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The groups read the storybook Farmhouse by Sophie Blackall, and after stepping into the collection, had a chance to make a collage inspired by both the book\u2019s themes, and an item from storage.<\/p>\n
Nine-year-old Jaxon and 11-year-old Jett from Cape Clear Primary School developed an artwork together, with references to an historic typewriter.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was 140 years old,\u201d Jaxon said. \u201cIt also had circle buttons.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Fiusco said the children enjoyed looking at the shelves of fragile, old items in storage and it sparked their curiosities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey love it,\u201d she said. \u201cThe Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections has a great new learning space.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s movable, visible storage, so we can move things around, create bigger spaces for people to see, and the children are just amazed that they can see so many things.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re also asking questions about the temperature differences in the rooms, why we have numbers on items, and how we treat these things.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re used to going to an exhibition where you see an object from afar… but this time they can go in and explore.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PRIMARY school students, including those from Cape Clear, celebrated Book Week recently by stepping into the past. With guidance from Sofia Fiusco, Sovereign Hill\u2019s head of learning, children had the chance to explore the Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections, discovering old artefacts and the tales they tell. Ms Fiusco said the idea of Book […]<\/p>\n