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Primary visit programs

We offer both free in-person excursions to the Assembly and digital incursions into your classroom for primary-level students. Both programs are aligned with the Australian Curriculum's year 3 to 6 Humanities and Social Sciences civics strand and year 7 and 8 Civics and Citizenship curricula .

Assembly excursion

Core program

Our core program caters to groups of up to 30 students and runs for one hour. It includes:

An interactive exploration of the role and functions of the Legislative Assembly, and

An immersive roleplay where students take on the roles of ministers, members, and clerks to replicate how laws are made in the ACT.

  • We have a range of primary curriculum-aligned roleplay topics that will get your students engaged and involved, including compulsory weekend sports, a school uniform ban, and mandatory waterslides at public pools.

For groups over 30 (and up to 60), students will be split in two smaller groups each running the same program concurrently. We can run two-shift visits for groups of over 60 students (up to 120).

Optional add-ons

We have two add-ons which are great value adds to your excursion. Where add-ons take your visit to two (2) hours long, we include a short break between sessions for students.

A Q&A session with Members of the Legislative Assembly where students can ask them about their work, what inspires them, and current issues (30 minutes)

A short guided tour of the Assembly building, including the chamber and committee rooms (30 minutes)

Digital incursion

Our digital incursions use a set program designed to balance the passive and active learning of digital teaching and maximise in-class engagement.

Our Years 3 and 4 program explores:

  • The similarities and differences between rules and laws
  • The ACT Legislative Assembly, who works here, and what they do, and
  • How you can get involved in decision-making in the ACT.

Australian Curriculum links: AC9HS3K06, AC9HS3K07 (Year 3), AC9HS4K07, and AC9HS4K08 (Year 4)
Hover over each link to see its full title

Our Years 5 and 6 program explores:

  • The ACT Legislative Assembly, who works here, and what they do
  • The three levels of government
  • How laws are made in the ACT, and
  • Important symbols and roles in the debating chamber.

Australian Curriculum links: AC9HS5K06 (Year 5), AC9HS6K06, and AC9HS6K07 (Year 6)
Hover over each link to see its full title

Book your visit

We can accommodate visits during the ACT school term. Please contact us as early as possible to make sure your preferred dates are available. Bookings must be made no later than a fortnight before your preferred dates.

You'll need to provide the following information when you book:

  • The name, email, and phone number of your visit organiser
  • The name of your school
  • The year level/s and number of students and teachers attending
  • Your preferred date, time, and duration of the visit, and
  • Your selected programs (incl. whether it is an excursion or digital incursion)

When you book, we will block your preferred date out in our calendar and reply with a draft program. Once agreed, you booking will be confirmed.

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If you have any questions, please send us an email.

Resources and activities

The resources below are a curated selection of our broader portfolio most-relevant to the primary curriculum. You can view our full range here.

We're busy transforming our old lesson plans into standalone grab-and-go activities for you to use in the classroom. Check back soon!

All videos open on Vimeo, the Assembly's video hosting platform.


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