Paula? Or perhaps simply âThe place where Iggy came fromâ (thanks Lily, Mum did clarify that Iggy is your lilâ plush penguin).
YOUR childâs snow dome can be whatever their imagination desires; and EVERY child that visits MoPA will receive one to make and take - from now and Christmas eve. Epic.
x MoPA
đ„ł MoPA Thomastown will open on Wednesday 4th December, and tickets are available as of⊠RIGHT⊠NOW!
Please note that pre-booked tickets to visit all of our Museums are essential, and walk-ins are not available. Rest assured that this policy guarantees that we are NEVER overcrowded, and you will ALWAYS have ample space to enjoy the Museum.
We do expect the first few weeks will sell out quite quickly, so please be sure to jump onto our website soon - to secure the time slot that suits you and your friends best.
The MoPA Thomastown team canât WAIT to meet you!
What are the most popular MoPA Christmas Gifts?
1. Memberships: Our best seller
2. Gift Cards: A close second
3. Gift Shop Goodies: VERY popular
THIS year we ALSO have something extra special planned for those choosing to gift from MoPA đ«¶đŒ â Every Membership gifted will receive a FREE $38 Gift Pack, and every Gift Card Gifted will receive a FREE $8 Craft Gifting Ornament!!
Oh⊠And please do give our lilâ elves a buzz if you need help choosing 1800 00 66 82!! x
FINALLY - The big (well, GIANT) reveal is less than 3 weeks away!
And after almost a full year in design and construction, we just canât WAIT to show you all of whatâs on offer at Melbourneâs new Childrenâs Museum.
Whilst we havenât put tickets on sale yet, we HAVE opened bookings for Birthday Parties đ„ł Note: If you ARE keen to book a party, we recommend that you book at least 8-12 weeks in advance, because all our party availability does sell out.
x MoPA
What does red sound like? Yellow smell like? Pink feel like? MoPAâs all-senses colour wheel is a beautiful introduction to abstract thinking for lilâ cuties. Itâs a wondrous experience to share with your children (you can almost SEE their brains ticking away) and thatâs why itâs 100% our fav⊠ONE of⊠our favourite exhibits. đđšâ„ïž
Massive progress on the new Museum build this week. Just 4 weeks to go northsiders!! CANâT WAIT!!
Get ya spook on, baby!! đđ» Halloween hits both MoPA Geelong AND MoPA Sandringham TOMORROW.
Weâre counting down to âtrick-or-treatâ with a ssssuper sssspooky sssstorytimes and THE cutest creepy critter craft youâve ever seen. đïž
ALL Halloween activities are included with ALL bookings and operating through ALL sessions from tomorrow (THU 24) right up âtil Halloween (THU 31)! x đ·ïž
As of right⊠NOW, we have opened up bookings for Birthday Parties @ MoPA Thomastown. This means you can book a party for ANY date on or after Monday, the 2nd of December, 2024!!
Sooo⊠If youâre hoping to secure a party booking at MoPA Thomastown, all you need to do is head over to mopa.com.au to lock it in. Please donât worry if you donât know EXACTLY how many guests youâre expecting to invite to the party; to secure the date, all you need to do is place a booking for the minimum number of guests (10) and we will confirm all the details later.
Annnd⊠Weâre expecting all party time slots for DEC 2024 and early 2025 will sell out pretty quickly, so if you have a specific date in mind, we recommend that you secure that date early, before it gets snapped đ up!
WE CANâT WAIT TO PARTY WITH YOU, NORTHSIDERS! đ„łđșđâ„ïž
