Housed in a 19th Century submarine mining station, the Torpedo Bay Navy Museum showcases the rich history of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Naughty Manny the Monkey has hidden treasures through the Museum. Do you and your students have the keen eye to find them?
Come and explore the Museum’s galleries, find the treasures, and earn stamps as you go.
 
Having ships' pets or mascots is a naval tradition which is no longer practiced. However, one of the most enduring images of ships’ pets is that of a monkey sitting on the shoulder of a HMS New Zealand rating.  We have named this monkey Manny and created a programme, incorporating the principles of Te Whariki, sending children on a treasure hunt through the galleries.

We start in the classroom and learn a bit more about the ships’ pets and the artefacts that we will search for.  Then in small teams, children search the galleries to find the artefacts and earn stamps.  During the gallery stage, children are utilising their decision making skills, teamwork skills, and emerging negotiation skills. 

The programme addresses the following strands of Te Whariki:
Contribution – Mana Tangata
Communication – Mana Reo
Exporation – Mana Aoturoa

Duration: 1 hour
Maximum number per session: 30
Suitable ages: 2-5 yrs
Cost: $2 per child

The New Zealand Navy is based in Devonport, but deployed all over the world.  Shipshape & Ashore uses the premise of deployment to create a fun and interactive numeracy session.
 
Shipshape & Ashore assists students to develop their emerging numeracy skills through learning stories and fun activities. During the course of the programme children will send ships on deployment all over the world, create numeracy stories and make a cool ship counter to take back to their centre and continue their learning.
As part of the programme children will do a short tour of the Museum.

The programme addresses the following strands of Te Whariki:
Contribution – Mana Tangata
Communication – Mana Reo
Exporation – Mana Aoturoa

Duration: 1 hr
Maximum Number per session: 30
Suitable Ages: 3-5 years old
Cost: $2 per child