Pine Rivers Heritage Museum school history excursions

School excursion overview

Transport your students back in time to experience life in the past. These programs are designed to enrich student learning and align with current Australian HASS curriculum for years one and two.

This excursion is available from Wednesday to Friday in Terms 2 and 3, and runs from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Cost is $6.00 per student, and a maximum of 60 students can attend on one day. Please see the teacher information packs below for more information.

Bookings are now closed for 2024. For more information or to be added to the wait list for cancellations, email schools.pinemuseum@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.

Bookings now open for 2025!

Year one

When visiting Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, your Year One students and supporting adults will discover the world of 1950s Australia. While experiencing some of the highlights of mid-century Australia, children will explore worlds and concepts that are stimulating, inspiring and new to the 21st century primary school student.

Back to the slate board

Students will delight in this old school experience straight out of the 1950’s! Catapulted back to a time of slate boards and jelly pads, children will experience a class like no other. Lead through their studies by a 1950s styled teacher, children will do their arithmetic after fashioning their own activity sheet using a hectograph.

A suburban dream

Students are invited to take a journey back in time for dinner. Experiencing family roles as never before, children will assist 1950s housewife ‘Mrs Gamble’ in her preparations for the nightly family meal. Children will have a hand in butter making (and eating!) and be rewarded with a glimpse into the technological revolutions of the decade.

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Museum experience

Enjoy a facilitated tour of the museum exhibition. Learn about key items in the collection to further embed knowledge learned during the immersive activities. Conclude the experience with a fun scavenger hunt!

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Year two (and above)

When visiting Pine Rivers Heritage Museum, your year two students and supporting adults will discover the world of colonial Australia. Students will experience life in the 1890’s as they do the washing, and experience an 1890’s classroom.

Penmanship and wagons

From wagons and carts to copy books, good manners and beyond, the experience of the old school classroom is sure to delight students and teachers alike! While seated in wooden rows, students, will be guided through an in-class exploration of transport in 1890s Australia, using their own copy books and slate boards to complete the lesson.

Through the wringer

Through the wringer will have students reeling with the truths of the hardships once faced in days past. Up to their elbows in water, students will learn just how tough the weekly laundry was for so many. From mangles to dolly pegs, washboards to coppers, the ease of modern-day life will be highlighted throughout this soap-suds-soaked peek into the past.