A story-based experience for Grade 2
Blanket role – History Hunters
History Hunters investigate their place and share the stories they discover with others.
'Have you ever hunted for treasure in your backyard and discovered clues about the past?'
'Imagine the stories these clues could share! You can find out a lot about a place by uncovering its history. There are only a few people who know the stories of Pullenvale and if these stories are not shared they will be lost forever...'
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History Hunters program breathes new life into the history curriculum as students investigate the many stories and perspectives of their place and surrounding district that have occurred throughout time. PEEC is the perfect place to do this; the centre is the custodian of many old buildings inherited from around South-East Queensland, including the original Pullen Vale School building.
Connecting to the Year 2 HASS curriculum, students visit the ‘Old School’ and other buildings across the Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre, discover clues about the past, investigate how technology has changed through time and engage with stories about the local community's history.
This program can be delivered as a 'half-day' program, booked as 2 x 2 hr incursions (full day booking required - program will be delivered twice within the day to two separate classes; transport will need to be organised to / from school for each class to attend their 2 hour session only, with both sessions to be delivered within school hours) or as a full-day program (recommended for schools with a drive time above 20 minutes from PEEC - this version of the program is intended for two classes to attend the full day at PEEC, alternating between the on-site historical investigation and role-play and an off-site visit to Moggill Forest to learn about the pre- and post-colonial uses of the local forest's resources, and how the changes throughout the colonisation era influenced the lives of the local peoples.
Availability:
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Time: | 'Half day': 2 x 2 hours (e.g. 9-11am and 12-2pm)
Bookings for 2 classes (1 attending for the morning and 1 for the afternoon) on the same day preferred.
'Full day' - 9.15am - 2.15pm
2 classes to attend the full day - each class will alternate on-site investigation with off-site Forest Visit (bus required to transport each class to and from Moggill forest during the day).
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Venue: | Half-day: PEEC (on-site) only
Full-day: PEEC (on-site) and Moggill Forest (Mill Rd entry).
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Max no. of classes / day: | 2 (max 30 students per class)
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Cost / student: | Half day: $12
Full day: $20
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This program is currently available throughout the year, subject to space and teacher availability. The half-day program takes place at the Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre (no external site visits), while the full-day program also involves an external site visit for each class (alternately) to Moggill Forest (Mill Rd entrance). See
Maps and Transport for location details.
To express interest in attending History Hunters
To express interest in your students attending our History Hunters program, please submit the EOI form below. Please indicate whether you are interested in booking our 'half day' option (2 classes attending either a morning or afternoon session on the same day) or our 'full day' option (both classes attending the excursion for the full day).
Please note that this is an EOI only – booking dates will be negotiated and offered based on PEEC venue and teacher availability. For further inquiries, please
email the PEEC bookings team.
History Hunters - expression of interest form
Privacy statement
The Department of Education through Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre is collecting personal information in accordance with the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 External link in order to arrange bookings. The information will only be accessed by employees of the Department of Education. The information will not be given to any other person or agency unless prior consent is obtained.