What is the project?
In community centres, galleries and museums in the North, North-West and West Coast of Tasmania, Limitless Learning brings together staff from participating institutions and young people from local schools to jointly construct activities for future visitors that are child-friendly and spark the curiosity of families.
The project works in conjunction with Children’s University Tasmania and is funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund, Jetty Foundation and Cuthill Family Foundation.
Since the program commenced in 2023, four organisations have now launched new learning experiences, including Burnie Regional Museum, Devonport Regional Gallery, Launceston Tramway Museum and Low Head Pilot Station Maritime Museum.
Aims
The objective of Limitless Learning is to improve educational outcomes in the North, North-West and West Coast of Tasmania by enriching learning opportunities through three independent strategies:
Quality
Improving the quality of extracurricular learning opportunities.
Engagement
Increasing the number of hours children engage in extracurricular learning.
Collaboration
Collaborating with nine or more community organisations to enhance skills in co-creating ongoing inclusive, family-friendly experiences.
Testimonials
"The most memorable thing I did was take part in the Limitless Learning workshops run by the Tramway Museum. It ran for a couple of months, and we had to find better ways for children to learn about the history of my suburb, Invermay, and the tram system it used to have in the olden days" - Violet, Grade 4 student, Launceston Tramway Museum
"It’s really good to see things from the children’s perspective" - Jill Holland, volunteer, Low Head Pilot Station
"Children and families have so many ideas and new things to experience in the Gallery” - Katrina, parent, Devonport Regional Gallery
Activities created through the project
- Burnie Regional Museum - time travel (PDF 3.2 MB)
- Devonport Regional Gallery - it's OK to be bored (PDF 5.4 MB)
- Devonport Regional Gallery - match and draw (PDF 68.9 KB)
- Devonport Regional Gallery - poster directing families to resources (PDF 5.2 MB)
- Launceston Tramway Museum - instructions (PDF 340.9 KB)
- Launceston Tramway Museum - look closely 1 (PDF 500.4 KB)
- Launceston Tramway Museum - look closely 2 (PDF 764.3 KB)
- Launceston Tramway Museum - make your own tramway poster (PDF 1.0 MB)
- Low Head Pilot Station Museum - maps (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Low Head Pilot Station Museum - pilot ladder (PDF 627.5 KB)
- Low Head Pilot Station Museum - treasure chest (PDF 631.7 KB)
Media coverage
- "Children to have say in Limitless Learning" - article in the Tasmanian Times
- "Co-designing with kids" - article on the UTAS News and Stories hub
- "It's OK to be bored: engaging children with art through Limitless Learning" - article on the UTAS News and Stories hub
- "Kids' NAPLAN results improve with Children's University project" - article in The Advocate
- "Limitless Learning at the Devonport Regional Gallery" - media release by the Paranaple Arts Centre
- Low Head Pilot Station Maritime Museum launch radio interview on ultra106five
- "Perfect destination for Limitless Learning launch" - article on the UTAS News and Stories hub
- "Putting kids in charge" - radio interview about Limitless Learning and Children's University on ABC Radio
