First, I went to Ferrymead and there were 3 stations. The first station I went to was the Bakery. In the Bakery, there was a huge, old oven full with cobwebs. We also got to make biscuits and make butter using a butter churner.
The second activity was toys and games kids did in the 1860's. There were a big variety of toys you could play with like bubbles, stilts, croquet, and a lot more.
The third activity was my absolute favourite. We got to go to the old school and role played as students in the 1860's era.
In the afternoon, we stayed at Ferrymead to have lunch and we also got given our biscuits from earlier.
Then we split up into our own small groups to climb the Bridle Path.
My group and Miss Hansens group joined together to climb the Bridle Path. After a while, we saw a shortcut to get to the Gondola but it was a lot more steeper than the long way to get to the Gondola. Luke, Tiana, Andres, and I, chose the long way with Miss Hansen. We finally got to the Gondola and I went down in the Gondola with Malia and Liana.
I'm now going to answer some questions.
What were the differences and similarities of the time you experienced at Ferrymead to now?
- Back then, the teachers were way stricter and it was a lot more harder to use certain stuff. Some of the work we did were very similar to some of the work we do now.
From your experiences, what do you think life was like at home in the era of your event?
- Being in NZ in 1909 would of been very hard since there wasn't much technology or much power at that time.
How do you think the early settlers felt climbing the bridle path with all of their belongings?
- It would of been very hot especially in summer and also very tough because they probably had to do it everyday while carrying heavy belongings.
Find someone who was in the other group at Ferrymead and compare what it was like in the era they experienced to what you experienced.
- Charlotte: When I went to Ferrymead, we did the school and honestly it was really fun but a bit to quiet for my liking. Then my little group went over to the bakery and we made scones. When we were there, we talked about the 1950's and what they used as an oven and what accessories. After the bakery, we went to toys area, we got to see the different toys they had because they didn't have TV back then. So they had bubbles, Go Karts and other old activities they used for fun. From my opinion, the two groups were pretty similar, you can see that technology didn't change much back then.
Highlight/s from the trip.
- My favourite part about this trip was the school because it was super realistic and we got to use ink pens.
How was this experience changed your understanding of your recount era?
- I learned about how hard life was back then in the 1800's and early 1900's.
Have you ever been to Ferrymead? If so, how was your experience at Ferrymead?
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