Talara State School

Talara Primary College found great value in taking 135 Year 6 students to Cherbourg Ration Shed Museum in 2012.  This excursion allowed us to plan quality learning outcomes about Australia’s history that gave our students a local context and first hand experiences to learn from.  The Elders at the Ration Shed Museum were so welcoming and willing to share their life stories and knowledge of Cherbourg’s history with our students, in a very age appropriate and sensitive manner.  These conversations with Elders bought to life the museum’s outstanding historical displays, that included dormitories in buildings as they were in the past, as well as Aboriginal artworks and artefacts. Talara Primary College’s school community found the learning and life experience from visiting The Ration Shed for students so significant, that return visits are planned in our school’s curriculum for future Year 6 students.

BIN TAHAL, Cindy
Deputy Principal
Talara Primary College