A SERIES of online programs were delivered to local primary schools as part of the Ballarat Art Gallery and the Eureka Centre\u2019s collaboration to educate early learners about the region\u2019s history.<\/p>\n
To be provided initially to four Ballarat region schools, the workshop will centre around the Eureka themed educational programs the two institutions previously offered.<\/p>\n
Eureka Centre education officer Hermione Higgins said she teamed up with the Ballarat Gallery\u2019s education officers Kate Gorman and Pauline Doran on site to produce the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a collaboration we\u2019ve been working most of this year and then when this all happened we saw it as an opportunity to do something virtual,\u201d Ms Higgins said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor both institutions, it\u2019s been important to keep up connections and particularly local connections which is why we decided to deliver the programs to local schools, then make the recordings available more widely.\u201d<\/p>\n
The hour-long program was trialled to students through the Webex application throughout the day to four different primary schools in the region.<\/p>\n
Ms Higgins said Wendouree, Little Bendigo, Caledonian and Warrenheip primary schools were initially only schools involved but that they would be interested in taking the program further to other sites.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also launching our website soon and I\u2019ve been putting together some more educational resources for that and lots of activities for teachers to download,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ms Gorman added, \u201cWe thought this was a great chance to get together and fulfil the needs of those students that are missing out this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The workshop was broken into three smaller activities, each led by an education officer, with the aim of providing students with an introduction to important Eureka figures and explain the importance of the Eureka Flag and goldfields artists.<\/p>\n
Eureka Centre manager Anthony Camm said that the events of Eureka had an importance place in the education curriculum, and these programs had always been popular.<\/p>\n
\u201cEureka Centre and Art Gallery of Ballarat attract students from across the country \u2026 but with the COVID shutdown, we had to rethink how we do things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect that online delivery continue to be a part of the way we teach students about the importance of Eureka, while we are still encouraging schools to bring their students into the Centre and Gallery for face-to-face experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A SERIES of online programs were delivered to local primary schools as part of the Ballarat Art Gallery and the Eureka Centre\u2019s collaboration to educate early learners about the region\u2019s history. To be provided initially to four Ballarat region schools, the workshop will centre around the Eureka themed educational programs the two institutions previously offered. […]<\/p>\n