Rights and Freedoms

Key information

Cost $15/student Duration 3 hours Supervision ratios The supervision ratio is 1:20 for secondary groups. Teachers and parents attend free of charge. Curriculum links Stage 5: History, Core Study – Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms (1945-present)

About the program:

This three-hour program focuses on the nature and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the continuing efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia. Centred on the Museum’s permanent exhibition, The Holocaust and Human Rights, students will contemplate the creation and the role of the Declaration as well as additional documents in protecting human rights in the contemporary world. In looking at the contemporary effectiveness of the document, students will look at one of four instances of rights abuses in Australia (teacher choice):

LGBTIQ rights
The rights of Indigenous Australians
The rights of people with disabilities
The rights of refugees and asylum seekers

The program includes an interactive seminar with a Museum educator, first-hand testimony from a Holocaust survivor and a guided tour of the Museum including the Human Rights space.

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Plan your visit

On the day

Please arrive 15 minutes before your program start time and assemble students across the road from the museum in Green Park.
Please send a member of staff to the main museum entrance to let us know you have arrived and our education team will come to greet you.
Students will enter via the main museum entrance on Darlinghurst Road.
Note that the museum has a substantial security presence. Your group may be asked to consent to a bag search.

What to bring

Due to limited locker space, we request that students do not bring large backpacks.
If the students plan to eat before or after their visit, please ask them to bring very small bags so that we can put several bags in each locker.

Access

We strive to make our programs accessible and inclusive to students of all needs and abilities. Please advise us if you have any additional needs for your visit.

Content advice

Note that the content covered at the museum may be distressing to some students.
We recommend bringing your school councillor and/or members of your pastoral care team to the visit.

Payment

An invoice will be sent after your visit, unless organised otherwise.

Confirmation of numbers

Please confirm any changes to student numbers 7 days prior to your visit, in writing

Cancellations and booking changes

Changes and cancellations including dates, times and student numbers must be made in writing.
Each booking is permitted two changes at no cost. Each additional change over and above these two changes will incur a $30 administration fee.
Cancellations must be made at least 7 working days prior to the scheduled booking or the booking will be charged in full.