Stage 3 - Colonial and Pre-Colonial Castlereagh
History
Program Overview
It provides opportunities for students to investigate change over time in the Penrith Lakes area of Sydney, local heritage and the impacts of various eras of human occupancy.
The program blends Aboriginal care for Country and the development of the Castlereagh Colony in the area now known as Penrith Lakes.
The teaching and learning activities provide students with the knowledge and understanding to participate in the ongoing development of a just and equitable Australian society that genuinely reconciles with Aboriginal peoples.
Focus
History Focus Area
Stage 3: Historical sources present perspectives on the past
Castlereagh Cemetery
Upper Castlereagh School
Castlereagh Church
Artefacts found at Castlereagh Church
Program Activities
Introduction to Penrith Lakes through the eyes of a student’s task
Recess
Heritage Hunt
Cemetery Search
Lunch
Aboriginal Shopping
Key Syllabus Outcomes
Stage 3 History
- HS3-ACH- describes Aboriginal Knowledges and Practices that care for Country
- HS3-HIS-01 examines and describes the development of an Australian colony using sources as evidence
- HS3- CWT-01 creates written texts to communicate ideas and understanding about people, places and events of the past and present (post activity)
Key Content
Aboriginal Peoples care for Country
- Investigate the local, Dharug, practices to care for the environment
Local Aboriginal Peoples Language
- Investigate the local Dharug language through an Aboriginal ‘shopping list’ activity
Sources show perspectives on how people established of the Castlereagh Colony
- Use primary and secondary historical sources to discover the development , lifestyle and important people of the Castlereagh Colony