Cockman House education programs
Excursions
Note: Cockman House education bookings for 2025 will open in December 2024.
For information on excursions to Cockman House please click below.
Year 1: Work and play at Cockman House - 90 minutes duration
When: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (March to November) // mornings: 9:30am to 11:30am - afternoons: 12:30pm to 2pm
This highly interactive program focuses on students comparing their own lives to the children who lived in Cockman House. Hands-on chores, old-fashioned games and the creation of a peg doll are features of this enquiry program.
Curriculum links
| Present and past family life | Differences in family sizes, structures and roles today and how these have changed or remained the same over time (ACHASSK028). The differences and similarities between students' daily lives and life during their parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods (ACHASSK030). |
| Questioning | Pose questions about the familiar and unfamiliar (GC: Literacy; Critical and Creative Thinking). |
| Evaluating | Participate in decision-making processes (GC: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking). |
Year 2/3: History Hunters - 90 minutes duration
When: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (March to November) // mornings: 9:30am to 11:30am - afternoons: 12:30pm to 2pm
Students help to create a timeline of major events in the history of Cockman House, and reflect on how geography and changes in society over time have shaped family life. Students also explore the house and grounds, discovering clues and completing hands-on activities to uncover how technology and life have changed over time. The session closes with a mindful drawing task to reflect on the significance of Cockman House.
Curriculum links
| Present and past family life |
The history of a significant building in the local community and what it reveals about the past (ACHASSK044). One important example of change and continuity over time in the local community (ACHASSKO62). The impact of changing technology on people’s lives (ACHASSK046). |
| Questioning |
Pose questions about the familiar and unfamiliar (GC: Literacy; Critical and Creative Thinking). Identify and reflect on current understanding of a topic (GC: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking). |
| Evaluating | Participate in decision-making processes (GC: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking) |
The video below will give an idea of the program (please note, presenters may vary).
Year 5: Children and the Swan River Colony - 90 minutes duration
When: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (March to November) // mornings: 9:30am to 11:30am - afternoons: 12:30pm to 2pm
How did children contribute to the early Swan River Colony? To investigate this question, students will help to create a timeline investigating the reasons for the founding of the Swan River Colony and its difficult early years and the significant impacts on Noongar people, interwoven with key events in the life of James Cockman and his family. Students will then explore a range of historical sources and hands on activities around the house and grounds focused on the varied roles played by children in contributing to the development of the early Swan River Colony.
Curriculum links
| The Australian Colonies |
The economic, political and social reasons for establishing British colonies in Australia after 1800 (ACHASSK106) The patterns of colonial development and settlement and how this impacted upon the environment and the daily lives of the different inhabitants (ACHASSK107) |
| Questioning |
Locate and collect information from a variety of sources (WAHASS28) Identify different points of view in information (WAHASS33) |
| Evaluating | Participate in decision-making processes (GC: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking) |
Program cost per session (one session= minimum of 20 students, maximum of 35 students)
- 20-24 students: $125.00
- 25-29 students: $155.00
- 30-35 students: $175.00
- Adults are free of charge.
We require a ratio of at least one adult to five students. Additional adult helpers are always welcome.
For further information and bookings:
Please click on the link below to make a booking request using our new system which features a live calendar of available dates, and one of our heritage team will be in touch within two business days.
Cockman House booking request form
You can also call on 9405 5920, but please note that as the team facilitate programs we are not always available.
Digital incursions
For information on Cockman House digital incursions please click below.
Information on digital incursions
Year 1-3: online incursion - 30 to 40 minutes duration
When: Term time (times are flexible)
This program encourages student inquiry and questioning. We provide you with in-class activities focusing on Cockman House as a locally significant place, examine changes in family life and comparisons of domestic technology over time. The online incursion enables students to ask questions directly to the presenter located at Cockman House to extend their research and curiosity about the past. The incursion can be tailored to your class needs.
Cost
- $40.00 (inc. GST)
See the Cockman House online incursion guide for more information.
For further information and bookings:
Please click on the link below to make a booking enquiry and one of our heritage team will be in touch within two business days.
Cockman House booking inquiry form
You can also call on 9405 5920, but please note that as the team facilitate programs we are not always available.
Double (full day) programs
For information on our double programs please click below.
Information on double programs
Double program options
Cockman House and Wanneroo Regional Museum OR two programs at Wanneroo Regional Museum
When: Fridays (March to November) - 9:30am to 2pm
Duration: 4 hours
Why not make a day of it and do a double program? Our museum is just a five minute drive up the road from Cockman House and illuminates the larger stories of continuity and change in people’s lives and land use in the Wanneroo community.
Alternatively, you could enjoy a combination of two diverse museum programs.
Two classes are able to visit on the same day for double programs: the classes each do a different program, then swap over after lunch.
See the Double Programs guide for more information.
Facilitated program cost per half-day (one session= minimum of 20 students, maximum of 35 students)
- 20-24 students: $240.00 (inc. GST)
- 25-29 students: $300.00 (inc. GST)
- 30-35 students: $340.00 (inc. GST)
Two class groups in one day:
- 40-49 students: $480.00 (inc. GST)
- 50-59 students: $600.00 (inc. GST)
- 60-70 students: $680.00 (inc. GST)
Adults are free of charge. We require an adult: child ration of 1:5. Additional adult helpers are most welcome!
For further information and bookings:
Please click on the link below to make a booking request using our new system which features a live calendar of available dates, and one of our heritage team will be in touch within two business days.
Full day program booking request form
You can also call on 9405 5920, but please note that as the team facilitate programs we are not always available.
Access and inclusion at Wanneroo Museum and Heritage Houses
We are striving to be as inclusive as possible to ensure all students have an enriching experience at our sites. Please see the accommodations we currently offer. We also have some differentiated program options. We encourage you to contact us ahead of time to discuss class requirements.
Teacher resources
The 17 minute video below covers some major themes about Cockman House and may be useful as a review of the excursion experience.
Click on the link below for additional resources: