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Year 1 and 2 - Connect with Heritage V9

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Connect with Heritage is a day program at Brisbane’s historic Newstead House, the oldest residential property in Brisbane. This unique immersive program offers a selection of hands-on learning experiences inspiring students to connect with heritage at this significant site on the Brisbane River.

Upon arrival at Newstead House, students are invited to become History Detectives. Students explore the grounds of Newstead House to appreciate how the land has changed over time, impacting on local First Nations Peoples’ culture and traditions. The Harris family provides the perfect opportunity for students to explore how the lives of Colonial Queenslanders are similar and different to their own in the present day.

A suite of educational experiences and activities are designed for students to compare Brisbane in the 1800’s to Brisbane today. History Detectives step back in time as they are immersed in activities including ‘Artefact Exploration’ ‘Wash Day Wonders’, ‘Games on the Green’ and ‘Plants and their uses’. The program would not be complete without using Newstead House as a stage where students investigate the oldest standing European residence in Brisbane. The program concludes with students journaling their discoveries of how daily lives have changed over time.
Curriculum Intent
Year 1
Year 2
HASS

Knowledge and Understanding

History

Differences in family structures and roles today, and how these ​​have changed or remained the same over time (AC9HS1K01)​

Continuity and change between aspects of their daily lives and their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods (AC9HS1K02

Geography
How places change and how they can be cared for by different groups including First Nations Australians (AC9HS1K04)​ 

Skills

Questioning and researching (AC9HS1S01​)  (AC9HS1S02)
Interpreting, analysing and evaluating (AC9HS1S03) (AC9HS1S04)
Concluding and decision making (AC9HS1S05)
HASS

Knowledge and Understanding

History

A local individual, group, place or building and the reasons for their importance, including social, cultural or spiritual significance (AC9HS2K01)​

How technological developments changed people’s lives at home, and in the ways they worked, travelled and communicated (AC9HS2K02)

Geography
the interconnections of First Nations Australians to a local Country/Place (AC9HS2K04)

Skills

Questioning and researching (AC9HS2S01​)  (AC9HS2S02)
Interpreting, analysing and evaluating (AC9HS2S03) (AC9HS2S04)
Concluding and decision making (AC9HS2S05) 
General Capabilities
Cross-curriculum Priorities

Critical and Creative Thinking 

Ethical understan​ding​​​ 

Intercultural Understanding

Sustainability




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Last reviewed 02 June 2026
Last updated 02 June 2026