Stage 1
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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How to grow broad beans
Some handy hints to help you look after your broad bean seed after your excursion to Vaucluse House
Virtual Excursion
History Week Virtual Event: Marking Time – How Do We Remember First Contact?
How do different communities remember the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788? Explore ‘Marking Time’ this History Week in our free virtual live event, considering the perspectives on First Contact
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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
Onsite
Lessons from the Past
Integrating outcomes from History, PDHPE and Creative Arts, this program gives students the opportunity to learn firsthand about what school life was like in the late 19th century
Onsite
Now and Then
As students are guided through the property, they discover that the household lived without the benefits of running water, bathrooms, electricity, appliances or paved roads
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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
Onsite
Then and Now: Playing with the Past
Students investigate how home life has been changed by the domestic and leisure technologies introduced since the late 19th century as they explore Meroogal, built in 1886