Discover Snowy Hydro:
Education, STEM & School Experiences
Our interpretive display area provides a dynamic learning space to explore our artefacts, photographic collection, live screens of our operations and the National Electricity Market, as well as an interactive diorama to engage all ages.
Visit the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre in the Snowy Mountains and immerse yourself in one of the greatest engineering marvels the world has ever seen.
If you can’t make it to our Discovery Centre, we still have multiple education engagement opportunities designed to bring the Snowy Scheme to life in your classrooms all around Australia.
The Discovery Centre – Public visits
The Discovery Centre located in Snowy Hydro’s heartland of Cooma allows you to explore the past, present and future of the mighty Snowy Scheme.
Open 7 days a week with a cafe on site, make the Discovery Centre a must-see on your travels.
For more information and to book experiences for non-school groups,
The Discovery Centre – School excursions
Australian children have been visiting the Snowy Scheme for generations. Our Discovery Centre and Snowy STEM Academy programs offer unique learning experiences for students of all ages.
Connect your students with the past, present and future of the Snowy Scheme through our new state-of-the-art immersive theatre.
The Snowy Scheme provides a unique case study for your students to engage your students (K-12) around Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) curriculum. An experienced educator will guide your students through topic areas such as water, electricity, clean renewable energy, environment, engineering, immigration, social and economic history making it one of the most loved STEM school excursions in Australia
With morning/afternoon tea and lunch options available to round out your excursion, our range of one or two hour sessions cater for all.
For detail on the excursion packages offered and to request a booking,
Online resources – Snowy STEM Academy
The Snowy STEM Academy offers free Australian Curriculum aligned resources that will help you bring the Snowy Scheme into your classroom.
With videos introducing sections of the Snowy Scheme, Snowy engineers introducing maths concepts, or using digital interactives to explore Snowy 2.0 and it’s place in Australia’s renewable energy future, the Snowy STEM Academy has something for all classrooms.
School incursions
School incursions are available in-class to local schools. We also offer virtual incursions for schools around Australia.
To learn more about school incursion options,
Powering Up the Future national STEM competition
The Powering Up the Future national student competition is back in 2025! With classroom resources for teachers and helpful guides for students, winning $3000 prizes in each of four categories for the winner and their school is easy! Just show us your brightest idea to Power Up the Future!
The Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre is located in Cooma – just over an hour from Canberra airport.
For any other inquiries please contact us at on 1800 623 776 or education@snowyhydro.com.au
For more information about opening times to the public and days of operation, contact the Discovery Centre.