Alice Springs School of the Air Guided Tour: Explore the World's Largest Classroom
4.8
54 Ratings
Alice Springs
Embark on a guided tour of the Alice Springs School of the Air, the world's largest classroom. Experience live lessons, learn about its history, and discover celebrity visitors.
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Alice Springs School of the Air Experience - Visit Alice Springs School of the Air Visitor Centre at 80 Head Street, Braitling, Alice Springs.

Our knowledgeable tour guides will take you on a journey from the beginning of School of the Air in 1951 through to the modern day where radios transmitted lessons have become internet based virtual classrooms for our students spread throughout the Northern Territory and beyond. Watch a short historic film and view a live or pre-recorded lesson from one of our five broadcasting studios before perusing our memorabilia and our gift shop.

Allow 45 minutes to 1 hour for your visit.

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST)
  • All activities
Additional Information

Join our tour guide as they lead you through a virtual exploration of the ‘World’s Largest Classroom’, spanning across a vast area of 1.3 million square. View a documentary about the evolution of the School of the Air, and experience a real-time or previously broadcasted lesson originating from our Alice Springs studios.

Enjoy the freedom to peruse historical articles and view footage of the various famous personalities who have visited us at your leisure.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • No health restrictions
Location
Alice Springs School of the Air Experience
Alice Springs School of Air 80 Head St
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(54 Ratings)
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Leannecr2613je
Aug 4, 2023
Must see School of the Air! - As a retired teacher, I loved seeing how this facility reaches out to teach students and their tutors in such remote places. Congratulations on your hard work. The tour was excellent and definitely a must see in Alice for teachers, parents and children.
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Jenny_b
Jul 28, 2023
Learning about the... - Learning about the wonderful work that you do. The staff at the visitors centre were so welcoming and lovely. Thank you
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Malcolm_h
Jul 27, 2023
Money well spent. - Was a great experience to see how the school of the air has transgressed from peddle power radio to state of the art internet. Also seeing how the teachers interact as if in a normal classroom
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Tonypv7274vd
Jun 17, 2023
School of the Air Visitor Centre - This was an amazing experience. If traveling to or stopping in Alice Springs you need to put this at the top of your list of things to see. Recommend.
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Prue_g
May 12, 2023
A good visit - I had heard about School of the Air of course but I enjoyed seeing where it happened, the informative video about its development and engaging presenter
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Rob_g
Apr 17, 2023
Impressive Organisation. - Very interesting to see how the school is run particularly after staying on a cattle station where the kids were using this service.
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Lisa
Apr 5, 2023
Great personal touch tour - This is a small personal touch tour. Some digital some viewing of the lessons but really driven by the personality of the informative fabulous team. Really enjoyed feeling connected to the families who use this service .
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Chrissi6403oj
Mar 9, 2023
Great visit and great learning - Fantastic talk at start to bring this to life. Interesting to hear about the service and experience. This really did provide the platform for e/learning globally. Loved the opportunity to buy library books at the end.
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C8428bfchrisw
Dec 22, 2022
Remote education - a great example of how its done - A great little tour outlining the history of the school and the important role it has to play in education in the outback. Was great to be able to view and interact with the setup
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Joaniem620
Nov 18, 2022
Education to meet the students' needs - This educational endeavor has a great history. It was interesting to see how they have continued to moderinize their approach to education in this day of the internet. Schools across the world could have learned a lot from School of the Air when they were trying to dealing with covid.
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