SCHOOL EXCURSION PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY
At Q Station we believe that children learn by doing. The educational school excursions for Primary children are focused on an exploration of the Quarantine Station site.
Meaning-making for these primary students comes through interaction with the place of the Quarantine Station, exploring the natural and built environment, handling artefacts, following paths of migration on large maps, experiencing past technologies, interacting with primary sources, playing games and hearing stories.
All of Q Station’s school excursion programs have significant links to the NSW and Australian National Curriculum across multiple subject areas, however these are also able to be customised to meet particular needs of the group. Contact the Education Program Manager on 02 9466 1551 or H8773-CR5@accor.com to discuss school excursion ideas for your class.
Meaning-making for these primary students comes through interaction with the place of the Quarantine Station, exploring the natural and built environment, handling artefacts, following paths of migration on large maps, experiencing past technologies, interacting with primary sources, playing games and hearing stories.
All of Q Station’s school excursion programs have significant links to the NSW and Australian National Curriculum across multiple subject areas, however these are also able to be customised to meet particular needs of the group. Contact the Education Program Manager on 02 9466 1551 or H8773-CR5@accor.com to discuss school excursion ideas for your class.
HISTORICAL DETECTIVES
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Learning from the past
Why is the Quarantine Station a significant site? Students will love the immersive learning experiences presented, as they learn to hunt for clues in the present to reveal the stories of the past. Visiting our former key operational buildings; hospital, disinfecting showers and autoclaves, will provide opportunities for them to learn about how technology has changed over time to improve our daily lives and to consider why it’s important that we preserve these buildings today. Addresses outcomes and key enquiry questions related to stage 1 The Past in the Present topic |
Stages: 1
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
mindful explorers
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Cultural perspectives within the Quarantine landscape
What evidence can be found and what is missing from the Quarantine landscape story? Using the site itself as a primary source, students will reflect on the nature and consequence of first contact between Aboriginal people and the early European settlers in Sydney Harbour. In doing so, they will gain an empathetic understanding of the differing cultural perspectives of this significant site and its historical human occupation. Addresses outcomes and key enquiry questions related to stage 2 First Contact topic |
Stages: 2
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
suitcase stories
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Migration through Quarantine
Who were the people who came to Australia via the Quarantine Station in the 19th and 20th centuries? Students will discover the migration stories and differing perspectives of some of thousands of people whose lives include time spent at the Quarantine station. Using the site as a primary source we challenge students to learn about the significance of the Quarantine station site and how changes in Australian society were reflected within the quarantine landscape Addresses outcomes and key enquiry questions related to stage 3 topics of Australian Colonies and Australia as a nation |
Stages: 3
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
SECRETS UNCOVERED
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A site study
Site studies enable students to understand their historical environment and participate actively in historical inquiry. The Quarantine Station Site Study reveals the historical phases and changes of the site throughout its history. Exploration and investigation of artefacts, primary and secondary sources allow students to use historical language and locate, select and organise information in the context of this evocative place. Please indicate which topic is relevant to the student’s studies The Ancient to the Modern World Topic 6b The Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa Topic 6d Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples. Colonisation and contact history |
Stages: 4
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
MIGRATION PERSPECTIVES
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A site study
Site studies enable students to understand their historical environment and participate actively in historical inquiry. The Quarantine Station Site Study reveals the historical phases and changes of the site throughout its history. Exploration and investigation of artefacts, primary and secondary sources allow students to use historical language and locate, select and organise information in the context of this evocative place. Please indicate which Depth study and topic are relevant to the student’s studies The Making of the Modern World Topic 1b Movement of peoples (1750-1901) Topic 2a Making a nation The Modern World and Australia Topic 5c Migration Experiences (1945-present) |
Stages: 5
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
Death, Disease and Division
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An historical investigation at Q Station
Students investigate our significant historic site; the stories, sources and artefacts including the built environment, consider the contribution of archaeology and science and apply historical inquiry skills to gain a greater understanding of the chronology of the former Quarantine Station. In considering the interplay of historical evidence, interpretation, memory, bias and contestability students will gain an analysis of some of the factors and differing perspectives that shape modern Australia. |
Stages: 6
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
GHOST BOY
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Bring Felicity Pulman's book to life; discuss the representation of characters, settings and events in this imaginative text. Whilst learning about the differences between Tad's world of the 1880s small pox epidemic and our own. Students will enjoy visiting key locations from the text and will have the opportunity to create their own inscription. Includes activity Making Your Mark.
Themes: Speaking and listening, thinking imaginatively, creatively and interpretively (stage 2 and stage 3), first contacts, the Australian colonies and applying skills of historical inquiry. |
Stages: 2 – 4
Duration: 2 hours Capacity: 15 – 120 students Price: $18.50 per student |
