Costs (include GST)

tivityActivity Time Price
(includes GST)		 Cost per additional student

EARLY CHILDHOOD
(Playgroups and Kinders)

   
Playgroup
(30 mins in the aquarium)		 30 mins $105.00 
(for up to & including
15 students.
One MFDC educator)  		 $7
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Kindergarten (for up to 15 students)

(Session is 45 mins in the aquarium; 15 min snack break; 30 mins in classroom)

NOTE: Most suitable for groups under 15 or if teachers want to divide larger classes into smaller groups each with their own MFDC educator.

 1hour 30mins $210.00
(for up to & including
15 students.
One MFDC educator)		$14
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)
    

FOUNDATION to YEAR 6
(inclusive)

   

MFDC indoor



(Sessions is 45 mins in the classroom; 45 mins in the
aquarium)

1hour 30mins $280.00 
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$14
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

MFDC Field

Beachcomb at Queenscliff

Rockpool Pool Ramble at Pt  Lonsdale

Mudflat at Swan Bay



(Sessions are 1 hr in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

1hour 30mins $280.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One educator)		 $14
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Combined MFDC  Indoor and Field

Session is 1 hr in the field; 1 hr in the Aquarium and classroom

(NOTE: ideal for very large groups of students

2 hours$340.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One educator)		$17
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)
    

YEARS 7 to 10
(inclusive)

   

Adaptations Lab


(Session is 45 mins in the laboratory; 45 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour 30 mins$340.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$17
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Environmental Change Lab


(Session is 45 mins in the laboratory; 45 mins in the aquarium)

 1 hour 30 mins $340.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)        		$17
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Fish Dissection


(Session is 1 hr in the laboratory; 30 mins in the
aquarium)

 1 hour 30 mins $400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Structure of a Community: Tube worm investigation


(Session is 1 hr in the laboratory; 30 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour
30 mins		$400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Sex in the Sex

(Session is 1.5 hrs in the laboratory; 30 mins in the aquarium)

1 hour
30 mins		$400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

MFDC Field

Rockpools at Pt Lonsdale
Mudflat at Swan Bay
Beachcomb at Queenscliff
Wetlands at Pt Lonsdale


(Session is 1 hr in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

 1hour 30mins $340.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator) 		$17
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Coastal Environmental Change

(Session is 1.5 hrs in the field via bus; 30 mins in the aquarium)

2 hours$400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)
    

VCE

   
Laboratory   

Adaptations: An act of survival


(Session is 1 hour in the laboratory; 1 hour in the aquarium)

 2 hours $400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Environmental Change: This Island Earth


(Session is 1 hour in the laboratory; 1 hour in the aquarium)

 2 hours $400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of 30 students total)

Sex in the Sea


(Session is 1 hr in the laboratory; 1 hr in the aquarium)

2 hours$500.00
(for up to & including
25 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Fish Dissection


(Session is 1.5 hrs in the laboratory; 30 mins in the aquarium)

2 hours$500.00
(for up to & including
25 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Investigating a Community: tube worm investigation


(Session is 1.5 hrs in the laboratory; 30 mins in the aquarium)

2 hours$500.00
(for up to & including
25 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)
Field   

Plastic Planet

(Session is 1.5 hours in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

2 hours$400.00
(for up to & including
25 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Investigating an Ecosystem - Swan Bay


(Session is 1.5 hours in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

 2 hours$400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator) 		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Rock Pool ramble: adaptations and human impacts


(Session is 1.5 hours in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

2 hours$400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Dynamic dunes:  sand dunes investigation


(Session is 1.5 hours in the field; 30 minutes in the aquarium)

2 hours$400.00
(for up to & including
20 students.
One MFDC educator)		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Investigating a Rocky Shore
Transects and quadrats at Barwon Heads

(Session is 2 hours in the field; 30 mins in the aquarium)

 2 hours 30 mins $500.00
(for up to & including
25 students.
One MFDC educator) 		$20
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total
    

Suitable for many YEAR LEVELS  

   

Aquarium 30 
(30 minutes in the aquarium)


Suitable for all years

30 mins $105.00 
(for up to & including
15 students.
One MFDC educator) 		$7
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Aquarium 60 
(60 minutes in the aquarium)

Suitable for all years

60 mins $180.00 
(for up to & including
15 students.
One MFDC educator) 		$12
(for each additional student up to a maximum of
30 students total)

Marine Biology Cruise : Marine life in Port Phillip Bay

(Session is 2 hrs on the boat and 30 mins in the aquarium)

Suitable for year 3/4 and above 

 2 hours 30 mins $860.00
(One MFDC educator)		Flat rate for groups of
up to 27 participants     

Swan Bay Canoe Explorers

Note: Teachers may be included in the ratios depending on personal canoe experience and competence.

(Session is 2 hrs in the field and 30 mins in the aquarium)


Suitable for year 5/6 and above

 2 hours 30 mins -Flat rate for groups of
up to 8 participants
$400.00
(One MFDC
educator)

Flat rate for groups of
up to 8 participants

Teacher : Student Ratio
1:8
Max ratio

$800.00
(Two MFDC
educators) 

Flat rate for groups of
up to 16 participants

Teacher : Student Ratio
2:16
Max ratio

Biodiversity in the Sea: Shore snorkel

Note: Teachers may be included in the ratios depending on personal snorkel experience and competence.

(Session is 2 hrs in the field and 30 mins in the aquarium)


Suitable for year 5/6 and above

 2 hours 30 mins - Flat rate for groups of
up to 10 participants
$860.00
(One MFDC
educator) 

Flat rate for groups of
up to 10 participants

Teacher : Student Ratio
1:10
Max ratio

$800.00
(Two MFDC
educators)

Flat rate for groups of
up to 10 participants

Teacher : Student Ratio
2:20
Max ratio

Sustainable Fishing (boat based fishing)

(Session is 2 hrs on the boat and 30 mins in the aquarium)


Suitable for year 5/6 and above

 2 hours 30 mins $900.00
(One MFDC
educator)

Flat rate for groups of
up to 15 participants

(all gear and bait provided; assistance with fishing)

 

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