Being a Child in the 19th Century
In this fun education program students explore the past focusing on school life and daily life of colonial Australia before schooling became compulsory in South Australia. What did children learn at school? What technology was used?
The program will:
- connect the past to the present through developing an understanding of school life in the nineteenth century
- explore the use of slate and slate pencils
- explore the history of this site
- consider the effects of colonization for Indigenous Australians
- consider how laws affected the lives of people, past and present.
About Education at the Migration Museum
The Migration Museum tells the stories of South Australians and celebrates cultural diversity. It offers a wide variety of education programs to suit a range of year levels and learning outcomes. Explore the galleries, take part in a curriculum-aligned education program and develop student’s curiosity about and interest in history.
Curriculum
Foundation
HASS
AC9HSFK01 – the people in their family, where they were born and raised, and how they are related to each other
Year 1
HASS
AC9HS1K01 – differences in family structures and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time
AC9HS1K02 – continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods
Year 2
HASS
AC9HS2K02 – how technological developments changed people’s lives at home, and in the ways they worked, travelled and communicated
Year 3
HASS
AC9HS1K01 – differences in family structures and roles today, and how these have changed or remained the same over time
AC9HS1K02 – continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods
Where to Next?
You can combine your excursion with other activities such as