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A young girl wearing a school uniform stares out a window in a Sydney Opera House foyer. The Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen in the background.

Schools Tour

  • This tour runs Term 1 – 4
  • Run time - 50 minutes

Be inspired by Australia’s most iconic building

Primary - High School: Early Stage 1 – 5, Years K – 12
Learning areas: History, HSIE, Industrial Technology

The Sydney Opera House Schools Tour takes students on a journey to learn about how a young man from Denmark, Jørn Utzon, created a living sculpture and building on Sydney Harbour that changed the course of twentieth-century architecture and the city of Sydney forever. 

Uncover the history of this UNESCO world heritage site – from its beginnings as a First Nations meeting place for sharing stories and celebrating connection to culture and tradition, to Utzon’s competition winning design that almost didn’t get selected.

In this tour, students learn about:

  • The First Nations culture and histories embedded in the site of Bennelong Point.
  • Jørn Utzon and the architects, engineers and builders he collaborated with to create the Sydney Opera House.
  • The Design Principles that guided his Utzon’s thinking and architectural practice.
  • The extraordinary range of performances, artists, and behind the scenes workers who have delivered and performed on the stages of the Opera House.
  • How the Opera House supports future thinking and sustainability that improves social and environmental outcomes for the building, city and its visitors.

Each Schools Tour is devised to align with cross-curricula priorities and general capabilities, in particular critical and creative thinking, ethical understanding, intercultural understanding, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture priority and Sustainability priorities. 

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