A Slice of History

What a treat! Like stepping back 170 years to 1850, the Howick Historical Village was quite an eye opener for the students. The educators were in full costume and played their roles well.

As well as having a free exploration in small groups (there was actually too much to see in the short time we had), we got to experience a school from 1847, played with toys and games from yesteryear, and explored communication methods such as Braille, Semaphore, and Morse Code.

Meeting the educators.

School's in!



Gorgeous alphabet charts!

"Six of the Best" - A wayward child receives her punishment.

Fingernail inspection!

Handwriting on slates.


Playing "Graces"

Simple fun!

Teamwork required

Horse and Trap


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  1. Anonymous18 March 2020 at 18:51

    What a great trip it was! I learnt a lot about how early Europeans communicated.

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  2. Unknown23 March 2020 at 10:48

    It was very fun. wish I could go to the old school again.
    -Aoibheann

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  3. Anonymous30 April 2020 at 10:23

    I really like it beacause it's so cool to me

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