Stage 1

Onsite
Child's Play
Students learn about what it was like to live at Vaucluse House for the wealthy family of William Charles and Sarah Wentworth, with their ten children and many servants

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

Onsite
Early to Rise
This Stage 1 History program gives students the opportunity to explore the working areas of the former farm, and investigate what life would have been like for children living there 120 years ago

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?

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

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

Resource
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
Making Connections accessible program
Onsite program at the Hyde Park Barracks for primary and secondary school students with access requirements

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