Early Stage 1
Onsite
Communicating Now and Then
Discover the enduring connection of the Barramada people to Country, stretching back tens of thousands of years, alongside the colonial history of the site as the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur and their family
Vacation care programs
Take your vacation care group on a hands-on journey into the past with immersive museum experiences, where children explore history through interactive activities, role-play and discovery
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Growing Up in the Past
Travel back in time at Rouse Hill Estate and meet the children who lived in the overseer’s cottage with their family. See what daily life would have been like over 150 years ago
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Toys in the past
Let your Stage 1 students explore this 3D mystery object to find out more about games played by children and adults in the past
Virtual Excursion
Cooking up the past
Discuss how food was grown, stored and cooked in the past, in the 1820s kitchen at historic Vaucluse House
Virtual Excursion
Growing up in the past
Discuss what life was like for rural children in the early 1900s and learn about household chores and technology from the past
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Life in the past...stinks!
We can’t go back in time, we can still visit the places where people once lived and worked - and do some of their jobs
Growing up in the early 1900s
What was life like for ordinary working-class children living in the suburbs or on the fringes of Australian cities in the early 1900s?