Barwon Grange Education Programs

Then and Now: Upstairs Downstairs

Foundation – Level 2

Join our costumed educators, and step back in time to learn about life in the 1800s. This full-day program is jam packed with activities that will have students taking on the role of children of the mid-1800s; playing, working and exploring in four hands-on activities.

Explore the beautiful Barwon Grange as guests of the Porter-O’Briens, sitting down to tea in the dining room, discovering differences in daily life, investigating past toilets, and learning some rules of etiquette.

Step into the shoes of one of Barwon Grange’s four servants in a series of activities that will see students discover the consequences of changing technologies on people’s home and work lives from the 1800s to today.

Get ready to work together, magnifiers in hand to complete a scavenger hunt themed around the popular hobby of scrapbooking in Barwon Grange’s beautiful garden.

Uncover the changing nature of children’s pastimes with a series of outdoor games from the 1800s like croquet, quoits and skipping that will get you moving.

Curriculum links

Subject	Strand	Sub-strand	Content descriptions	Students will…
History	Historical knowledge and understanding	Personal histories	differences in family structures and roles and how these have changed or remained the same over time	Uncover the societal pressures faced by families in the past, and how the life of families in the 1800s differs from families today.
			VC2HH2K02
			differences and similarities between students’ daily lives and how these have changed or remained the same over time	Discover what life was like for some children in the past; the games they played and the social pressures faced, and realise some similarities as well as some differences.
			VC2HH2K03
		Community histories	the history of a local historical site of social, cultural or spiritual significance and how it has changed over time	Learn about the social significance of Barwon Grange and how it has changed since the 1800s.
			VC2HH2K05
			the consequences of changing technologies on people’s lives at home, and the ways they worked, travelled and communicated in the past	Get their hands dirty, using 1800s domestic technologies to discover how they affected daily life and the differences to today.
			VC2HH2K06
	Historical Concepts and Skills	Continuity and Change	identify examples of continuity and change by comparing the past and present	Compare lives in the 1800s to lives in the present day.
			VC2HH2S05
		Causes and Consequences	identify the causes and consequences of changes	Discuss how the invention of new domestic technologies had an influence on daily life.
			VC2HH2S06
Personal and Social Capability	Social Awareness and Management	Collaboration	simple skills required for collaboration with peers	Work together to complete a scavenger hunt in the garden.
			VC2CPFO03
			broader skills required for collaboration with peers and ways to monitor contributions to group tasks
			VC2CP2O04

Further program details

Available	Monday-Friday during term time.
Duration:	4 hours - 10am-2pm.
Numbers:	minimum 20, maximum 60 students per day
Teacher/carer:student ratio:	1:10
Resources:	Teachers will receive a detailed resource pack that includes suggested pre- and post-visit activities upon booking. Social Script for teachers and parents of students on the autism spectrum.
Cost:	2024 dates: $15 per student. 2025 dates: $17 per student.
Health & Safety:	Click here to access the Barwon Grange Education Task Risk Assessment document.
Accessibility:	Barwon Grange's house and kitchen is wheelchair accessible, as are the gardens. Servant's quarters are not wheelchair accessible. Please advise our bookings team if you require accessible entrance.
Bookings	To book in: Online booking form For enquiries: Email bookings@nattust.com.au Phone: (03)9656 9889

Barwon Grange

Barwon Grange Education Programs

Barwon Grange Education Programs

Then and Now: Upstairs Downstairs

Curriculum links

Further program details

Barwon Grange