Students in Year 6 were transported back to the 1800s when they attended an excursion to the Sovereign Hill Costume School last week. Dressed in period costume typical of school aged children in the goldfields, they were taught the three Rs (reading, writing and arithmetic) in a Wesleyan School, a church building located at the top of Sovereign Hill. Members of the Sovereign Hill community came to visit the students which added to the experience with some students even receiving “apprenticeships” by the visiting merchants and business owners. A particular highlight was when a law officer did a mock chase of a student from our class along the main street. Thinking that he had gotten away, the look on the student’s face when the officer came to the school demanding to see him was priceless.

There were many other enjoyable moments during their time at Sovereign Hill – the gold pour, gold panning along the creek, playing with toys from the time period, having hot chocolate at the bakery.  These are just some memories that the Year 6 class of 2021 will remember fondly in the years to come.