This camp is now fully booked with a waiting list.

Sovereign Hill is Australia’s premier outdoor museum. They offer fantastic value for educational groups. Book for this camp at hs.excursions@gmail.com A $50 deposit is required to secure your spot.

5 — 6 year olds $33.00
Sovereign Hill opens lots of fun educational activities. Exciting structured sessions with our education officers are offered for all students. Explore all our exhibits over one, two or even three days including visiting our vast array of shops, industries and cottages.

The cost for these children includes the one day costumed school, entry on the second and third day, as well as entry to Blood on the Southern Cross.

7 — 8 year olds $35.50
On Monday 2 November, 7 – 8 year old children can have a unique goldfields school experience. Activities may include reading, writing and arithmetic, music and drawing. Of course, students will also experience the highlights of Sovereign Hill.

Another activity will be provided at Sovereign Hill on Tuesday 3 November for this age group.
The cost for these children includes the one day costumed school, entry on the second and third day, as well as entry to Blood on the Southern Cross.

9 — 12 year olds $43.50
Would you like your children to experience the life of 1850s school children? Sovereign Hill gives these children a chance to attend a goldfields school.

Dressed in 19th century-style clothing, and using classrooms and equipment typical of the era, your students will enjoy two memorable days in one of our four themed schools as they role-play the lives of goldfields students and come to understand social conditions during the great Victorian Gold Rush.

The cost for these children includes the two day costumed school, entry on the third day and entry to Blood on the Southern Cross.

13+ year olds $33.00
Sovereign Hill opens lots of fun educational activities. Exciting structured sessions with our education officers are offered for all students. Explore all our exhibits over one, two or even three days including visiting our vast array of shops, industries and cottages.

The cost for these children includes the one day costumed school, entry on the second and third day, as well as entry to Blood on the Southern Cross. Also:

* entry to the Gold Museum (school groups must book)
* self guided tour of the Voyage to Discovery.
* self-guided tour of the Red Hill Mine.
* gold smelting demonstration producing a $60,000 gold ingot.
* gold panning in the creek
* numerous activations throughout the day (check the visitor map for times).
* demonstrations including wheelwrighting and the battery.
* other craftsmen demonstrating their trades
* self guided student trails available on their website.
* the chance to meet interpreters in cottages and gardens.

Welcome Stranger Holiday Park

Cabins are reserved for home schooled families (you must mention you are with the home school group) who are part of our camp.

Cabins range from $261—$450 for the camp per family or $96 if you wish to pitch a tent at a powered site. The cost of accommodation will depend on the style you choose, but the Holiday Park have offered not to charge extra for additional people in cabins (ie. children).

They have a jumping pillow, playground, mini golf, flying fox, tennis courts, sauna and swimming pool available. These will be accessed and included as scheduled activities at no additional cost.

You can download the PDF version of the camp advertisement here (676 KB)

Further information for those attending the camp is available here

Sovereign Hill’s own brochure on the school program is available here.

The teacher membership application form can be downloaded here.