Upstander Education For Students
Courage to Care
This program is for students in Years 5–10. It teaches about racism, antisemitism, discrimination, and bystander behaviour while providing practical tools for positive action.
Be the Light
Jewish Museum of Australia
This program is for school students and is led by Jewish young adult facilitators. It explores Jewish history, culture, identity, and tradition through storytelling, a museum experience, and a synagogue visit.
Connecting Cultures through Art
Jewish Museum of Australia
This program is for school students. It uses artworks in the museum’s collection and hands-on art workshops to explore identity, multiculturalism, and belonging while encouraging empathy and curiosity.
Student and Teacher education programs
Jewish Museum of Australia
These programs are for school students and are aligned with the Victorian Curriculum. They use museum objects, storytelling, and inquiry to teach Jewish history, culture, and people while fostering intercultural understanding and respect.
Melbourne Hebrew Congregation (Toorak Shule) – a visit to our iconic Shule
Melbourne Hebrew Congregation
This tour is open to all ages and backgrounds. It introduces Jewish history, heritage and traditions at one of Melbourne’s oldest Jewish institutions.
North Eastern Jewish Centre tours
North Eastern Jewish Centre
This program is for students. It introduces key aspects of Judaism through a guided synagogue visit led by a Rabbi, where students see a Torah scroll, learn about its history and use, and discuss Jewish culture and tradition.
Sephardi Heritage Museum of Australia (SHMA)
Sassoon Yehuda Sephardi Synagogue
This tour of the shule and museum is open to all ages and backgrounds. It explores Sephardi Jewish history and culture, including lesser-known traditions from the Middle East, North Africa, India, and Asia, as well as Holocaust stories from the Balkans and Greece.
Synagogue Tours
St Kilda Hebrew Congregation
This program is for the general public and school groups. It combines a tour of the Jewish Museum of Australia (JMA) with a synagogue visit to explore Jewish history and traditions. Bookings are through the JMA.
Celebrations
Together for Humanity
This program is for school students. It explores Jewish celebrations such as Shabbat, Passover, Purim, and Bar and Bat Mitzvah through stories, rituals, songs, and games.
Migration Stories
Together for Humanity
This program is for school students. It uses personal migration stories from Jewish and non-Jewish facilitators to build empathy and understanding of cultural diversity and identity.
Overcoming Stereotypes
Together for Humanity
This program is for school students. The workshop challenges students to examine assumptions, prejudice, and antisemitism while learning about diverse cultures and faiths.
Places of Worship visit/Human Library
Together for Humanity
This program is for students and adult groups. It introduces Judaism through a synagogue visit, a Torah presentation, a Q&A with a Rabbi, and small group conversations with Jewish community members.
Student Ambassador Program
Together for Humanity
This program bring together Jewish and non-Jewish secondary students. It trains students to educate their peers about their identities, faith, and culture and develops leadership, pride, empathy and intercultural understanding.
