13 Aug 2018
As part of the school’s History, Science and Health program, students are invited to attend an exciting excursion at the historic Vaucluse House.
Students will investigate how food is grown, discuss healthy food choices and play 19th-century games within the inspiring surroundings of a historic working estate and its lush gardens.
In the kitchen garden, students learn about the life cycle of domestic food plants and gain first-hand experience of cultivation by planting a seed, to take home with them. These experiences are complemented by a short walk to discover some of the ways the local Aboriginal people sorced their food and cared for the land.
In the colonial kitchen, students are encouraged to think about healthy food choices and then move to the Wentworth family’s sumptuous dining room to examine a dinner-party menu from 1851.
DATES
Friday 17th August, 2018: 1H and 1R
Monday 20th August, 2018: 1T and 1G
Tuesday 21st August, 2018: 2C and 2R
Wednesday 22nd August, 2018: 2S and 1/2W
Location: Vaucluse House
Depart school: 9.00am promptly – students need to be at school no later than 8.45am
Return to school: 3.00pm (approx)
Cost: $30.00