On Friday I was lucky enough to be invited along to a year 4 excursion by the class I had for my final Professional Practice. I was very excited as this was my first school excursion as a teacher, well prac teacher and focused on my favourite subject, Australian History. We went to the Shipwreck Museum, the Dyfken replica and the Round House. At the students volunteered for me to be locked in the stocks. It was such a great day and the kids learnt so much. I was exhausted afterwards.
I was surprised that I actually learnt some really interesting new facts, even though I have been to these places several times. I discovered that the Shipwreck Museum actually holds the original De Valmingh plate which was left behind when De Vlamingh took the original Dirk Hartog Plate. I had never seen this before and felt very privileged to be seeing such a unique and interesting part of Western Australian history.
The next week at school the students wrote about their excursion and their favourite part. It was quite overwhelming to read their responses. For some it was the first time they had been to a museum, or stepped foot on a boat. To have been able to share in these memorable educational moments is what truly makes teaching worthwhile.
Below are some pictures from the excursion. The first photo shows me locked in the stocks at the Round House, and the second is a photo of me with a replica Dirk Hartog plate.
