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The National Army Museum's education team provides a range of tailor made programmes to suit the students needs and level of learning.

  • Excellent curriculum linked education programmes.
  • A variety of exciting activities and educational resources.
  • Qualified teachers and trained tour guides.
  • The Kippenberger Research Library.
  • Your visit tailored to meet your needs.

Cost of School Group Booking

    • Freetime (entry only) - $6.00 per student
    • Entry/Tour - $7.00 per student
    • Entry/Tour/Lesson - $10.00 per student
    • Entry/Tour/Rations*- $15.00 per student
    • Entry/Tour/548 Ride** - $18.00 per student
    • Extra Lessons with above - $2.00 per lesson per student

* "Rations" includes cooking and eating an authentic Army Ration Pack and associated lesson.

** "548 Ride" includes ride in 548 Armoured Fighting Vehicle and Tracked Vehicle Lesson. Special Conditions apply, subject to vehicle availablity and must be booked minimum of 4 weeks in advance. Minimum group size 12. Please contact our Education Staff for further details.

FREE (when undertaken with any of the above)

    • Waiouru Military Camp Tour (own transport)
    • Dress up in authentic Military Uniforms
    • Pre visit for teachers
    • Accompanying teachers and supervising adults

Programmes

All programmes can be tailored to your students level of learning.

A General Visit

Dressing up
  • Introduction and Guided Tour: Beginning with an introduction to Tears on Greenstone-Roimata Pounamu and tour of the museum exhibits.
  • Hands on experience: Exploring and enjoying the artefacts and dressing up in the classroom.
  • Understanding the museum: Promoting the purpose of the museum as a memorial and as a resource of historical information.
  • Creating memories: An opportunity for visitors to form their own special memories of New Zealand's military history, and of the museum.

Life in the Army

  • A career in the army: An opportunity for visitors to form their own special memories of New Zealand's military history and of the museum.
  • Prisoners of war: Considering the POW's experiences, how they became POW's and how they adapted to living in the prison camp environment.
  • Uniforms: Old Uniforms. Why and how we preserve them. Exploring changes in style and fabric relating to changes in technology and purposes. A chance to dress up.
  • Rationing, soldier style: An opportunity to try out a soldier's field rations. To experience decision-making on the job. To develop an understanding of why rationing is necessary.
  • The Kiwi soldier/the NZ identity: How military experiences have contributed to the New Zealand character and what it means to be a "Kiwi". NCEA Level 2 "the growth of the NZ Identity 1890-1980, AS90214.
  • The evolution of military firearms: An exhibit of firearms focusing on the changes in technology and emphasising safety. For Year 7-13 ONLY.
  • Transport: Considering the importance of mobility to an army and a study of technological changes. (Can include specific forms of transport e.g. tanks)
  • Bravery and courage: A study of how we recognise the Bravery and Courage of individual persons.
  • Wartime music and entertainment, words and pictures: How soldiers in action have contributed and created a cultural legacy.
  • Propaganda and censorship: A study of primary resource material used for propaganda and censorship.

The Battlefields

For each of these a lecture can be given, and/or a guided tour focussed on the specific battle. NCEA Level 1, Change and Continuity AS90209, NCEA Level 2 AS90465, NCEA Level 3 AS90654.

  • NZ Wars: a general overview or specific battle areas.
  • The South African Campaign: an exploration of the NZ military experience in South Africa.
  • WWI: a general overview.
  • Gallipoli: a study of the Gallipoli experience. Focus can be given on the New Zealand identity if required.
  • WWII: a general overview or specific study.
  • Vietnam: a study focussing on the different perspectives of a variety of participants.

Societies at War

  • Refugees: Students investigate through role play the different roles and perspectives of participants in a refugee situation.
  • War and Women: A look at the impact of war on women's emergence in the workforce.
  • Children in War: Experience war through the eyes of children.

After the War is Over - Year 4-8

  • Remembrance: The museum is essentially a memorial. We explore the reasons for remembrance and symbols and ceremonies of remembrance.
  • Keeping the Peace: Investigate the background of peace keeping and explore some current peace keeping operations.

Self Discovery - Year 4-8

Activity Books: Explore the Museum and find the answer to the puzzles in supervised groups.
  • Guide yourself around the displays.
  • Special focus worksheets.
  • Individual research.

What else can you do in our area

  • Visit Tangiwai
  • Visit the tussock land of the Kaimanawa horses
  • Visit Tongariro National Park

See www.visitruapehu.com.

Helping you back at school

  • Student research questions: Students can send us their questions and we will endeavour to provide research material for them.
  • Pre and Post visit activities. These can be organised through contacting the museum education service.