Bathurst Public School

Stage 3 Excursion: Payments were due Wednesday 15th May
Stage 2 Excursion to Sydney: Payments were due Tuesday, 14th May

This year's Stage 2 Excursion will be a day trip to Sydney to explore the historic precinct around The Rocks. Students will become 'dirt detectives' at "The Big Dig" and learn what it was really like for the convicts who lived in The Rocks during the early years of the colony.

The cost of the excursion will be $106, which will include bus travel, activities and an early dinner from Subway.

6.00 am Bathurst Coaches arrive at Bathurst Public School

6.30 am Depart School for travel to Sydney with a comfort stop along the way

0:30 am Arrive in Sydney and commence activities

Activities

The Big Dig - Dirt Detectives Education program Ball-and-chain shackles? Torn and filthy rags decorated with broad arrows? History books often describe horrific tales of the brutal punishment and agonising labour experienced by convicts in early colonial Sydney. Students will work as archaeologists to excavate artefacts from our indoor archaeological dig and use their investigative skills to discover what life was really like for the convicts who lived in The Rocks during the early years of the colony.

The Rocks Walking Tour—Education program

The Rocks Walking Tours Education Program is conducted by trained and qualified guides who present to students a preserved nineteenth-century historic landscape—the birthplace of our European History—within Sydney's present-day city and harbour. They specialise in the History and Heritage of the Rocks and Millers Point. Accounts of the times are expressed through events and by interpreting the built features of significant sites.

History & Heritage Tour

This perennial favourite is a comprehensive introduction to Australia's European birthplace and the historic precinct's subsequent importance to our modern society. This tour allows the student to learn about the lifestyle, social history, and heritage of Sydney.

3.15 pm Return to Bathurst Public School with Subway dinner/comfort stop along the way

8.00 pm Approximate arrival time back at Bathurst Public School

Students will need to:

Wear their sports uniform and broad-brim hat

Bring enough food for morning tea, lunch and an afternoon snack

Bring a water bottle