Student Programs
We support your classroom teaching by bringing students face-to-face with history and culture, expanding their content knowledge and connecting more deeply with the topic they are studying. We offer 2-hour, 3-hour and full-day excursions that include talks from Holocaust survivors, a guided tour of the Museum and curriculum-linked workshops with expert educators covering a range of topics including History, English, Studies of Religion, Legal Studies and more.
“If you haven’t taken your students to the Sydney Jewish Museum, you haven’t prepared them for life”
Director of Faith and Mission at St Vincent’s College, Potts Point
School Education Programs
Enhance your Extension History Project by drawing on the expertise of the Sydney Jewish Museum. Our experts can assist you with the historiographical concepts of your topic as well as argumentative historical writing skills and good scholarship.
Ethical Leadership DayDuring this valuable full-day session, students will engage in debates and workshops on ethical leadership. This program is for senior school leaders and is centred around the Museum’s permanent exhibition The Holocaust and Human Rights.
Understanding the HolocaustIntroduce your students to studying the Holocaust. This program explores key historical events that contributed to this cataclysmic event unfolding.
Rights and FreedomsExplore the creation and role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other crucial documents protecting human rights through the lens of contemporary issues in Australia.
Power and Authority: Source AnalysisStudents will take part in a lecture focusing on Power and Authority across multiple syllabus dot-points and have the chance to hone their source analysis skills through a workshop with opportunities for handling and analysing primary source artefacts, as well as key secondary sources.
Power and Authority: Nazi Methods of Control and Impact on LifeLook at the experiences of youth, women and minorities within the totalitarian state of Nazi Germany to better understand the impact of dictatorships on society.
Power and Authority: The Rise of Nazism, Consolidation of Power and IdeologyUnderstand how two thousand years of European Jewish life were destroyed with the rise of Nazism by delving deeper into the circumstances under which the Nazi party and Hitler were able to rise to power.
Resisting the HolocaustThis program challenges the misconception that Jews went “like lambs to the slaughter”, with examples of Jewish resistance.
Genocide in the 20th CenturyWhat is genocide and how did the term arise? Students will explore the concept of genocide through examples drawn from the 20th century.
Windows into JudaismExplore the interactive and artefact rich displays on the Museum’s Ground Floor as a tool through which to learn about Judaism as a living religious tradition.
Fact Through FictionHistorical fiction is a unique way for students to engage emotionally and intellectually with the Holocaust. This interactive session will explore the issues of historical accuracy and authorship.
Discovering Human RightsIntroduce your students to Human Rights, with a focus on some of the issues we see on our own doorstep, in Australia.
The Nature and Development of Human Rights: The Universal Declaration of Human RightsFocuses on the nature and development of human rights through the lens of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the immediate context of the Holocaust and World War II.
Children in a Vanishing WorldThis age-appropriate program will deepen students’ understanding of the historical context of these books and also speak to the themes that they raise about the rights of children and the complex ethical dilemmas that children faced during wartime.
Unearthing the Holocaust: Serniki and the Australian War Crimes TrialsEngage in a discussion of the massacre at Serniki and how it constitutes a war crime and, thus, a breach of international law.
Site Study: Memory and MemorialisationApproach the history of the Holocaust through looking at the Museum’s architecture and exhibitions. Students will explore how history is constructed through memorial spaces and display of historical objects.
The Nature of Modern History: Constructing, Contesting and Investigating the PastHow is modern history constructed by historians, and how can it change over time? This seminar puts the history of the Holocaust into a wider context of historical thinking.
Arrival Forever: Migration StoriesIntroduce your students to concepts of community, cultural identity, symbols and acculturation against the backdrop of Australia’s migration history.
Community and RemembranceLearn more about how the Jewish citizens of Australia have contributed in many ways to the local communities within which they have lived.
Anne Frank: A Girl Writes HistoryAnne Frank’s diary has been read by millions. Come and discover why Anne’s words and reflections remain poignant for the world today.
What People BelieveWhat do Jewish people believe? Learn more about Jewish rituals, festivals, celebrations and traditions.
Preliminary Studies of ReligionFor preliminary SOR students, journey through Judaism’s rich history and explore the religion as a living tradition.
HSC Studies of ReligionFor HSC SOR students, journey through Judaism’s rich history and explore the religion as a living tradition.
Four Hour ProgramBuild your own excursion by selecting two of our interactive seminars that fulfil your learning objectives.
Two Hour General ProgramEngage your students in discussions of racism, tolerance and persecution through the lens of the history of the Holocaust.
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