Education Program
At Windmill, we often have the privilege of being (one of) a child’s first experiences in the theatre. So, we want to make it count. We offer a range of opportunities for students and educators to take our stories further throughout the year.
In addition to providing dedicated schools’ performances and pricing for all South Australian seasons, we collaborate with an incredible community of artists, educators and creatives to create free resources that deepen engagement with our work.
Read on to discover what we’ve got coming up!
2024 Education Season
Creation Creation
A documentary theatre work about your most burning questions. Two creators attempt to unravel the mysteries of the universe in a hilarious explosion of performance, art, dance, puppetry, mime and sculpture. Suitable for students in Years 5 – 12.
Returning to Adelaide after a smash hit national tour, Creation Creation is unmissable fun and wildly inventive performance for the most burningly curious audiences.
Click here to access our digital study guide and educational resources.
Grug
Ted Prior’s beloved picture book character is bouncing out of his burrow and heading on an eight venue regional tour of South Australia. Suitable for audiences aged 2 – 6, Grug is a sparkling adaptation of the iconic Australian stories that is beloved by children the world over.
Grug is one of Windmill’s most lauded works. A tried and tested gem of a show that will inspire a love of reading (and live theatre) in your students.
Click here to access our digital study guide.
Moss Piglet
An explosive portrait of the Tardigrade – a microscopic critter that is curiously indestructible. A hybrid performance/ live-action action movie for audiences in Reception – Year 4 about resilience and how even the tiniest things can be the strongest.
Created by Artistic Director, Clare Watson, Moss Piglet is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Windmill. We can’t wait to have you along for the ride.
Education resources
Education is at the core of what we do here at Windmill. We work with artists, industry-leading educators, hip designers and the brainiest software developers to design digital education resources that create a deep engagement with our stories. Our resources include exclusive behind the scenes content, dedicated study guides linked to the Australian Curriculum and (award winning!) immersive digital experiences that plunge users into the ideas that inspire our original repertoire of work.
Come learn with us. It’s fun, we promise.
Interactive Resources
Camp Windmill
Creation Creation Mini Docs
Grug Storytime
Girl Asleep: Digital Education Package
Across Land & Sea
Free Seats Program
Windmill’s Free Seats Program provides 15% of seats to every performance season free of charge to South Australian schools ranked 1-4 on the Department for Education’s Index of Disadvantage. This enables us to provide equitable access to the transformative impact that theatre and live performance has on young people. For more information, please send us an email.
Access and Inclusion
At Windmill, we want to ensure that theatre remains accessible and caters to the needs of young people from all over South Australia. Access services, including Auslan interpretation and audio description, are available upon request to all schools’ performances. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
Work Experience
Applications for our 2024 Work Experience Program are now open! Click here to find out more!
Professional Learning
Windmill hosts professional development workshops for educators periodically throughout the year. Subscribe to our e/news for updates.