TRANBY (Peninsula Farm), MAYLANDS
Johnson Rd, Maylands

TRANBY WILL BE CLOSED DURING JANUARY 2009

Tranby (Peninsula Farm) is an historic farmhouse built in 1839 by Joseph and Anne Hardey, on the banks of the Swan River.  It was one of the first farms to be established in the Swan River Colony. Two of the oak trees in the grounds are reputed to be as old as the house. The site has significant aesthetic and social value. A visit will introduce students to how our early pioneer settlers and their families lived and worked.
                                                
     CHRISTMAS AT TRANBY
               
Bring your lower and middle primary students to Tranby to experience how the first settlers in the Swan River Colony celebrated Christmas.
Dress for the occasion in your best Christmas party clothes to visit the farm on the banks of the Swan River.  Learn what the first settlers would have eaten, see how the house was decorated and make Christmas decorations to take away with you.  Outside, play games and bring your picnic lunch or recess with you.

Program runs from 3 November 2008 to 12 December 2008.

Cost:  $4.50 per head
To make a booking contact The National Trust of Australia (WA)
Phone: 9321 6088  

TIME, CONTINUITY AND CHANGE

Teachers of S&E for years 8 to 12 should contact the National Trust to discuss curriculum specific needs.

Bookings essential. Please allow at least half a day for your visit.

Teaching resources are available.

Cost: $4.50 per head includes $3 entry to Tranby. Accompanying adults free of charge.
(National Trust member schools receive free entry to all National Trust places)

To make a booking contact The National Trust of Australia (WA)
Phone: 9321 6088  
Email:  trust@ntwa.com.au

INSURANCE, EXCURSION MANAGEMENT & EVACUATION PLAN

TIME, CONTINUITY AND CHANGE

Tranby (Peninsula Farm) is an historic farmhouse built in 1839 by Joseph and Anne Hardey, on the banks of the Swan River.  It was one of the first farms to be established in the Swan River Colony. Two of the oak trees in the grounds are reputed to be as old as the house. The site has significant aesthetic and social value.

A visit will introduce students to how our early pioneer settlers and their families lived and worked.

During a tour with experienced guides students will explore the house and surroundings. They will learn about the lives of the occupants and their contribution to the early days of the colony. They will consider the place and how it changed over time since pre-white settlement. 

Please allow half a day for your visit.

For Years 8 to 12. Teachers of Society and Environment should contact National Trust education to discuss additional needs.

For Years PP to 7. In addition to the guided tour, primary aged students can play games enjoyed by children of the mid 1800s in the grounds and participate in one of the following additional activities. All materials for these activities are provided. Teachers may wish to organise further activities themselves (such as sketching). Please discuss at time of booking.

Paper Strings
Fold and cut shapes to make strings of people, festive or seasonal motifs.

Making Peg Dolls
Make and decorate a wooden peg doll to take home.

Copy Book Writing
Write in script style as students of the late 1800s

Setting the Table
Discuss the meals prepared and eaten at Tranby around the mid 1800s. Discuss table manners expected at that time.

Measuring and Weighing
Identify grains, legumes, nuts and spices then sort and weigh them using scales from the early 1900s.

VALUING OUR HERITAGE - Integrated learning in the primary school pdf

PRE AND POST VISIT ACTIVITIES

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THROUGH THE EYES OF THE COLONIAL ARTIST
Art of the Swan River Settlement
at the ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA and TRANBY (Peninsula Farm)
Suitable for years 4 to 7

Through a program that combines theory with practice, students gain a greater understanding of the period and representation of the Swan River Settlement.  Bookings essential.

THE ART GALLERY VISIT
During a guided tour of the Art Gallery, students develop an understanding of the Swan River Settlement through the visual impressions made by the early settlers and visitors to Western Australia. When analyzing artworks, students discuss issues such as the impact on the land and landscape, interaction between Aboriginal people and early settlers and how people and events combine to create a narrative history of that time. There are opportunities to examine how different artists, represented in the State Art collection, depict the Western Australian landscape. This will reflect the change in attitude and perception from the colonial to contemporary viewpoint.

TRANBY (Peninsula Farm) in MAYLANDS
A visit to the historic farmhouse built in 1839, offers students the opportunity to discover how the early settlers lived and worked, how they interacted with the Aboriginal people and how they used the local environment. During a guided tour students will explore the homestead, its artworks, furnishings and surroundings. They will learn about the lives of the occupants and aspects of the natural, built and cultural heritage at the time of the Swan River Settlement.

THE ART ACTIVITIES
In the morning at the Art Gallery students will work with an Education Officer to develop Art Skills through observational drawings inspired by works on display from the State Art Collection. Students will have the opportunity to refine their skills in colour mixing and experiment with different ways of depicting space.

In the afternoon at Tranby , teachers will lead students in beginning an artwork that puts the mornings new skills into practice. This will be achieved through the direct observation of the homestead and its setting, while putting it into the context of what they have learned about this period of history.

PRE AND POST VISIT ACTIVITIES

Cost: $7.50 (plus GST) per student includes Art Gallery tour with art activity and Tranby tour with art activity.
All materials provided.

Limits apply to group size.

For further information contact either

Art Gallery of Western Australia
Phone: 08 9492 6644.
Email: educate@artgallery.wa.gov.au
Website: www.artgallery.wa.gov.au

or

National Trust of Australia (WA)
Phone: 08 9321 6088
Email: trust@ntwa.com.au
Website: www.ntwa.com.au

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