Explore – National Trust

Commanding Change and Social Advancement – Old Government House, Parramatta

nsw

Witness the past in the present and explore ideas of governing, economical and societal change in this Stage 3 education program at Old Government House.

Term 4 days out at the National Trust

vic

Colony, Country and Conflict

nsw

STAGE 3 pupils examine and contrast the differences in food, medicine and law and between colonial and Indigenous cultures.

Plants, Pills and Potions

nsw

STAGE 2 pupils grow crops and make plant-based colonial medicines in Surgeon John Harris’ garden.

The Seed that Saved Sydney!

nsw

STAGE 1 pupils ‘travel back in time’ and plant corn on the same land where James Ruse farmed.

Discover a unique experience at the McCrae Homestead by exploring the parallel experiences of the McCrae family and the Bunurong community in the 1840s. Accessed through Georgiana McCrae’s personal diaries, her son George McCrae’s diary accounts, family letters, sketches and paintings, the program shares what is anecdotally considered a mutually

Colonisation and Change – Old Government House, Parramatta

nsw

Explore colonial life, sustainability and First Peoples cultural practices in this Stage 1 education program at Old Government House.

Willunga Schoolroom

Mr Bassett’s Schoolroom is a school learning program that has been developed to support teaching of Year 3 History in an authentic heritage setting. The program focuses on continuity and change in the Australian experience of school over 150 years. It has been designed to enable teachers and students to reflect on how

Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum

Teachers can choose from eight different modules based on the National Curriculum: History for Reception – Year 2. Volunteer guides lead groups through activities including wash day, old school room experience, agriculture, blacksmith Shop, local area development, family life, Post Office/Hotel and games. Three modules can be presented per museum visit. A self-guided walking tour of local

Gawler Museum

Two school programs are offered at the Gawler Museum in the ‘Old Telegraph Office’. One is tuned to the Year 5 History curriculum. It’s hands on and includes Gawler’s local history of migration, discovery of mystery objects, MP3 guided trail through the museum, and the technology of daily living, entertainment and communication. The second is aligned to Years 2 and

Townsville Heritage Centre

qld

The nineteenth century villa residence ‘Currajong’, a worker’s dwelling dating from 1884 and a 1921 farmhouse are the three buildings that form the Townsville Heritage Centre. The Education Kit for the Centre, available here for teachers, covers several topics relevant to the school curriculum. Teachers are invited to download these

Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Year 5

qld

Through the context of the Royal Bull's Head Inn, Drayton, and some of the personalities connected with it, students will learn about what life was like for different groups of people in the colonial period.

Royal Bull’s Head Inn – Year 2

qld

Through the context of the Royal Bull's Head Inn, Drayton and some of the personalities connected with it, students will explore, recognise and appreciate the history of their local area by examining the remains of the past and considering why they should be preserved.