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.
From convict life to 19th-century school and farm adventures, our vacation care programs bring history to life in a fun, engaging day out.
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History Adventures at the Barracks
Join us in the school holidays for a one-of-a-kind museum experience, where kids will discover what life was for the convicts at the Hyde Park Barracks!
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Life in the Past: A Schoolhouse and Farm Adventure at Rouse Hill Estate
Join us for a fun-filled adventure at Rouse Hill Estate, where kids will learn firsthand what daily life was like for children who attended school and lived on a farm in the late 19th century
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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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Aboriginal Languages revitalisation in NSW
How were Aboriginal languages recorded during the early colonial period? What were the consequences? And how are Aboriginal Knowledge Holders revitalising language today?
