For many pupils of St Albans Heights Primary School, visiting ACMI used to be only a dream.
A partnership between the school and ACMI, has opened up new opportunities for the pupils to visit the museum and learn new things.
The pupils have visited the museum once and will get to go again early next year, after a visit set down for last week was postponed.
School principal Effie Sultana said it was very exciting for the school to be part of the partnership.
“We are a low-socio economic school,” she said.
“They provide buses and entry fees and the students get to experience everything they have to offer.
“Some of the students had never been on a bus or escalator before.”
The pupils had the opportunity to provide reviews, which are on display along with their photos at ACMI.
ACMI’s head of education Christine Everly said they had wanted to work with a school to help break down the barriers of being able to visit the museum.
“I used to teach in St Albans a long time ago,” she said.
“It has been really rewarding. It started just before ACMI closed before the redevelopment.”
While lockdowns have prevented more visits, there has been plenty of visual learning in classrooms and personal development with the teachers.
Tara Murray
