Documenting the Voyage
- What
- Online
- When
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Terms 1 to 4, Virtual program
Monday to Thursday
9:30am, 11am & 1pm - Duration
- 45 minutes
Curriculum links & Accessibility - Year level
- Years 3 to 4
- Minmum student numbers
- Minimum 30 students
- Maximum student numbers
- Maximum 100 students
- Cost
- $90 per 30 students + education service fee
- Booking information
- Bookings 13 11 02
George Allen arrived in Australia in the 19th century on a sailing clipper. In this interactive virtual program, primary students learn about his journey through his firsthand account.
Students will experience
- A retelling of George Allen’s story using his letter from the museum's collection.
- What it was like for George Allen travelling on a 19th century sailing clipper.
- Interacting with a museum educator by answering questions and sharing their contributions.
Students will learn
- Reasons why he travelled to Australia.
- Perspectives and experiences of early settler colonials.
- Impact of these arrivals on First Peoples land.
Students will be provided
- A worksheet at the time of booking to be printed ahead of the session.
Students will need
- Pens or pencils.
Other key information
- This online session is supported with a pre-session activity program and follow up tasks.
Victorian Curriculum links
History: Levels 3 and 4
- causes and consequences of changes in a local community and the contributions and experiences of people from diverse backgrounds to a local community
VC2HH4K02 - describe perspectives of people from the past based on evidence from primary sources VC2HH4S04
- identify and describe continuity and change
VC2HH4S06