Convict work at the Barracks
About the program
In this new virtual excursion, your Stage 2 class will connect live with a museum educator and learn about how convicts lived and worked at the Hyde Park Barracks in the early 19th century.
Students will examine a range of historical sources, including the World Heritage-listed building, and investigate some of the work done by the male convicts who lived at the Hyde Park Barracks. Students will see how the bricks from which the Barracks was built were made by hand; and find clues left behind by convict brick makers.
Extend your virtual excursion with this in-class activity:
Stage 2 History
Outcomes
First Contacts
- HT2-4 Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
- HT2-5 Applies skills of historical inquiry and communication
Skills
Analysis and Use of Sources; Empathetic Understanding; Perspectives and Interpretations
Concepts
Continuity and Change; Empathetic Understanding; Significance
School bookings
To book a Virtual Excursion program for your school class, please contact:
Bookings
Phone +61 2 8239 2211
Email bookings@mhnsw.au
Location
Online
Cost (GST free)
$65 per class
up to 30 students per class
Duration
Up to 45 minutes presenter-led program including virtual presentation and time for questions
Session offered
Monday to Friday
Bookings close strictly at 4pm on Wednesday for all sessions in the following week
Maximum students
One class (30) per session (when students are learning from home); Three classes (90) per session (when students learning from school)
Supervision ratios
At least one supervising teacher must be online with the students at all times
Additional visitor costs
No charge