ESOL students explore Howick Historical Village
Posted on November 23, 2020
On Wednesday 18 November, 48 Macleans College junior ESOL Immersion students and their teachers visited the Howick Historical Village after COVID-19 caused three cancellations of this trip.
Howick Historical Village was developed with colonial buildings saved from the surrounding area. Each building has been restored and retained in its original colonial state.
The students followed an educational programme which introduced them to items families would have brought with them in a large trunk when they travelled to New Zealand by ship in the early 1800s. They also played with a selection of outdoor games commonly used during that era; block walking and stilt walking proved to be favourite games.
The girls had the opportunity to work in a small group and design a paper garment of the style worn during that time. The boys enjoyed working in a group and assembling wooden trolleys which they then used to race against each other.
On the return to school they walked up the local historic Stockade Hill which was built in 1863 by the Europeans to defend themselves against the perceived threat from Maori during the time of the Land Wars. No attack or threat ever happened.
Stockade Hill is now the site where a Memorial monument sits and where locals assemble each year on ANZAC Day 25 April to remember the soldiers who fought and died in both World Wars.
