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Coal Creek Community Park and Museum prides itself on its Education Program and facilities. So why not lead your students on a journey into the past, teaching them about Australian History throughout time in the authentic Coal Creek setting.
About Coal Creek Heritage Village
Coal Creek Heritage Village is built on the site of an original black coal mine in Korumburra, South Gippsland. Depicting life in a Coal Mining Town between the 1870s - 1920s, Coal Creek Heritage Village has grown in size since its humble beginnings, to now occupy over 30 acres of bushland, with over 60 exhibits. A small locomotive meanders through the tranquil bushland, as a dedication to the importance of the South Gippsland Railway in pioneering the region.
What our Education Program has to offer you
Coal Creek has a wide range of educational materials to suit your year level and curriculum focus. Following your visit to Coal Creek, your students will better understand the industrial, social, cultural and heritage values of pioneering early rural Australia.
Visits can be as structured or as flexible as you like. The activities you participate in are chosen by you and your colleagues, to link in with your unit of work.
Students can be taken on a guided tour, or move around the village themselves, completing different activities and trails along the way. The original Jeetho School House has been wonderfully restored, where students can experience school in the past, with the aid of one of our experienced school teachers. Early architecture is represented in magnificent form. From log cabins, to slab cottages, to wattle and daub huts and commercial buildings, all wonderfully restored, students can experience how buildings have changed over time. Coal Creek is also the perfect setting for an end of year excursion, with extensive grass areas, perfect for a picnic during those warm Summer months. Visits can be as educational based as you please!
Bush Tramway Ride
Jump aboard the open carriages of our diesel tram as it meanders through
the village and bushland
Bush Tractor Village Ride
Climb aboard our dray for a trip behind “The Red Rocket” around the
village and bushland
Early Settlement Of South Gippsland
Guided tour of the village – walking tour. Discuss your special
focus for the day with our Education Officer prior to your visit.
Themes include “old vs new”, environmental focus, social impact, etc.
Coal Mining Experience
Children wear mining hats and carry lamps into our mine tunnel* to
experience conditions of our pioneering coal miners. Chat with a
miner, who will demonstrate some of the tools used for digging the coal.
(*SUBJECT TO AVAILABLILTY)
School Lesson (Years 3 To 6)
School lesson in the old Jeetho Schoolhouse, incorporating the use of
Nibbed Pen and Ink. Discuss your lesson focus with the Education
Officer. For example: Heritage; Federation; or Old & New
Going To School In 1901 (Prep To Year
2)
Take part in a school lesson in the old Jeetho Schoolhouse,
incorporating use of Slate & Slate Pens. Selected students
don period clothing during this time
Pioneer Timber Skills (Years 3-6)
Our skills specialist demonstrates the use of Broad Axes to show how
“Bush Skills” were used to build dwellings and furniture, etc
Old Fashioned Craft
Students participate in a craft activity which they take back to school
Bush Cooking
Gather around the fire and create “tucker” as the pioneers did.
Billy tea and damper
School Picnic Games
A selection of “picnic games” akin to the old Sunday School Picnic (sack
races, egg & spoon, knuckles, marbles, for example)
Contact our education officer to discuss and confirm your booking.
Coal Creek Community Park and Museum is a dedication to helping develop an appreciation of Australian rural history and in particular our Coal Mining Past.
The Education Program has been constructed specifically for students to experience life as a child in the past.
General School Information
Bookings
All education activities at Coal Creek must be pre-booked. Booking forms are available for download from the
school bookings page, or alternatively can be requested through our Customer Service Staff at Coal Creek.
Groups
Students will be need to be arranged into groups of approximately 20 for all activities. Smaller groups are more than welcome on request. Timetables will be constructed by our Education Officer and faxed through to you prior to your visit.
Should you wish to change any aspects of your school visit, please notify Coal Creek as soon as possible.
Wet Day Policy
Please contact Coal Creek should you have any concerns about our wet day policy.
Payment
Please contact our education officer to discuss our competitive school
prices.