Schools

The 2026 schools program has officially launched, discover inspiring programs for your students below.

Inspire student learning with a range of Creative Learning performances, workshops, tours, in-school programs, and Digital Creative Learning for primary and secondary school teachers and students. Plan your excursion.

Connect with our program by joining our community of teachers and educators on Facebook or register your interest for our Teacher Focus Groups.

For further information, call us on +61 2 9250 7770 or contact us.

School girls sitting outside on the stairs of the Sydney opera house.

Explore our program

Stories from the Reef

Terms 2 & 4

Suitable for ES 1 – Stage 1, Years K – 2

  • Workshops
  • Creative Arts
  • Science and Technology
  • Sustainability

Architecture Unboxed

Terms 1 – 4

Suitable for Stage 5 – 6, Years 9 – 12

  • Workshops
  • Visual Arts
  • Design and Technology
  • STEM
On a light blue background, a cut out of the Sydney Opera House is surrounded by colourful shapes exploding out of it.

Dissecting Geometry

Terms 1 – 4

Suitable for Stage 3 – 5, Years 5 – 10

  • Workshops
  • Workshops
  • Visual Arts
  • Mathematics
  • STEM

Architecture Meets Nature

Terms 1 – 4

Suitable for Stage 2 – 3, Years 3 – 6

  • Workshops
  • Visual Arts
  • HSIE
  • Science and Technology
The Sydney Opera House sits on a light green background. Shapes explode out around it including orange peels, birds and shells.

Dance and Architecture

Terms 2 – 3

Suitable for Stage 3 – 5, Years 5 – 10

  • Workshops
  • Dance
  • Creative Arts
  • PDHPE

Puppetry Construction with Erth

Term 2

Suitable for Stage 2 – 4, Years 3 – 8

  • Workshops
  • Creative Arts
  • Geography
  • Science and Technology

Erth’s Dinosaurs

Term 2

Suitable for ES 1 – Stage 3, Years K – 6

  • Performance
  • Theatre
  • Creative Arts
  • Science and Technology
  • Sustainability
Dinosaurs appear atop the Sydney Opera House, with blue sky in the background. The scene is surreal and playful, blending history with modern architecture.

Songwriting Workshops

Term 2

Suitable for Stage 5 – 6, Years 9 – 12

  • Workshops
  • Aboriginal Studies
  • Drama
  • Music

Saplings

Term 2

Suitable for Stage 5 – 6, Years 9 – 12

  • Performance
  • Aboriginal Studies
  • Drama
  • History

Bluey’s Big Play

Term 2

Suitable for ES 1 – Stage 2, Years K – 4

  • Performance
  • Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • English

Comic-Book Illustration

Term 2

Suitable for Stage 1 – 4, Years 2 – 8

  • Workshops
  • Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • English

Pay No Attention

Term 3

Suitable for Stage 3 – 5, Years 5 – 12

  • Performance
  • Circus
  • Theatre
  • Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • PDHPE
Three playful performers leap joyfully against a bright green backdrop, adorned with colorful starburst patterns in red, blue, and purple.

Extend your learning experience

A Day Out at the House

A full school day experience of creative learning with a performance or workshop and Sydney Opera House tour.

Children in blue school uniforms wave towards the camera.

House Swap

Sydney Opera House Artist in Schools Exchange Program for primary and secondary learners, bringing artists from Sydney Opera House to your school, and your school to the Sydney Opera House for a transformative, creative exchange!

Learning resources

Extend creativity learning in the classroom prior to and post your on-site excursion.

A group of children sitting inside a classroom.

Play Award

Nominate your school! The Sydney Opera House Play Award is an annual award for a primary school with a learning program, class or an individual student or teacher, that has made a remarkable and ongoing contribution to ‘play in learning’ with demonstrated positive impacts. 

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Pieces of colourful paper cut out to make fun shapes

Sydney Opera House BUILD

Sydney Opera House BUILD is a groundbreaking creative learning program for Secondary and Tertiary students that uses the Sydney Opera House – its architecture, history and cultural significance – to inspire the next generation to tackle challenges, through creativity, design and interdisciplinary collaboration. 

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