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2025 Years 11 and 12 Ancient History Excursion

02 May 2025

2025 Years 11 and 12 Ancient History Excursion

On Friday 2nd May the Year 11 and 12 Ancient History students attended the Chau Chak Wing Museum in Sydney. This excursion included a 3 hour guided tour and a hands-on object-based learning session where students handled ancient artefacts. The hands-on session was an enquiry-based session framed on what archaeologists do when encountering a particular object during a dig.  These ancient artefacts were from various societies; New Kingdom Egypt, Classical Greece, Pompeii and the Near East. The guided tour allowed the students to see different exhibitions and galleries such as Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Pompeii. The students also observed a large Lego reconstruction of Pompeii. This reconstruction showed the students how the town would have looked in 79AD, how it looked when it was rediscovered and how it looks today. These exhibitions encouraged student-led discussions around the object and deepened source analysis skills. Thank you to all of the students and staff who attended the day.

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Amelia Valensise - HSIE Teacher

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

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