Work Experience '26

Posted 16 Jul

Kaitlyn Davison

In June 2026, the MOD. team welcomed 7 high school students for a work experience placement ranging between three and five days. The year 10 and 11 students were from a variety of high schools across Adelaide and regional South Australia, with one student participating online.

Work experience at MOD. introduces students to a professional, university aligned workplace. It also offers an opportunity to peek behind the curtain and see how a future-focused museum operates. The students joined the MOD. team for a variety of activities including – exhibition design workshops and progress meetings, user testing, prototyping, marketing strategies and content creation, and shadowing the amazing Moderators on the museum floor.

Throughout their time with MOD. the students were encouraged to create a zine to reflect on their experience, you can enjoy some images from those zines below, along with other activity outcomes and testimonials.

A digital mind map created for a subject called "TRUST Ball game".

A game framework created by online work experience student Clayton

“I really enjoyed my time with the team and appreciated how welcoming everyone was. I enjoyed learning about how exhibitions are created, talking to different people about their careers, and seeing the behind-the-scenes work that goes into running MOD. Thank you for making the experience enjoyable and insightful.” – Clayton

Three poster designs side-by-side, all of them promoting MOD. and using branding elements, with text reading "SHAPE THE FUTURE", "START WITH BEGINNINGS", and "MOD. FOR A WORLD OF QUESTIONS".

Posters designed by Erin – an outcome of a marketing activity

“I am extremely grateful that you […] were so welcoming and kind towards me the whole time I have been working there and I can’t think of anywhere else where I would’ve had a better time at my work experience.” – Erin

A colourful hand drawn mind map created by a work experience student at MOD.

A mind map of conversation breakdowns from the recent MOD. Future Themes Forum by Lucy

Three panels of a zine created by a student for their work experience at MOD. The panels contain hand drawn images of the earth, flowers, a DNA spiral, an animal in a parachute, and a structure that is playing music. There is also written description of the activities undertaken by the student.

Three panels of a zine created by a student for their work experience at MOD. The panels contain hand drawn images of a colourful machine, two people filming each other, and an object called "Connection Candy". There is also written description of the activities undertaken by the student.

Work experience zine by Lucy

Three panels of a zine created by a student for their work experience at MOD. The panels contain a hand drawn image of seeds above growing flowers, and titles reading "MOD. Work Experience Day 1 and Day 2". There is also written description of the activities undertaken by the student.

Three panels of a zine created by a student for their work experience at MOD. The panels contains a blank page, a bright pink title page for "Day 4" of work experience, and emoji stickers. There is also a small amount of writing describing one of the days.

Work experience zines by Cooper

Three panels of a zine created by a student for their work experience at MOD. The panels contain hand drawn images of flowers, a chair, an optical illusion, and a gaming console. There is also written description of the activities undertaken by the student.

Work experience zine by Lucas

“During my placement I learnt a great deal about the tasks and activities involved in working in an organisation like MOD. I greatly enjoyed my time there and from this I have learnt a lot about myself and what I would like to pursue. I am using this information gathered and reviewing my experiences to make decisions about my future career paths. Thank you once again for allowing me to spend time with you learning about this career and work environment.” – Evelyn

For future high school work experience opportunities at MOD. please keep an eye on the Work Experience section of the Schools page on our website.

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Work Experience ’26