Snowy Hydro’s
School Education Experiences
Snowy Hydro is passionate about fostering the next generation of innovators. Our education program has for generations provided students with learning opportunities that align with the national curriculum.
Our learning programs will ignite students’ imagination and expand their knowledge across a range of curriculum including STEM, geography, history, environment and social science subjects.
Whether it’s a visit our Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre and the Snowy Mountains region or Teachers utilising the Snowy STEM Academy for free online resources, students will be able to experience the Scheme like never before.
Discovery Centre – School excursions
While visiting Canberra and the Snowy Mountains region, school groups are encouraged to stop by the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre to experience the mighty Snowy Scheme like never before or simply make it your destination.
Students can discover the Scheme’s past, present and future and hear some of the stories behind the engineering and our people from our experienced staff, including former teachers. With a state-of-art immersive theatre, our learning programs can be complemented with a range of experiences including a virtual fly-over of the Scheme.
Our huge renewable energy project, Snowy 2.0, is well underway and students can learn about the project, view a scale model tunnel boring machine, and discover Snowy Hydro’s leading role as Australia transitions to a renewable energy future.
One or two-hour sessions with morning/afternoon tea and lunch options available.
Snowy STEM Academy Education Programs
Online learning – Snowy STEM Academy
The Snowy Hydro education program is now available online with the launch of the Snowy STEM Academy. The interactive online learning portal features a behind-the-scenes tour of a power station, an interactive digital storybook about the Snowy 2.0 project and a stack of Australian Curriculum aligned classroom resources for teachers to use.
Powering Up the Future national STEM competition
The Powering Up the Future national student competition is back for 2025! While entries for 2025 are now closed, you can see the shortlisted entries and vote for your favourite junior and senior entries to help them win up to $3000 in prizes for them and their school!
We still have classroom resources for teachers and helpful guides for students if you’re looking for fun classroom activities.